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[Kharhaz]

On a serious note don't go for a PCI card their cheap and for a reason, always go for an AGP one.

Not all motherboards support AGP so the only option is a PCI card.

[Feeney]

Right guys and gals, I need some PC advice.

My Pc is fairly old now (Radeon 9200, 512 Ram AMD Athlon 2700+ running XP) and i'm looking at buying a few bits, from ebay or wherever, new or old,  for it to spruce things up. I'm not looking for something near what JBG does with his PC's as I don't play bleeding edge games like Crysis or SupCom.

I've been looking at a few graphics cards to help out with performance for the likes of HL2, PES6 etc and someone mentioned getting something like a radeon 9800 XT - cheap to buy with enough bang for my buck to help games run a bit smoother. I've seen one on ebay for about £8!

Basically, i want to know, considering the budget I am setting (looking at £8 graphics cards, you can probably guess), what can anyone recommend I should look for? Is it worth looking at a slightly better graphics card, or investing in some more ram or even a new proccessor?

I'm aware that really I should start from scratch and all that - however, i'm just looking for a quick fix as i've got a spanking new PS3 coming in May which will facilitate my COD4 needs just fine.

Thanks in advance peeps.

Best advise I can give is get a 360 and you won't have to upgrade every 5 minutes, oh dear a PS3, just out of interest mate why did you choose a PS3 over a 360?

COD4 = Xbox Live

On a serious note don't go for a PCI card their cheap and for a reason, always go for an AGP one.

PM JBG cos he's the best person to speak to about PC's and games 

I've gone for the PS3 for a few reasons - Remote Play as i've got a PSP and downloads, Blu-Ray, especially considering the demise of HD-DVD and i'm a fan of the MGS series and can't wait for MGS4.

Loads of me mates have got one as well, so I can play them online on PES 2008. Much prefer to play against mates than against some random, its the extra kudos I guess. 

[Paul C]

Right guys and gals, I need some PC advice.

My Pc is fairly old now (Radeon 9200, 512 Ram AMD Athlon 2700+ running XP) and i'm looking at buying a few bits, from ebay or wherever, new or old,  for it to spruce things up. I'm not looking for something near what JBG does with his PC's as I don't play bleeding edge games like Crysis or SupCom.

I've been looking at a few graphics cards to help out with performance for the likes of HL2, PES6 etc and someone mentioned getting something like a radeon 9800 XT - cheap to buy with enough bang for my buck to help games run a bit smoother. I've seen one on ebay for about £8!

Basically, i want to know, considering the budget I am setting (looking at £8 graphics cards, you can probably guess), what can anyone recommend I should look for? Is it worth looking at a slightly better graphics card, or investing in some more ram or even a new proccessor?

I'm aware that really I should start from scratch and all that - however, i'm just looking for a quick fix as i've got a spanking new PS3 coming in May which will facilitate my COD4 needs just fine.

Thanks in advance peeps.

Best advise I can give is get a 360 and you won't have to upgrade every 5 minutes, oh dear a PS3, just out of interest mate why did you choose a PS3 over a 360?

COD4 = Xbox Live

On a serious note don't go for a PCI card their cheap and for a reason, always go for an AGP one.

PM JBG cos he's the best person to speak to about PC's and games 

I've gone for the PS3 for a few reasons - Remote Play as i've got a PSP and downloads, Blu-Ray, especially considering the demise of HD-DVD and i'm a fan of the MGS series and can't wait for MGS4.

Loads of me mates have got one as well, so I can play them online on PES 2008. Much prefer to play against mates than against some random, its the extra kudos I guess. 

Fair do's mate, I agree you gotta buy what your mates have, I only know one person with a PS3 and he's got a 360 which he uses more, my other mate use to have a PS3 but sold it cos he was sick of the lack of decent exclusive games.

Pity you can't play games cross platform like you can with Shadowrun 

[Paul C]

On a serious note don't go for a PCI card their cheap and for a reason, always go for an AGP one.

