I'm currently looking into buying a new graphics card, my current card is the 7800 GT. Old card, I know, but it still runs games fairly nice though. I can play BioShock 2 with high settings on 800 x 600 resolution, get about an average of 30 FPS. Of course, I want to be able to play in a higher resolution, and get a better FPS.
My current Computer Specs:
Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V
MotherBoard: DFI LanParty UT nF4-D 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2.2GHz 2 x 1MB
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition
Ram: OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel
Windows XP Pro. (SP3)
I'm also needing help on my Ram issue, I have recently bought the above Ram, and installed them just fine. But my old ram sticks won't work along side with the new ram sticks.
Old Ram Sticks: OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel
When I install both new and old sticks, my computer won't even boot, it just tries to load then just stops loading, and the led light infront of Tower just blinks. I'm guessing cause my Bios can't read both new and old sticks together, is there a way to fix this? Or will those sticks not work together?
Here are the Graphics Card(s) I been looking at buying:
GeForce GTS 250 1GB
GeForce 9800 GT 1GB
Which one do you think I should get? For my money, I'm looking at spending around $100 for a new GPU, but I'd prefer cheaper... know any cards that can push BioShock 2 at higher res. with high graphics?... the specs on the game say: 8800 gt 512mb recommended... but I can't find any on NewEgg. I'd rather upgrade a bit higher though, to be able to run later games. I heard the GeForce 250s are nice, are 9800 GTs nice? Or should I go with an ATI card?... keep in mind though, I don't plan on upgrading to Windows 7 untill about a year or so from now, so a DX11 card is not necessary, but would be nice. Also, a card with an HDMI hook-up would be nice.
My current Computer Specs:
Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V
MotherBoard: DFI LanParty UT nF4-D 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2.2GHz 2 x 1MB
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition
Ram: OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel
Windows XP Pro. (SP3)
I'm also needing help on my Ram issue, I have recently bought the above Ram, and installed them just fine. But my old ram sticks won't work along side with the new ram sticks.
Old Ram Sticks: OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel
When I install both new and old sticks, my computer won't even boot, it just tries to load then just stops loading, and the led light infront of Tower just blinks. I'm guessing cause my Bios can't read both new and old sticks together, is there a way to fix this? Or will those sticks not work together?
Here are the Graphics Card(s) I been looking at buying:
GeForce GTS 250 1GB
GeForce 9800 GT 1GB
Which one do you think I should get? For my money, I'm looking at spending around $100 for a new GPU, but I'd prefer cheaper... know any cards that can push BioShock 2 at higher res. with high graphics?... the specs on the game say: 8800 gt 512mb recommended... but I can't find any on NewEgg. I'd rather upgrade a bit higher though, to be able to run later games. I heard the GeForce 250s are nice, are 9800 GTs nice? Or should I go with an ATI card?... keep in mind though, I don't plan on upgrading to Windows 7 untill about a year or so from now, so a DX11 card is not necessary, but would be nice. Also, a card with an HDMI hook-up would be nice.