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Hey guys... After going to school i got a laptop and sold of most of my main computer. I got into gaming again and my laptop can't handle anything... I want some budget parts to put into my comp...

What im looking for is about a budget vid card... Before i had a radeon 9800 pro. Cheap and effective... this was about 2 years ago.. what is a comprable vid card now for around 150ish that is good? (only need dvi)

Also whats some good ram now.. All i need is ddr ram at 3200 speed.

Im too lazy to research this matter haha. help me out here
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AGP or PCIe video card?
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agp
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7800GS or ati 1950PRO, not sure on the prices but those are teh only 2 real worthwhile cards for AGP right now.

Ram depends on your mobo, avoid brand X, OCZ and gskill will probably be your best affordable bets.
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I'd say a 1600pro 512mb or a 7600gt. I bought a 1600pro a few weeks ago for an older p4 478 system and I like it.
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YOS is right. I'd spend an extra 70 bucks and get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814143046 if your into gaming bigtime. I use my old rig to connect to my lcd tv to watch divx, and light gaming in bed.
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lol roight now all i play is CS 1.6... im sick of getting 12 fps when th4ere is smoke and/or 20+ people on server
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it seems like my only real choices for under 200$ is the 1950 pro or the 7800gs...

Hmmm now to find a good price on each...
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aagiants wrote:it seems like my only real choices for under 200$ is the 1950 pro or the 7800gs...

Hmmm now to find a good price on each...
used feedbacks good

http://cgi.ebay.com/eVGA-Geforce-7800GS ... dZViewItem

new w/ good feedback

http://cgi.ebay.com/PNY-Verto-Geforce-7 ... dZViewItem
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