kennebell347
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girlfreind and i just bought this desktop and were lovin it so far. it plays most of my games on the highest quality but i would like to play the others also. games like far cry, age of empires.
dx4200-09 graphics upgrade
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kennebell347
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well what im gettin at is i wanna get a better graphics card... any suggestions. also would like a stronger power supply as it only has a 300w. its got 4 gig ram what would it take to get 6 total?
kennebell347
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sorry about the multiple posts but i want everyone to know that its cause i have a text limit on my instinct cell phone. sorry
NDOLSON2009
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Gateway DX4200-09 Upgrades
Hello, I have the same computer and am working on upgrading it a little bit! Lets see, you said you wanted a new graphics card?
I have the Sapphire powered Radeon HD 4650, it has 512MB of DDR2, you can cross fire with it, and it supports 7.1 channel surround sound. You can find this at most computer stores for around $100 USD. I play Call of Duty World at War most and this graphics card works out great! The integrated one just doesn't cut it! Oh, by the way, you just plug this little booger in load the disk, and BAM!!!! Amazing.
You also wanted to know about the DDR2 memory, you can upgrade this computer's motherboard to 8GB! It comes stock with 4GB (2-2GB sticks) but has slots for two more, brand doesn't really matter with this you could even go cheaper and go with 1GB sticks, or even some MB sticks, but why bother? I have 2 extra 2GB sticks in mine :good: but unless you are doing some serious gaming and stuff, 4GB is way plenty. But you said you want 6, so get 2-1GB sticks or 1-2GB. Personally if you only want 6GB total, go with 1-2GB, that way, if you need, you can upgrade to 8GB total without wasting money.
You also said a new power supply... I agree a 300w power supply is for wimps, but it is plenty if you are keeping it stock... I have a 550w power supply in mine. But, the only reason I did that is because of the new processor I got. (Like I said I am upgrading mine) Processor is next, can't wait!
Hello, I have the same computer and am working on upgrading it a little bit! Lets see, you said you wanted a new graphics card?
I have the Sapphire powered Radeon HD 4650, it has 512MB of DDR2, you can cross fire with it, and it supports 7.1 channel surround sound. You can find this at most computer stores for around $100 USD. I play Call of Duty World at War most and this graphics card works out great! The integrated one just doesn't cut it! Oh, by the way, you just plug this little booger in load the disk, and BAM!!!! Amazing.
You also wanted to know about the DDR2 memory, you can upgrade this computer's motherboard to 8GB! It comes stock with 4GB (2-2GB sticks) but has slots for two more, brand doesn't really matter with this you could even go cheaper and go with 1GB sticks, or even some MB sticks, but why bother? I have 2 extra 2GB sticks in mine :good: but unless you are doing some serious gaming and stuff, 4GB is way plenty. But you said you want 6, so get 2-1GB sticks or 1-2GB. Personally if you only want 6GB total, go with 1-2GB, that way, if you need, you can upgrade to 8GB total without wasting money.
You also said a new power supply... I agree a 300w power supply is for wimps, but it is plenty if you are keeping it stock... I have a 550w power supply in mine. But, the only reason I did that is because of the new processor I got. (Like I said I am upgrading mine) Processor is next, can't wait!
