graphic card

[habbsx]

All i want to know is if a lets say Radeon 92590 256 pci be able 2 run hl2. I know pci sucks but my comp blows and i dont have any agp or pci-e ports and my intel)r) intergrted 64 meg wont run hl2 it exits by itself in loading and i dont know if i buy a new mother board if my ram supports it or how 2 remove the cpu if any 1 wants to help me on the the specs 2 my coputer are at this url
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...roduct=425921&lang=en&cc=us&docname=c00189894

 

[giant384]

r u asking if the radeon9250 is pci and that is a no but u have to get a mobo that is socket 438 i think for pentium 4 and u have to get one that supports the same ram unless u want to spend more money

 

[habbsx]

no i know its pci but can it RUN HL2 not run it good just run. And how do i take my processor out isnt it saundered int there, and itsa a celeron not pentium 4

 

[giant384]

yes it will run and ive never heard of a pci version for the 9250 only agp and pci-e

 

[Schock Therapy]

If you can get the 9250 in pci, then yes, the card is capable of running HL2. That doesn't mean that the rest of your system is up to the task! HL2 works the cpu pretty hard, and it likes lots of ram. What are your system specs?

Your Celeron is not soldered in, and it is easily changed provided your motherboard can support the chip you are upgrading to, however, the fact that you asked that question tells me that you should to a bit more research before getting out the tools!

 

[giant384]

look on the site he posted i have similiar system and hl2 runs fine

 

[habbsx]

well i have a crappy intel(r) intergrated 64 meg and when i try 2 start u the game it gets to the laoding screen of the blurry city then exits out of game by itself no error message and here is the radeon 9250 for pci http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316268&pfp=BROWSE.

I have done research and do u think this mobo will work with my system(system specs r in link in 1st post) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=596316&CatId=182

And do u guys think this is a good video card thatll last me 2 years or so http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1020526&Tab=0&NoMapp=0

 

[giant384]

no that mobo wont work because a mobo with 3pci slots is Matx board and ur case wont fit it unless u buy a new one as in a larger case or just buy a matx board with an agp slot.

that video will be ok for mabye a year but dunno about 2 yrs

 

[Schock Therapy]

Oops! Sorry I didn't see the link!

Yes, your system should be able to run HL2 just fine with that card, however, in spite of the 256mb it is not a very powerful card. Don't expect to be able to keep up for very long. It can barely run
Doom3 from the benchies I've seen. Games released in the near future will likely be too much for it.

Don't waste your money on a mediocre pci card. Buy yourself a new mobo, and proper ATX case, and then get into a good midrange AGP card.

 

[habbsx]

Do you guys have any sugested mobos if you do post a link

And by mAtx do u mean Micro ATX

 

[giant384]

yes u need to buy an ATX form factor case if u want that mobob in the link u showed us or continue to find a matx but they sux though u cant put much in there if u have like a modem and sound card

 

[habbsx]

ok will someone please give me a suestede mobo

 

[habbsx]

sry biout double post but i couldnt edit its suggested****

 

[CastleBravo]

If you have to get a PCI card, this is by far the best... almost twice as fast as any of the others. A full Geforce FX5600 in PCI.

http://store.yahoo.com/amamax/ge56pciwddrd.html

 

[habbsx]

Thanks do you tink i should just get that or get a whole nother mobo( thats what i asked 4 2 be suggested links on 1st post with my specs) or would this card be powerful enough for 2 more years(so i can get a job)

 

[TEDR]

in 2 years lots will change . the games in 2 years will use a lot more powerful cards and processors than now.

you'll need athlon 3500+ or pentium 3.6ghz or more X800 or geforce6800 1-2gb ram to keep you going for next 2 years

 

[habbsx]

well im in 8th grade now and im thinking a should get that geforce the guy told me about the fx 5600 - pci) Then im turning 14 this year get a job at stop and shop save my money and buy a custom comp with

mobo: MSI 915G COMBO-FR P4/S775/915G/DDR2/FSB 800/A&V&L/VIA/ATX Motherboard

cpu: Intel Pentium 4 560 3.60GHz LGA 775, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache Processor w/ Hyper Threading Technology - Retail

video card:MSI nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Video Card, 256MB DDR, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, PCI-Express, Model "NX6800-TD256E" -RETAIL

i tihnk thats all the imporant parts u guys need 2 know

 

[habbsx]

i decided that will be to much so i decided 2 bye this 4 alot cheaper

mobo:Chaintech V915P Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / PCI Express / Audio / Gigabit LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA

processor: Intel Pentium 4 550 3.4Ghz / 1MB Cache / 800 FSB / Socket 775 / HyperThreading / Processor

video card: PNY Verto GeForce 6600 GT / 128MB DDR3 / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card

memory: 2 Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory

Tell me if you thyink this rig will be able 2 run the newest games in 2007

 

[giant384]

yes it will but what ur buying like over 1000 bux

 

[habbsx]

i know i can just save up let see about 6 dollars an hou ill work 4 hours a day 5days a wekk24 x 5 is 120 minus tax is 112 dollars a week. Plus in august and septembe and october i can referee and every week get 240 bux every 3 weeks so in the month of september i would make 708 dollars

 

[giant384]

nice hope u enjoy that long wait though if ur saving for that

 

[habbsx]

well i got HL2 2 work bvut i kant get DM 2 work now

 

[giant384]

lol that sux