New video card

2007-06-24 12:27:40

#1

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

Hi. I'm looking for a video card which can play BF2 at it's best graphic. .
My computer:

AMD Athlon 64 processor 3200+

ASUS A8V-XE motherboard

EVGA NVIDIA 7900 GT KO 256 MB ram (forceware version 93.71)

1,25 GB ram (Don't know how to see what kind it is)

NorthQ 500W PSU

Windows XP SP2

I'll get some more ram. (I think)

2007-06-24 12:29:15

#2

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6553|Scotland

Your cideo card is fine, get 2 x 1 gig ram.

2007-06-24 12:32:32

#3

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

Hmm.. Okay, but do you know how I can see what kinda RAM i have?

2007-06-24 12:33:02

#4

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6758|Scotland

Take it out. It should tell you the make and specifications on a sticker.

2007-06-24 12:33:09

#5

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6553|Scotland

Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Hmm.. Okay, but do you know how I can see what kinda RAM i have?

Google > CPU-Z

2007-06-24 12:36:22

#6

_MysT1C_Ri|)er_: Member; +4|6176

Try Everest Home Edition

2007-06-24 12:37:26

#7

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

White-Fusion wrote:
Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Hmm.. Okay, but do you know how I can see what kinda RAM i have?
Google > CPU-Z

Thanks for the link. That's a great program.

2007-06-24 12:39:02

#8

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6553|Scotland

Danish-Marine-II wrote:
White-Fusion wrote:
Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Hmm.. Okay, but do you know how I can see what kinda RAM i have?
Google > CPU-Z
Thanks for the link. That's a great program.

No worrys, what type of ram you got?

2007-06-24 12:39:19

#9

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

Ddr

2007-06-24 12:41:38

#10

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6758|Scotland

Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Ddr

I would change your mobo to be able to cope with DDR2 RAM and then get a few sticks of that. It makes a big difference.

2007-06-24 12:41:41

#11

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6553|Scotland

Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Ddr

What speed? should say like 4200 or 6400 or something similar.

2007-06-24 12:48:04

#12

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

Sry for being a noob to computers!

Zimmer wrote:
Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Ddr
I would change your mobo to be able to cope with DDR2 RAM and then get a few sticks of that. It makes a big difference.

Mobo?

White-Fusion wrote:
Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Ddr
What speed? should say like 4200 or 6400 or something similar.

I can't find the speed.

2007-06-24 12:49:22

#13

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6553|Scotland

Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Sry for being a noob to computers!

Zimmer wrote:
Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Ddr
I would change your mobo to be able to cope with DDR2 RAM and then get a few sticks of that. It makes a big difference.
Mobo?

White-Fusion wrote:
Danish-Marine-II wrote:
Ddr
What speed? should say like 4200 or 6400 or something similar.
I can't find the speed.

he means motherboard, go along all the tabs, its there somewhere.

2007-06-24 12:51:00

#14

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6758|Scotland

It should say
533MHz, 800MHz or something along those lines where the RAM description is.
Not the numbers that Fusion gave you.

2007-06-24 12:52:08

#15

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

I've done that. Is it the SPD tab? There's nothing like 4200 or 6400 there.

2007-06-24 12:53:25

#16

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6553|Scotland

Zimmer wrote:
It should say
533MHz, 800MHz or something along those lines where the RAM description is.
Not the numbers that Fusion gave you.

Ok well im 100% sure it says that with ddr2 in one of the tabs, dont know about ddr, do you have cpu-z?

2007-06-24 12:53:47

#17

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6758|Scotland

Danish-Marine-II wrote:
I've done that. Is it the SPD tab? There's nothing like 4200 or 6400 there.

Read my post. Those numbers are wrong. The speed will be in MHz, or just numbers like 800/533

2007-06-24 12:57:03

#18

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

I'm sorry, but in the memory tab i can only see this: Frequency 166.7 MHz. And in SPD: Frequency 133 MHz 166 Mhz

2007-06-24 12:59:21

#19

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6758|Scotland

Danish-Marine-II wrote:
I'm sorry, but in the memory tab i can only see this: Frequency 166.7 MHz. And in SPD: Frequency 133 MHz 166 Mhz

Ok. So you have 266MHz RAM.
Dang man, that is some slow shit.

I advise getting a new motherboard ( compatible with your AMD of course ) and some new RAM. Best way to upgrade your computer.

2007-06-24 13:00:58

#20

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

Zimmer wrote:
Danish-Marine-II wrote:
I'm sorry, but in the memory tab i can only see this: Frequency 166.7 MHz. And in SPD: Frequency 133 MHz 166 Mhz
Ok. So you have 266MHz RAM.
Dang man, that is some slow shit.

I advise getting a new motherboard ( compatible with your AMD of course ) and some new RAM. Best way to upgrade your computer.

Okay, but... Now I have to get help to find a new motherboard!

2007-06-24 13:03:06

#21

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6224|Escea

Just a question on the side that I've always wondered, are you able to change your GFX Card, processor and motherboard by yourself or is it best to get someone to do it for you, I mean do these parts come with instructions on how to install them yourself?

2007-06-24 13:03:13

#22

Ryan: Member; +1,230|6845|Alberta, Canada

Damn, mines DDR2 266MHz as well.
Brand new computer as well.

How do I change those speeds?

2007-06-24 13:04:39

#23

Danish-Marine-II: Member; +7|6505|Denmark

M.O.A.B wrote:
Just a question on the side that I've always wondered, are you able to change your GFX Card, processor and motherboard by yourself or is it best to get someone to do it for you, I mean do these parts come with instructions on how to install them yourself?

I'm buying it. My bro is installing it. BUT! This time i'll try to learn how to do it.

2007-06-24 13:05:26

#24

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6758|Scotland

Ryan wrote:
Damn, mines DDR2 266MHz as well.
Brand new computer as well.

How do I change those speeds?

You can't if they are not supposed to be changed.

Wait....is the 266MHz showing up in CPU-Z or is 166 ( aroundish ) showing up on your CPU-Z?
If it is 2666MHz that is showing up, then it is at 533MHz speed.

2007-06-24 13:05:38

#25

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6396|The Gem Saloon

side question:

under frequency for memory on CPU-Z it fluctuates between :267.2, 267.4 and 200.4......is that normal?
is that my ram spped?

EDIT: DDR2

Last edited by Parker (2007-06-24 13:06:19)

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