sp0nge Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Just looking for some input. All prices i will show are in USD :) Ok so i wanna get a new graphics card and 1gig RAM without paying too much . So i found this cool site that sells them for what i believe to be dirt cheap :D Sapphire X1650 Pro 512MB AGP 8x Video Card Retail ***Free Shipping*** For... $89 Corsair VS1GB400C3 1GB DDR400 PC3200 CAS3 Value Select Memory Retail ***Free Shipping*** For... $56.90 Permission to fire credit card? :) Currently i only have 1gig DDR-400, and a ATI Radeon 9550 So i hope it'll be a big boost for me. Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdude Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Share the site!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 Ok :) http://www.zipzoomfly.com Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raised_Dead85 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Wow thats cheap Sponge! If i was in your place and money was a problem i would go for it! :) |Windows 8 64bit|I7-950| |X58Mobo| |1T HDD| |18gigs PC3-16000 TC 2000mhz||Nvidia GTX 660 Ti Graphics||Cougar HOTAS-CHPedals/TIR5ProClip| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 thats great, ill definitely buy it then! :) Thanks for both very subtle inputs :P Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuky Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 you won't get any better framerate though as your CPU is still the same... No longer active in DCS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 im not specifically after framerate's here, just performance in general, but why won't i see a framerate rise? I have upgraded my card before and i got some extra FPS. Here's the link to the Processor's page of that site, value/money what do you guys reccomend? http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ThirdCategoryList.jsp?SecondCategoryCode=1105 looks like ill be saving a bit more.. Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Alternatively i could get saving for Alienware lol Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramstein Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I don't want to burst your bubble but the Radeon 1650 is not very good. I hope you look for better... :pilotfly: just MHO,,, try here: http://firingsquad.com/hardware/radeon_hd_2600_performance_preview/ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129092 VisionTek 900182 Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail Chipset Manufacturer: ATI Core clock: 600MHz DirectX: DirectX 10 DVI: 2 Model #: 900182 Item #: N82E16814129092 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy$134.99 ($104.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate) 3 Business Day Shipping $5.84 (Not available in HI, AK and PR) ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 NewEgg is the site i was looking at before. They don't ship to Australia my friend told me, i couldn't find any info to confirm this but that's why I moved on. Thx for your input there, that bit of text: VisionTek 900182 Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail looks like its a good card lol but what about cooling, will I need to worry about this even though I probably wont overclock? Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Alrightttt!!! http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005873 hehe :D Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramstein Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 NewEgg is the site i was looking at before. They don't ship to Australia my friend told me, i couldn't find any info to confirm this but that's why I moved on. Thx for your input there, that bit of text: VisionTek 900182 Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail looks like its a good card lol but what about cooling, will I need to worry about this even though I probably wont overclock? oops sorry about shipping.... cooling, like al computers is something you must do,, but that's another issue... I know of more websites, I might take a look for you... :music_whistling: try plugging in Asus Radeon HD2600Pro Video Card : here: (with your country code) for shipping cost: http://www.pricegrabber.com and check for shipping and price with all those stores.. ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Free shipping from zipzoomfly to Australia also. Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramstein Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 looks like you have a good deal there... I stil haven't found a better deal to where you live.. a while back I ordered some computer stuff and got back $20.00 cash instantly for using Google checkout when paying through google ($10.00) plus another $10.00 for using paypal. I got that $20.00 . I am not sure if Google is still giving people this $10.00 USD for using them.... the merchant must be part of this deal,, look before you do, just in case.. this is it.. http://checkout.google.com http://www.google.com/checkout/m.html ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) Wow thats good stuff. Ill have to look into that. I set up a site and a forum recently so I could earn some kind of stable cash. It has a VIP Section where you must have 3.50AUD to get into. The only reason I expect people to join is for the benefits or because its cheap lol. still the question of the CPU remains.. Edited April 3, 2010 by sp0nge Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 oh yeah bummer.. Its PCI dam I just realised. i shouldnt have gotten too excited about it What's the best AGP card there is i wonder... Ill do some googling Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0nge Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Maybe I will settle for x1950 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005264 Funny that, they're out of stock of the cheap version lol Is breaking the laws of gravity illegal? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramstein Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 get the Radeon X1950 Pro Pci-e along with the Asrock Motherboard dual cpu slots, agp/pci-e all for about $200. it will take your P4 cpu, the agp video card and ddr ram. but you would need at least a good quality 550 watt power supply. so that bumps up the cost to $300.00 for all. Going back to your original plan,,, I just worry the Radeon X1650 just won't do the job... ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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