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Uaintseenme
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Ok first of all, my shitty specs.;

2g processor
256 mb RAMM
built-in POS videocard that can burn in hell
double cd-roms that failed to work at exactly the same time a few months back and i'm speculating whether or not i should buy new IDE cables or not

Now, would it be a good idea to buy this - Sapphire RADEON 9250 256MB DDR PCI DVI/TVO

Since I don't have an AGP slot and most games that are coming out and/or that I want to play require TnL, I'm thinking I should buy it. It's cheap as hell too.

I don't know, what do you think?
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PCI GPU = :icon13:

Swap the M/B. Then upgrade to a AGP GPU. PCI isnt worth it.
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Post by bork[e] »

hmmm, PCIe > AGP mmk
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Post by Uaintseenme »

What're the critical differences between pci and agp? If it really is worth the couple hundred dollars for a new mobo and a new agp card, then maybe I'll consider it. But I think it would be just as easy as buying that Sapphire.
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PCI Express is faster than AGP
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Post by bork[e] »

Only sometimes though.
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Post by -SKID- »

bork[e] wrote:hmmm, PCIe > AGP mmk
Yes but he wasnt suggesting PCIe, and neither was I.

AGP>PCI
PCIe>AGP

mmmk :P
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

bork[e] wrote:PCI Express is faster than AGP
:dork:
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Post by stocktroll »

not a worthwhile investment
save up and get a amd 2500 setup
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Re: good idea?

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Uaintseenme wrote:Ok first of all, my shitty specs.;

2g processor
256 mb RAMM
built-in POS videocard that can burn in hell
double cd-roms that failed to work at exactly the same time a few months back and i'm speculating whether or not i should buy new IDE cables or not

Now, would it be a good idea to buy this - Sapphire RADEON 9250 256MB DDR PCI DVI/TVO

Since I don't have an AGP slot and most games that are coming out and/or that I want to play require TnL, I'm thinking I should buy it. It's cheap as hell too.

I don't know, what do you think?
No, that video card, is a peice of shit..

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Post by Uaintseenme »

Can't seem to find anything that's better than that, that isn't a damn agp :icon33:
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Post by MKJ »

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
bork[e] wrote:PCI Express is faster than AGP
:dork:
its true yknow
agp only goes to 8x. PCIe goes to 16x :o
my new (or actually my gf's) geforce 6800 runs on pcie :o
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Post by SOAPboy »

Uaintseenme wrote:Can't seem to find anything that's better than that, that isn't a damn agp :icon33:
so upgrade your mobo and cpu first :shrug:
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Post by +JuggerNaut+ »

MKJ wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
bork[e] wrote:PCI Express is faster than AGP
:dork:
its true yknow
agp only goes to 8x. PCIe goes to 16x :o
my new (or actually my gf's) geforce 6800 runs on pcie :o
read the original post, then read dork[e]'s reply and get back to me.
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Post by SOAPboy »

MKJ wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
bork[e] wrote:PCI Express is faster than AGP
:dork:
its true yknow
agp only goes to 8x. PCIe goes to 16x :o
my new (or actually my gf's) geforce 6800 runs on pcie :o
hahaha you're stupid.. teehee
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:shrug:
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