Best card for an AMD 2600+ with 1gb ram?

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Hi,

I am looking at getting a new video card for my AMD 2600+ with 1gb ram.
I don't want to get a card that is too powerful and hence my processor
will end up being the bottle neck.

Can someone recommend a card which will give me the maximum performance
with my current set up?

Thanks

 

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Dragoncarer wrote:
> Yup. I used to have a 2600+ and an ATI 9600XT. They're only AUD100 nowadays,
> and still pump out plenty of power. You can easily run Doom 3 and HL2 with
> pretty good settings.
>
> Since I got my new setup, I gave that card to my brother. He loves it. He
> had an 9600SE and the difference, he says, along with 1GB RAM instead of
> 512, is major.
>
> I'm also recommending the card to a friend of mine who wants good
> performance at a low cost.
>
> No, it's not nVidia, but it's a really good card.

I was thinking more along the lines of a 6600GT. They're about $260 for
a 256mb AGP version. Check out this site: http://au.pricespy.biz/

Do you think this chip will be too powerful for my computer and hence I
will not be able to get the maximum use of it?

 

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Anthony wrote:
> The 2600 is still a powerful CPU anything like the 6800 should go good wtih
> it

So the 6600GT should be fine?

 

[Anthony]

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The 2600 is still a powerful CPU anything like the 6800 should go good wtih
it

 

[Anthony]

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yup before I upgraded to an AMD 64 my processor was an AMD 2600 xp and it
loved my 6600 gt.



<rod_gordon2003@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Anthony wrote:
>> The 2600 is still a powerful CPU anything like the 6800 should go good
>> wtih
>> it
>
> So the 6600GT should be fine?
>

 

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<rod_gordon2003@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am looking at getting a new video card for my AMD 2600+ with 1gb ram.
> I don't want to get a card that is too powerful and hence my processor
> will end up being the bottle neck.
>
> Can someone recommend a card which will give me the maximum performance
> with my current set up?
>
> Thanks
>

Yup. I used to have a 2600+ and an ATI 9600XT. They're only AUD100 nowadays,
and still pump out plenty of power. You can easily run Doom 3 and HL2 with
pretty good settings.

Since I got my new setup, I gave that card to my brother. He loves it. He
had an 9600SE and the difference, he says, along with 1GB RAM instead of
512, is major.

I'm also recommending the card to a friend of mine who wants good
performance at a low cost.

No, it's not nVidia, but it's a really good card.

 

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On 12 Sep 2005 21:56:23 -0700, rod_gordon2003@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

>Anthony wrote:
>> The 2600 is still a powerful CPU anything like the 6800 should go good wtih
>> it
>
>So the 6600GT should be fine?
>
I got told my AMD XP2800+ would bottleneck on my 6600GT. I still
brought it anyway and low and behold i jumped from 20fps to 60fps in
WOW after increasing the rez all the way up and aswell as the
graphical settings ....
verry happy chap i am ,,, would have been kicking myself if i hadn't

 

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Nvidia 6600GT, they start around $130, after rebate.

<rod_gordon2003@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am looking at getting a new video card for my AMD 2600+ with 1gb ram.
> I don't want to get a card that is too powerful and hence my processor
> will end up being the bottle neck.
>
> Can someone recommend a card which will give me the maximum performance
> with my current set up?
>
> Thanks
>

 

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Yes, 6600GT
<rod_gordon2003@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Anthony wrote:
>> The 2600 is still a powerful CPU anything like the 6800 should go good
>> wtih
>> it
>
> So the 6600GT should be fine?
>