Geforce Fx 5600

[green_beetle]

hey im thinking about buying a FX5600 based card
but im not sure if it will work on my comp, at the moment i got a crappy
nvidia riva tnt2 m64

CPU:Intel Celeron 848 MHz
GPU:NVIDIA TNT2 m64
MEM:128 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows XP
mainboard: VIA 694X ATX

im sorta a newb to this

[abu_has_the_power]

thing is, even if u upgrade ur vd card, ur cpu will slow overall performance. i would just get a new comp

[bigdawgfoxx]

yeah prob not worth a real nice card like that...128MB?? how do you get around...upgrade your RAM and you will go A LOT faster

[DarthInsinuate]

Originally posted by green_beetle@10 October 2003 - 12:08
hey im thinking about buying a FX5600 based card
but im not sure if it will work on my comp, at the moment i got a crappy
nvidia riva tnt2 m64

CPU:Intel Celeron 848 MHz
GPU:NVIDIA TNT2 m64
MEM:128 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows XP
mainboard: VIA 694X ATX

im sorta a newb to this

WOW! - my specs are better than yours

but seriously - a shiny new card won't help much, you'll need a new processor and more RAM aswell - how fast and how much RAM? Depends on how much you're prepared to spend

[Keikan]

fx 5600 sux

[green_beetle]

ok so how much RAM should i get,
is 512mb good enough?

and whats better P4 2.66GHz or Athlon XP2700+?

thanks for the help

[abu_has_the_power]

i would get a 2.4c (P4 2.4 ghz at 800 FSB). those are the best to oc in intel's stock of cpu's. amd, it's cheaper, but for ur comp, since ur mobo is for celerons, it might have trouble with ocing, so i would just buy a new computer. i can direct u to some stores for parts and whole computers

[ScotchGuy]

Originally posted by green_beetle@10 October 2003 - 20:41
ok so how much RAM should i get,
is 512mb good enough?

and whats better P4 2.66GHz or Athlon XP2700+?

thanks for the help

Athlon for sure.

Does your motherboard support DDR? If so get about 512 DDR 3200. That should do well.

EDIT: Oh yeah, you'd need a new board to use AMD anyway. So if you want an AMD then you'll need a new motherboard.

[DarthInsinuate]

i think Athlons are better value for money, they're slightly slower but they alot cheaper

512mb should be fine