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ryukyus Advanced Cheater
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: NEED HELP PURCHASING |
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| Hi GUYS, I need help purchasing a graphic cards, and motherboards,I was wondering if you guys knew any good motherboards and graphics between 25 and 50 dollars, a link and name would be helpful and what do I need to know when buying graphic cards because I don't want to buy one that doesn't fit and the slot, And by the way I want them for gaming not hardcore but for games like mabinogi |
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Mobsy Master Cheater
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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What actual computer do you have?
Also, do you want to spend 25-50 dollars on each or together? _________________
Hitler, where's my car? |
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ryukyus Advanced Cheater
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| compaq, and I wanna buy a new motherboard, I' guessing each |
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superweapons Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Every new setup (for a computer) you can obtain these days can run Mabinogi. The requirements for that game is only a Radeon 7000 and a Pentium III.
Some more information about the processor you have will be good (to determine the slot for the CPU). |
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ryukyus Advanced Cheater
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| how do I check which cpu can fit my pc slot, and can you tell me the name of a good motherboard. |
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superweapons Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: |
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I need to know the CPU you have. Go to:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System
At the bottom of the "System Properties" box that pops up, it should say:
System:
<CPU line (ex. Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU)>
<CPU and CPU speed (ex. 4300 @1.80GHz)>
So, I need the above information, nothing more.
As for manufacturer, I'd go with Abit, Gigabyte, Asus, but those companies usually raise the price of their motherboards higher than competitors because they use higher quality parts (ex. Solid State Capacitors). I'm running an ECS motherboard, it's working fine , as long as I don't overclock it too much. |
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ryukyus Advanced Cheater
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:33 am Post subject: |
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It's Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80ghz
1.79ghz,256Mb of Ram. I need a new one for gaming that doesn't cost 100 something dollars, and can you tell me a good graphic also |
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superweapons Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Mabinogi gaming? Or more than that?
Your CPU should be fine for the game, RAM is pretty low, try to get at least 512MB. The RAM shouldn't really affect gameplay too much, it's a bigger deal of your graphics card.
Go back to the "System Properties" panel, select the "Hardware" tab, click "Device Manager", and double click "Display Adapters".
It should say something like:
Radeon 9550
Radeon 9550 Secondary
Knowing what video card you have decides what slot you have. In the worst-case scenario, you can always buy an PCI (horrible price/performance) graphics card.
Side note: Yes, I know I have a horrible graphics card. But it's still somewhat better than the integrated graphics I have on my motherboard. |
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I have Nvidia vanta/Lt I think it's prtty old can you tell me a better one |
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superweapons Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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It's an integrated graphics chip, so swapping out your motherboard will be changing your graphics too.
I'm almost sure that you are running a Northwood Socket 478.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138079
I think the onboard graphics will be able to play Mabinogi fine.
Budget = $100 in total. |
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