Not all motherboards support AGP so the only option is a PCI card.

99% of decent ones do though 

[Kharhaz]

On a serious note don't go for a PCI card their cheap and for a reason, always go for an AGP one.

Not all motherboards support AGP so the only option is a PCI card.

99% of decent ones do though 

True. I was the 1% with a cra.ppy one !

[account deleted by request]

Which do you think I would see the most benefit from ?

1/ Increasing my RAM from 2 gb to 4gb (only a 32bit windows system so only 1gb to 1.5gb actual increase?)would cost about £35

2/ New graphics card (256mgb 7900gs at present) 8800 GT would cost about £150?

3/ Second 256mgb 7900gs card ? Are there any games using 2 graphics cards yet?

my biggest upgrade performance wise was from 2gb ram up to 4gb performance was better by far than any of my other upgrades!

Thanks Daxy, I think thats what I will try (cheapest option too    )

[Paul C]

On a serious note don't go for a PCI card their cheap and for a reason, always go for an AGP one.

Not all motherboards support AGP so the only option is a PCI card.

99% of decent ones do though 

True. I was the 1% with a cra.ppy one !

[JBG]

Which do you think I would see the most benefit from ?

1/ Increasing my RAM from 2 gb to 4gb (only a 32bit windows system so only 1gb to 1.5gb actual increase?)would cost about £35

2/ New graphics card (256mgb 7900gs at present) 8800 GT would cost about £150?

3/ Second 256mgb 7900gs card ? Are there any games using 2 graphics cards yet?

my biggest upgrade performance wise was from 2gb ram up to 4gb performance was better by far than any of my other upgrades!

Thanks Daxy, I think thats what I will try (cheapest option too    )

That would be the wrong move Saint. Trust me, I know these things, while ugrading your RAM will give you a boost it will be nothing compared to upgrading your graphics card.

2mb is still fine for the vast majority of today's games.

[JBG]

On a serious note don't go for a PCI card their cheap and for a reason, always go for an AGP one.

Not all motherboards support AGP so the only option is a PCI card.

99% of decent ones do though 

True. I was the 1% with a cra.ppy one !

Chaps, you're a bit behind the times, AGP is now ancient tech, PCI Express 2.0 is the most uptodate GPU interface.

[dward]

Does anyone know how much difference there is in the trade in value and the cash value in Game?

So, if the trade in value is £25, how much cash would they give you?

[daxy1]

Does anyone know how much difference there is in the trade in value and the cash value in Game?

So, if the trade in value is £25, how much cash would they give you?

hi mate the trade for cash is sh!te on £25 it is about £12
keep the game if you can rather than be ripped off!
or try to sell elsewere what game is it?

[JBG]

Try eBaying it.

[Feeney]

Does anyone know how much difference there is in the trade in value and the cash value in Game?

So, if the trade in value is £25, how much cash would they give you?

I traded in my old style PS2 - they offered me £25 trade or £14.26 cash.

[Paul C]

eBay anyday of the week mate, you'll get jack tradin it in for money.

[account deleted by request]

Which do you think I would see the most benefit from ?

1/ Increasing my RAM from 2 gb to 4gb (only a 32bit windows system so only 1gb to 1.5gb actual increase?)would cost about £35

2/ New graphics card (256mgb 7900gs at present) 8800 GT would cost about £150?

3/ Second 256mgb 7900gs card ? Are there any games using 2 graphics cards yet?

my biggest upgrade performance wise was from 2gb ram up to 4gb performance was better by far than any of my other upgrades!

Thanks Daxy, I think thats what I will try (cheapest option too    )

That would be the wrong move Saint. Trust me, I know these things, while ugrading your RAM will give you a boost it will be nothing compared to upgrading your graphics card.

2mb is still fine for the vast majority of today's games.

I think I will wait till Far Cry 2 comes out then mate and get more Ram and a new card then. I usually change my computer every 4 years with one major upgrade after about 2 years, however with prices being so low now I may do a couple of upgrades with this computer.