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Wut should i choose !?!?!?


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Well since you arent really a gamer intel will probably be best the autocad software can make use of some of the intel features better than an AMD can the amds kinda make up for that by being slightly cheaper but i would stick to the cpu you have know. 1024x768 is a pretty low resolution so that wont be to bad. You could try a fx5200 or radeon 9250 they are both cheap pci cards and infintiely better than any integrated gfx. They should manage auto cad ok without lagging up until you het to really complex drawings.
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Right now im up to $335 (305 after rebates) with

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814102527
for a video card

http://www.tigerdire...p?EdpNo=1501221
for a case and psu

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820145527
2.5 gb of ram total :tazz:

Thnx again for all the help your giving me
Anyways do u think that should be good or is there anything else you think i need (i really dont need a sound card btw)

Edited by ea6b607, 20 August 2005 - 10:37 AM.

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Yeah i didnt think you would need a sound card, i would check on if there are any penalties for using all the ram slots. You will need to look up the motherboard manual for that. If there is you would be as well just using the two 2GB sticks.
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well i think im all set on my purchase thnx a ton to "geeks to go" great chatroom and ill make sure to use it again if i need any other help

Just to say quickly i checked the mauek and coulnt find anything penalizing if i have to though i can always remove the 2 256's
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Yeah its worth trying it with and without the extra 256 sticks. Good luck.
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this is kinduv an old post i did awhile ago but i finally got all the piecers and got it working it is so much of an improvement but just 1 quick question in the future if i ever buy a new motherboard will i have to reinstall windows?

btw i changed my case to a roswill 114 and love it i also spent about $50 so now im running at 33c i have 8 fans 4-80's 1-120 cpu fan and psu fan though the psu is sopposively not great it is working perfectly for me and is getting much better voltage readouts the my old 250watt.

Edited by ea6b607, 03 September 2005 - 07:40 PM.

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Yeah any major hardware changes need you to reinstall windows.
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Well at least it will give me an excuse to switch to xp pro or a better o/s lo thnx anyways
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