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22 Feb 2007, 2:21 am

I am seriously trying to upgrade my current computer as I am running a a257c hp and want to play a game that I got for Christmas (Battle for Middle Earth 2) (LOTR special interest), but can't due to crappy graphics card (geforce mx 440) :cry: I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for an affordable computer that would be able to run the new 8600 cards when they are released (PCI-E, $180) Every time I try to build one online I end up at over $2000 and just can't afford it.


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22 Feb 2007, 2:51 am

why cant u just get a new video card for comp u have now? maybe some new ram too while ur upgrading.



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22 Feb 2007, 2:53 am

do you need something that's SLI ready?



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22 Feb 2007, 3:35 am

If you go to tigerdirect.com and go through all the components a computer needs you run about $1100 for an SLI-ready Core 2 Duo (2GHz) system.

Then just put them together.

If SLI isn't your thing then there are lots of prefabs for under $1000 that would fit your shiny new card when you get it.



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22 Feb 2007, 3:36 am

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The subtotal is $1214.93



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22 Feb 2007, 10:28 am

matt271 wrote:
why cant u just get a new video card for comp u have now? maybe some new ram too while ur upgrading.


Mainly because it's an AGP card and I'm going to switch to PCI-E.


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22 Feb 2007, 10:33 am

ahayes wrote:
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The subtotal is $1214.93


Thanks! Is it difficult to construct your own comp,as I am considering the idea, but my dad thinks that I should just get a prebuilt.


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Yakko Warner: We protest you calling us "little kids". We prefer to be called "vertically-impaired pre-adults".

Yakko: We'd love to stay here and count our brain cells as they die one-by-one.
Dot: But we can't.