twistdshade

K i have, the
HP Pavilion a566n Desktop PC
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...229&cc=us&dlc=

Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB
Currently Installed Memory: 2GB
Available Memory Slots: 0
Number of Banks: 4
Dual Channel Support: Yes
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Model 3, Stepping 4
CPU Speed: 3000 MHz
512MBDDR PC3200 In each of the slots

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Factory Overclocked (128 MB)
22" LCD with 2 vga inputs and 1 dvi input 1680x1050 Resolution 5ms response time

Any aditional info is in the attached files..
htm inside the zip file has more info


Basicly im looking to buy a video card that will let me play world of warcraft, at max settings 1680x1050 screen resolution at 60 frames per sec, with no vertical tearing or any problems at all, even in major towns


and i would like to know one of 3

1-- Best Graphics card possible for my system ($doesent matter)
2-- Best bang for my buck (must meet the requirements)
3--Cheapest Card possible (must meet the requirements)

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Computer_Doctor

Do you have a budget?

twistdshade

not really.. i would prefer something under 200.. i dont mind used cards from ebay

emosun

Fastest agp ever made was the radeon x1950 , which would be the fastest you could get and easily under 200$. might require a psu upgrade.

The most latest agp card they make are the 2600 xt agp's which are dx10 compatible. Also under 200.

I don't really think there are any agp cards that are over 200 $ infact . lol . Also , the geforce 6600 you have should play that game fine as it requires hardly any video power, most people can even play it with onboard.

twistdshade

it plays fine, but sometimes it doesent.. and at 1680x1050.. i have to keep my settings midlow to keep my framerate above 30fps thanx for the tips :)

emosun

You could run it at a lower res then turn up the extra settings, the game doesn't really look any different even on high.

twistdshade

i like the high res, gives me more room for icons, and bars.. stuff.... yeah i already have scaling on

twistdshade

ordered the 2600 xt agp brand new in box.. i like the idia of dx10 compat, and the other card was hard to find brand new, this way im not buying old used parts thx for the info emosun :)

emosun

Let us know how it goes.

also if you need help finding the x1950 new , heres a link to a bunch of them

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en...&um=1&ie=UTF-8

twistdshade

heres the vid card i got

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll....cWON.m313.lVI

Iv already gotten the card here, installed it on my computer.. works freakin awsome.. my framerate was at 60fps and it stayed right there, didnt go down at all!!

weellll that was riiight before my computer went... BEEeewwwp....~
lol.. recomended power supply for this card is 350! i have 250!!
haha... awsome... well its a good thing i also ordered this the same day i ordered the card!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll....cWON.m313.lVI
hope its compatable with my motherboard, pretty sure it is.. and it says p4 compatable, im assuming that its talking about my intel pentium 4?? am i right?

also ordered this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll....cWON.m313.lVI
.. because once i get my system running nice and reliably..
i wont be using my nvidia card, and my bios will be unlocked (pretty sure nvidia overclocked cards lock the bios, atleast thats what ive heard)
il be overclocking juust a little, im new to the overclocking scene.. so just a little at first :P im sure il get addicted

also ordered these 2 thingys, for the hell of it.. i had the cash so why not eh?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll....cWON.m313.lVI
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll....cWON.m313.lVI


**note**
beeewwwp...~ was not a super bad thing.. power supply just couldnt handle the demand from this card, so it turned off, after i left the comp off for a few mins, all is well :) card is still installed, just not running my game today (dont feal like taking it out and putting the other one in yet :P ) the other items i ordered were shipped as 1 package for reduced shipping costs, should be here tomorow after work im sure..

emosun

The power supply thats in that case is junk. The power supplies that come free with most cases are just cheap psu's that give poor inconsistent power. Your should really buy a quality psu to go into that system.

twistdshade

next friday maby :P

twistdshade

What exactly do you mean by Poor Inconsistent power? What are the drawbacks to this?

Thething

What he means by poor inconsistent power is that the cheap PSUs that come with cases cant supply their rated wattage of power, like a 500w psu of poor quality would actually give 400w before it overloads. Also power supplies have voltage rails that supply power to the different components. On a poor quality psu these voltages would fluctuate up and down constantly which can damage computer components, like the 12volt rail would go down to 11.5 volts, then 1 second later up to 12.5 volts, then down again etc where a good psu would keep it at a stable 12 volts all the time with only very minor variations like 12.05volts or something.

Hope this helps.

emosun

Yea thething explained it well. When I bought my case, the first thing I did was take out the psu and threw it away.

twistdshade

the case and power suply got here... was a pain in the *** to install.. probly my biggest upgrade iv ever done.. just small things before, you know.. ram, vid card.. but this project waas massive XD case is awsome! its huge! room for 4 cd drives, 2 flopy, 8 hard drives.. the fan on it was a bit confusing to hook up to the power suply, the connectors are a bit... deceiving .. front power led had totally different connectors.. grabbed an old dusty comp from the garage, to get some wires.. spliced em, wrapped em up good, led works now... the side usb was also a pain there was 1 cable to connect 2 usb ports on my old case, this case had 2 cables.. that split off into 5 individual wire plugs each! thats 10 little bitty wires.. pain.. i just said f it for the front firewire and mic, and headphone jack for now.. airflow on the case is crazy! looks great, sounds quieter than my old one i guess

my old case.. i had the front faceplate and top faceplace ripped off, both the left and right pannel off, nice and naked, to keep the air flowing :P

As for the power supply, it seems to be delivering so far, and its 600 watts, thats more than double my old 250.

the power fluctuation thing sounds like it could be a problem, ill go ahead and order a new psu on friday.. itl work fine for now

emosun

Make sure you get a quality brand and not a 20 or 30$ one again. a good antec trio or thermaltake toughpower would be best.