Morgiee

Hi ther could someone please tell me what graphics card would be compatible and be recommended to get to play call of duty 4 and one or two other types of high tec games on my computer.

My computer is a Packard Bell istart 1369 ( the link is below)

The graphics is an intergrated chip called:

ATI radeon express 200

Note comapred to the spec on the link it says i have a 512mb ram but i have just recently upgraded to a 1GB

Thanks hope to be hearing from you soon

Danny

http://www.packardbell.co.uk/product...03701-802.html

Houndog777

Hi, looks like you have a PCI-express x16 slot.
Means the worlds your oyster as far as video cards go, but you'll probably have to also upgrade your power supply to cope with it.
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/it...ppn=PB49303701

For Call of Duty-4.......
Recommended Specs:-
CPU: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
RAM: 1G for XP; 2G for Vista
Hard Drive: 8GB of free space
Video card: 3.0 Shader Support recommended. Nvidia Geforce 7800 or better or ATI Radeon X1800 or better

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petercek15

if you want a card to last and have alot of money buy a ATI 4870 HD or a nvidia geforce 9800gtx but i would recommend you a ATI 3870HD sapphire that is much cheaper than a 4870 series and you can use ati crossfire and link two 3870 together.I've done that and i can play crysis on very high detail and i've spend just 130€.

Morgiee

Hi there thanks for your replies. I was told to get a 400w PSU to cope with the graphics card is this true and also im a student and only have a part time job so not looking for anything too expensive. However will this card be ok to have if i upgrade my psu to a 400w?

Geforce 7200gs

Thanks for your replies

emosun

No , stay away from nvidia cards. Your on board is an ati and an nvidia card will play havoc with the drivers. So stick with ati.

If you don't want to upgrade your power supply go with an ati 2400 or 3450. But if you want to upgrade your power supply then post your budget for the card and power supply and we will find you a quality combo.

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Morgiee

Not trying to sound tight but like i said i only have a part time job so for the card no more than 30 and for the PSU the same.

I have found good deals on ebay.


Thanks for your replies

Houndog777

Hi,
Careful now with eBay.........make sure the Seller has good feedback and states in the listing that the item is working perfectly.

I played CoD Modern Warfare with a 430W Hiper PSU, GeForce 7600GS and 1GB of RAM with no problems. All parts bought from eBay and second-hand!!!!!

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Houndog777

I meant to add these Minimum Specs earlier....sorry.......

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare:-
Required (minimum) Specs:
CPU: Pentium4 2.4 GHz or Athlon 64 2800+ or any 1.8Ghz Dual Core or better
RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Windows Vista)
Hard Drive: 8GB of free space
Video card: Geforce 6600 or better or Radeon 9800Pro or better

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emosun

If you go with an ati 2400 or 3450 , you wont need to upgrade the psu.

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Morgiee

So if i get the ati 2400 ill be ok and play cod 4 ok with it. In that case how is this item??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATI-Radeon-HD2...3286.m14.l1318

Thanks for all your replies

emosun

That card is low profile , is your case low profile? Also there not very expensive to buy new, and would be better then ebay. And look for a 512mb version 256 won't be very good.

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Morgiee

Finally by getting the ATI 2400 512mb will i not need to get a new psu and will cod 4 work ok with it???

Thanks again

Morgiee

i found this card on another website other than ebay lol

it does state its the 128mb/512mb but would this run in my system as a 512mb seen as i have a 1gb ram???

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...ource=Dealtime

emosun

No , get one with its own 512mb of ram. And yes it will work w/o a powersupply upgrade as its a low end card. Heres one thats new.

http://www.dabs.com/ProductList.aspx...0&SearchType=1

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Morgiee

Ok ill get the one you show'd me and finally one last thing will COD 4 work perfectly fine with it?

Thanks for your replys

emosun

It won't run on high , maybe a mix of medium and low. Obviously because its a low end card that doesnt need a powersupply.

But yes the 2400 is capable of playing it.

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Morgiee

cheers and what do you mean it wont run on high, medium and low???

Thats my last question lol

Thanks

emosun