Need help on video card to get!!! [Archive]

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Eg2slow

01-07-2009, 03:13 PM

hello im not got with computer stuff but i want to play Command and conquer red alert 3. i want to know what kind of video card i should get
my comp specs are:
AMD Athlon (tm) 64 mb processor
3500+
2.19 GHZ 960 MB of Ram
Physical address extension

i dont know what any of those mean, but will it be able to play Command and conquer without it freezing or having problems

thanks in advance

roastpuff

01-07-2009, 05:01 PM

What kind of computer is it? Did you have a friend/local shop make it, or did you get it from Futureshop/Best Buy etc?

Do you know if it's PCI-Express or AGP?

What is your budget?

johny

01-07-2009, 10:16 PM

I'm guessing 2.2 gig cpu is probably on a board with AGP. probably 5 + years old now.

impactX

01-07-2009, 10:55 PM

More like 3-4 years, I got an Athlon 64 3200+ with an Nvidia 7950 bought in 2006.

Anyway, C&C RA3 sucks balls... no difference from RA2, which was also crap. It shouldn't require the latest cards.

trdees

01-08-2009, 03:36 AM

uhh with AGP there are no new video cards.. sorry everything is in pci-e now

Eg2slow

01-08-2009, 10:17 AM

its a compaq presario sr1750 nx, i got it i think 2-3 years ago at best buy.
budget i dont know i just want to get something that i can use to play it without the game freezing.

thanks

roastpuff

01-08-2009, 11:05 AM

Xpress200 integrated chipset, which has PCI-E.

Either http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=33527&vpn=EN8800GS%2FHTDP%2F384M&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1088 (http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=33527&vpn=EN8800GS%2FHTDP%2F384M&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1088) or http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30972&vpn=100242L&manufacture=SAPPHIRE&promoid=1088 ought to work, but you may need a new power supply to power the new videocard, as I don't know what your current one is. The first one is not very high performance, but good value.

Also, add more memory. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=28440&vpn=DD4003-1G%2FBR&manufacture=Buffalo&promoid=1088

You might want to think about upgrading your computer. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35336&promoid=1088 This is a very good deal, and it's all assembled. Just add OS and video card and you're set.