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brunne

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Hey guys im new here, i have a regular computer, Gateway GM5045E AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800(Dual-Core) 2GHz / 1GB DDR
[G153-GM5045E]. I have trouble running most games on the computer im talking counter strike, World of warcraft, day of defeat, and Team fortress two. I also design Websites. I have a 150 $ budget. I was wondering what card i should get along with any upgrades needed. and if its things other then the card. Thanks in advance.

- Brunne
 
Based on the specs I googled, you have an ATI on-board tuner w/ 256MB shared memory and an nVidia G-Force 6200 w/ 64MB memory. You also have a PCI x16 card slot available. It's a 32 bit Windows XP machine so you're confined to the 3GB RAM limit. You have a total of 4 DDR slots 2 are available.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231012

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130410

This will give you the 2 GB of RAM you need.

Create a 1GB swap on your HD and you should be good to go!:cool:
 
I would go with the 9600GT. When it's overclocked it can outperform a stock 8800GT, and it would completely max out TF2 with 60 fps. WoW would probably get around 50 fps when maxed. I would go with either the 9600GT, 9800GT, or the ATi equivalents. Just make sure your power supply can handle it.
 
kookooshortman55 said:
I would go with the 9600GT. When it's overclocked it can outperform a stock 8800GT, and it would completely max out TF2 with 60 fps. WoW would probably get around 50 fps when maxed. I would go with either the 9600GT, 9800GT, or the ATi equivalents. Just make sure your power supply can handle it.
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Ya im kinda new to computers. Do now about programing and related things, but when it comes to the guts im clueless. I know how to put ram in. so i would proably get the ram upgrade. And teh Card how do i no the power source needed?
 
What is the model of your power supply? Most graphics cards only require one or two 6-pin connectors like these

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If you're not planning on buying and installing a new power supply, tell us the brand and model of your power supply and we can find a good video card to run on it.
 
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