Simviation Forum

Jul 20^th, 2005 at 9:25am

Airbus_eurofighter Offline
Colonel
Why payware if you have
freeware?

Posts: 283

Hi buddies, i have to update my computer look what it have:
-P4a at 2000mhz
-512 mb ram
-Nvidia Geforce fx5500 (256)
-old audio card
-160gb of hard disk
....

Im thinking in buying a new grafic card.. what do you think i will have to buy or if i have to buy another card?

Zitin

Spitfire dreamer&&&& &&&&Im Who is trying to learn to overlock, to learn photoshop, to learn AFCAD, Jac's paintshop pro, Gmax... No time enough Sad

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 2:05pm

the_autopilot Offline
Colonel

Gender:
Posts: 1359

I'd get a 6600 gt. Its pretty cheap now and will offer a huge performence increase over your current video card.

I'd also upgrade your computer with another 512 mb stick of ram for a total of a gig of ram.

Link to sig:&&Click here&&(Cannot post signature here due to current forum restrications on linked images).

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 5:48pm

4_Series_Scania Offline
Colonel
He who laughs last, thinks
slowest.
Stoke on Trent England U.K.

Gender:
Posts: 3638

If your in the UK (or don't mind mail order! ) I'd go for the Leadtek 6800GT from http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Leadtek_SALE.html

£165 for a 256MB 6800GT is an absolute bargain.

If thats to much, £88 for a 6800LE will equally impress. Wink

Posting drivel here since Jan 31st, 2002. - That long!

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 6:31pm

ctjoyce Offline
Colonel
Funny how my lappy runs
FSX better than your
Tower
USA

Gender:
Posts: 4022

I would use BFG tech for nVidia cards. Also make sure that you get the correct card for your bord. You wouldnt want to waste money on a card that dosnt work on your board would you?

Also I would buy a very highpower heatsink for your P4 and overclock it by 25%, its not much, but you will notice it.

For the heatsink (asuming you have socket 478 or LGA775) $35.99 + $7 for a fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835106045

For the 6600GT (assuming you have AGP) $216.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143027

Hope the upgrade goes well, and keep us posted.

CTJoyce, Modding and voiding warranties since 2003&&Sheila's Specs:ASUS Striker Extreme 680i, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.2Ghz, Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400C4 2GB, 2x eVGA 7900GT KO, Western Digital 80GB SATA & 250GB SATAIII&&Vesper's Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo T7400, 2GB DDR2-667, GeForce Go 7950GTX 512MB, 160GB Hitachi SATA 5400RPM&&Hardware FAQ, Read it and be informed&&My little corner of the world&&Once You Know You NEWEGG&&Building a computer Part 2

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 6:52pm

Airbus_eurofighter Offline
Colonel
Why payware if you have
freeware?

Posts: 283

Well somethings sounds me like chineese, and no im from spain.
What do you mean to get 768 mb of ram?

What is a heatsink?

How can i overclock my computer a t 25 %?

How can i know that the card is correct for my bord??

What is BFG tech?

What is AGP?

What is socket 478 or LGA775??

Sorry but im a real rookie in this topic

Zitin

Spitfire dreamer&&&& &&&&Im Who is trying to learn to overlock, to learn photoshop, to learn AFCAD, Jac's paintshop pro, Gmax... No time enough Sad

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 6:53pm

Airbus_eurofighter Offline
Colonel
Why payware if you have
freeware?

Posts: 283

Sorry 1024 mb of ram

Zitin

Spitfire dreamer&&&& &&&&Im Who is trying to learn to overlock, to learn photoshop, to learn AFCAD, Jac's paintshop pro, Gmax... No time enough Sad

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Jul 20^th, 2005 at 7:41pm

GunnerMan Offline
Colonel
Not the trees!
In The Cockpit

Gender:
Posts: 1488

Ok let me help you a bit:
Heatsink: Device usually made of copper and/or aluminum that is put on chips, mainly big producers of heat such as your CPU and video card. It absorbs heat in the metal and is taken away by a fan. Open your case, you will see a large contraption with a fan on it, thats it.
Overclocking is increasing your core clock: IE 200 Mhz to 250Mhz. I dont recomend you attempt this at your computing level.
The correct video card for your board can be 1 of 3 interfaces: AGP, PCI, and PCI-Express. Open your case you will see PCI slots they have things such as a network interface card, sound card, etc. An AGP slot is smaller than the PCI slot and slightly offset from the rest. A pci-e slot is the largest of them so if it is longer than a standard PCI slot it is probabbly PCIe. Sence you have an FX 5500 video card you most likely have AGP. Search google for pics.
BFG Tech is a well known video card manufacturer. Known for its "real" lifetime warrantee, factory overclocked components.
AGP is Advanced Graphic Port, used exclusevly for video cards. Has more bandwith than PCI.
The socket reffers to the number of pins a cpu has. Socket 775 has 775 pins so a socket 478 will not fit/work.
Hope that helped a bit.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #7 - Jul 21^st, 2005 at 7:46am

Airbus_eurofighter Offline
Colonel
Why payware if you have
freeware?

Posts: 283

Wow thx, and how can i put my computer at 25 % oveclock?

Zitin

Spitfire dreamer&&&& &&&&Im Who is trying to learn to overlock, to learn photoshop, to learn AFCAD, Jac's paintshop pro, Gmax... No time enough Sad

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #8 - Jul 21^st, 2005 at 2:07pm

the_autopilot Offline
Colonel

Gender:
Posts: 1359

Quote:

Wow thx, and how can i put my computer at 25 % oveclock?

Zitin

If need to ask that, you shouldn't. Overclocking is risky, especially if you don't know what you are doing. You risk damaging your computer permanently.

for more on overclocking, see here:
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=tweek;action=display;num=1...

Link to sig:&&Click here&&(Cannot post signature here due to current forum restrications on linked images).

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #9 - Jul 21^st, 2005 at 2:18pm

Fozzer Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861

Quote:

Well somethings sounds me like chineese, and no im from spain.
What do you mean to get 768 mb of ram?

What is a heatsink?

How can i overclock my computer a t 25 %?

How can i know that the card is correct for my bord??

What is BFG tech?

What is AGP?

What is socket 478 or LGA775??

Sorry but im a real rookie in this topic

Zitin

If you have to ask questions like that I would highly recommend that you let a professional PC builder do the job for you....to your requirements...
...and give you a guarantee... Grin

...!

Paul.

Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #10 - Jul 21^st, 2005 at 5:23pm

Airbus_eurofighter Offline
Colonel
Why payware if you have
freeware?

Posts: 283

Paul you are the clevest person i have saw LOL

Zitin Grin

Spitfire dreamer&&&& &&&&Im Who is trying to learn to overlock, to learn photoshop, to learn AFCAD, Jac's paintshop pro, Gmax... No time enough Sad

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #11 - Jul 21^st, 2005 at 6:11pm

GunnerMan Offline
Colonel
Not the trees!
In The Cockpit

Gender:
Posts: 1488

No no no do t yourself, you wont ever learn if you have a computer guy do it for you. Spend some time reding and go for it. Dont pay no stinkin 60$ an hour BS Undecided

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #12 - Jul 22^nd, 2005 at 6:26am

Airbus_eurofighter Offline
Colonel
Why payware if you have
freeware?

Posts: 283

Hum i think you have the reason but now im lost Sad

Zitin

Spitfire dreamer&&&& &&&&Im Who is trying to learn to overlock, to learn photoshop, to learn AFCAD, Jac's paintshop pro, Gmax... No time enough Sad

Back to top

IP Logged