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# Jun 23, 2008 at 6:02 PM

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kankle king 78269

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I bought the Sapphire HD 3850 thinking it would help, but it made things worse. (I couldn't even run TF2 w/everything on low)

Here are my specs now:

Windows XP Pro
Pentium 4 2.8GHz
2.75 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce Ti 4200 with AGP8X (64 MB)
250 GB HD, 232 GB free

I still have the Sapphire card waiting to be returned, so I need to know what to exchange it for. My only guess is my CPU can't handle the power of the GPU. Let me know, thanks.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/23/2008, 18:02:30
       Machine name: REAL-C1EE79514B
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.071023-1323)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: GBT___
       System Model: AWRDACPI
               BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
             Memory: 2816MB RAM
          Page File: 713MB used, 3994MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0281&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 64.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: SONY GDM-400PS/400PST/19PS
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9371 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/22/2006 12:22:00, 4527488 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
     &

# Jun 23, 2008 at 6:08 PM

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fatality154@live.com 84782

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why did u buy that? the new 4850 is so much better dude, its even better than the 8800 gts and its 200 bucks.

# Jun 23, 2008 at 6:11 PM

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kankle king 78269

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cos I have AGP8X not PCI-E....

# Jun 23, 2008 at 6:31 PM

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fatality154@live.com 84782

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oo that sucks, I really shouldn't have asked that sorry.

# Jun 24, 2008 at 9:55 AM

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Admiral_Spaceship 85817

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This card may be your savior. Take a look at how well it runs OBLIVION and Rainbow 6: Vegas. It should run TF2 and the rest of The Orange Box just fine.

Unfortunately, it looks like you have about the best you can get on a Socket 478 processor. If you have another socket type, let me know, and I can go see what I can find in terms of upgrades.

# Jun 25, 2008 at 11:17 AM

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LOLWTFBBQ 83272

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What is your power supply?

# Jun 25, 2008 at 11:21 AM

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Boney526 78504

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Admiral_Spaceship
This card may be your savior. Take a look at how well it runs OBLIVION and Rainbow 6: Vegas. It should run TF2 and the rest of The Orange Box just fine.

Unfortunately, it looks like you have about the best you can get on a Socket 478 processor. If you have another socket type, let me know, and I can go see what I can find in terms of upgrades.

# Jun 25, 2008 at 11:24 AM

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Boney526 78504

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Sorry for the Double post, i hit post by mistake and it won't let me edit.

Anyway, I'm just gonna use this topic. Do you think that Graphics card will work for me? Mine just broke, and I need a cheap but at least decent graphics card because right now I'm using a really cheap one that came with my PC (Radeon X300) I'm not all that computer savvy, and I have a Dell Dimension 4700, if that helps.

# Jun 25, 2008 at 1:15 PM

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Admiral_Spaceship 85817

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^ Use the image on this page to find what port your PC has. After that I could help you figure out what cards could work for you. Just open up the case, and look on the motherboard for those ports. After you know what port you have, I can help you find a cheap and effective card.

From what I gather, the X300 isn't an AGP card, but I just want to be sure.

# Jun 25, 2008 at 2:10 PM

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Boney526 78504

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Yeah, I have PCI-E port. I just don't know of any good Graphics cards that are cheap, I don't wanna make my parents spend a lotta money on a new card right now, especially because when in a couple of years when I go to college they're gonna get me a laptop anyway. I just wanna run TF2 at good settings at about 60 FPS.

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