[cunningstunts]

Hi!

I have a Dell XPS gen 3 (yes im aware dell is garbage)

Currently running ATI RADEON X800 XT video card

P4 3.6

4gb ddr2 ram



any suggestions? im not sure what PSU i have either...


any help would be appreciated, or if someone can guide me to where i can find the answer.

 

[emosun]

Your computer has a 460w power supply and a pci-e 16x. What will you be using the card for? Whats your budget range?

 

[cunningstunts]

im using it for gaming....i can upgrade the psu if needed. will this motherboard not take AGP?

budgets not really a big issue


Id like to play games like crysis, cod4, half life2 on high with no problem..is this a pipe dream?

 

[cunningstunts]

what do you guys think of these

ati radeon sapphire X1650 pro 512ddr2 video card PCI EXPRESS
http://www.usedottawa.com/classified-ad/5839666&category=pc-desktops


ATI Radeon X1900XTX 650MHZ 512MB 256BIT 1.55GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I VIVO HDTV
http://www.usedottawa.com/classified-ad/5816070&category=pc-desktops

 

[emosun]

If your budget isn't an issue then I would go with an 8800 and a new power supply. Don't bother with those other two. You'll probably need a gen 1 8800 since you have an older dell.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3581358&CatId=2514

And then a good psu.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

 

[emosun]

And no your motherboard has a pci-e slot , agp is older and slower

 

[cunningstunts]

Ok, thanks for the help emosun!

so i get the GeForce 8800 and the new psu would it be safe to say I could play all of the new gen games like turok, call of duty 4, crysis on high and be running smoothly?

id rather not build a new system for another yr or so but i certainly dont mind spending a few bucks to get this one running nicely.

Thanks

 

[emosun]

The pentium 4 in your system is a big limiting factor. But you should be able to play new games smoothly for about a year or so till you buy a new machine.

 

[cunningstunts]

even though its running @ 3.6ghz ? if i get 10 mos of good use out of this thing ill be happy...even still if i get the 8800gts its SLI ready so I can just buy a second one and drop it in the new system...and im sure the 650w psu will be fine as well

 

[emosun]

Its only as single core running at 3.6 ghz with a low fsb. Also , the only reason I recommended that specific 8800 was because it would for sure work in your pc because its not pci-e 2.0. Other then that I usually don't recommend them , and wouldn't recommend buying another one. They tend to run hot and are not as fast as the g92 revision.

 

[cunningstunts]

and my mobo wont support a dual core right?

 

[emosun]

No I don't think it will.