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Ragnarok
08-11-2007, 01:30 AM
Hello,I want to upgrade the performance of my computer but i dont know if i have to buy memory or video card or both. i plan to buy those i dunno if they are good that why i want your opinion.
Thanks for all of you that helped me.And sorry for my bad english .canada/Quebec:D
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MEmory 120$
Kingmicro Max 1GB 184-Pin DDR400 Memory
Web Code: 10086979
Mfr. Part Number: KM-1G-DR400P
Capacity 1GB
Configuration 184-Pin
Notebook or Desktop Memory Desktop
PC or Mac Memory PC
Speed 400MHz
Type DDR
Warranty 1 Year

Video card 150$
ATI X1650Pro PCI-Express 512MB Video Card
Dual-Link DVI
Twelve Pixel Shader Processors
Five Vertex Shader Processors
128-bit 4-channel DDR/DDR2/GDDR3 Memory Interface
Native PCI Express x16 Bus Interface
AGP 8x configurations also supported with AGP-PCI-E external bridge chip.
Dynamic Voltage Control
256-bit internal ring bus for memory reads.
Programmabe intelligent arbitration logic.
Fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs.
Hierarchical Z-buffer with Early Z test.
Lossless Z Compression (up to 48:1).
Fast Z-Buffer Clear
Z/stencil cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering.
Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware.
Full speed 128-bit floating point processing for all shader operations.
Up to 128 simultaneous pixel threads.
Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control.
Dedicated texture address units for improved efficiency.
3Dc+ Texture Compression
Multiple Render Target (MRT) Support
Render to vertex buffer support.
Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL 2.0.
64-bit floating point HDR rendering supported throughout the pipeline.
32-bit integer HDR (10:10:10:2) format supported throughout the pipeline.
2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes.
2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes.
High resolution texture support (up to 4k x 4k).
High performance programmable video processor.
Semless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time.
HDR tone mapping acceleration.
Flexible Display Support
Compatible with ATI TV/Video encoder products, including Theatre 550.
Multi-GPU Technology
Included In Box: Set-Up CD, Composite and S-Video Cables, HDTV Out Cable, DVI to VGA Adapters, Manuals
Regular Price:
$240.99
On Sale: $149.99
After $91.00 instant savings

Dead Eyes
08-11-2007, 01:39 AM
i'd get that video card.

Stabkiller0
08-11-2007, 01:41 AM
Seperate the text.

Get both. I'm not sure how you found such a cheap price.

cloudx1987
08-11-2007, 02:32 AM
with those prices.. (probably newegg :))

i definitely would get both

soe1
08-11-2007, 02:33 AM
DDR SLOT? no worries, ill sell u 5$ a piece O-o

Jae
08-11-2007, 03:13 AM
wtf $5? I want it

soe1
08-11-2007, 03:16 AM
wtf $5? I want it

its used :D

Xynh
08-11-2007, 03:18 AM
I'm not sure how you found such a cheap price.

That's actually pricey.

Fox Company
08-11-2007, 03:18 AM
Either way u buy it its gonna be outdated <.<

Stabkiller0
08-11-2007, 03:20 AM
That's actually pricey.

Well the cheapest I saw the videocard was around 200 bucks.

Resurrection
08-11-2007, 03:31 AM
both of those are extremely overpriced, you can get a stick of DDR400 ram for 60$, not 120$... At least in US$, so it'll be more or less the same price.. well maybe more.

And the graphics card is okay but, don't let the 512mb RAM fool you, VRAM is hardly a gauge of a cards performance, get something better than the x1650 ( I bought an x1950pro which does well in like every DX9 app for less than 180 I think)

Jae
08-11-2007, 04:12 AM
its used :D

It's not broken though right?

soe1
08-11-2007, 04:35 AM
It's not broken though right?

no ddr both plugged out of my old computer

Jae
08-11-2007, 05:13 AM
no ddr both plugged out of my old computer

Damn.. If only you lived in Canada I would meet you in person and buy it off of you
store prices are gey

Cereal&Milk
08-11-2007, 05:47 AM
How about you buy me some memory and a video card. ;)2

Hizumi
08-11-2007, 05:51 AM
:O, get the one you'll most likely need.

Fox Company
08-11-2007, 06:21 AM
lol hizi u have ten post
Ontopic-
better idea is to use that 120 bucks and start saving for a new comp

Lord Galcian
08-11-2007, 06:44 AM
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2522422&CatId=1826

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3157063&CatId=1838 (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3157063&CatId=1838")

I'd go with these instead.

Icy
08-11-2007, 01:42 PM
The RAm is old... DDR....we're at DDR2 or some at DDR3....


Get the videocard....