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video card upgrade: good or bad?

please forgive my lack of knowledge on some of this. i currently have an asus 9800 gtx+ video card. i ran across what seems like a decent deal on a ati radeon 4870 (1gb). ive looked at toms hardware, and it seems that the 4870 is overall a better card. i mostly play call of duty, and world of...
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- Sep 3, 2009
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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best place to buy games online for release date shipping?

yeah, i moved a few months ago, and im kind of in the middle of nowhere. gonna take about a 30 minute drive to pick it up from a store, so was hoping one of these release date deliveries would be reliable
- biffbacon
- Post #5
- Nov 4, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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best place to buy games online for release date shipping?

the new CoD, and the WoW expansion are coming out next week, and ive never bought a game online with release date shipping, but im considering it. i know amazon has it, and they claim your game will arrive the actual release date, so im thinking about that, but anyone have any experience or...
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- Nov 4, 2008
- Replies: 8
- Forum: PC Games
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nub lost trying to install a video card

ok, buying a new power supply tonight. im just buying one from the local best buy b/c i really dont want to wait for something to be shipped again. anyone know if the following video card would fit in xps 420?: link
- biffbacon
- Post #21
- Oct 29, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

got em plugged in. (correctly i hope)
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- Post #19
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

whats the worst that could happen? fry the vid card? or would things jsut shut down?
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- Post #16
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

well, i fired it up. no probs so far, but havent done anything graphics intnsive yet
- biffbacon
- Post #14
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

i had read the older dell xps have some odd mobo and power supply made only for them, and they were hard to upgrade
- biffbacon
- Post #11
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

where do i find that? im looking at the stuff on the power supply, but not see it. its a l375p-00 edit: stole this from another post: Dell Model L375P-00 w/ DC output 375W Combined power on +3.3V and +5V Rails not exceed 150W Combined power on +12VA and -12VB Rails not exceed 350W...
- biffbacon
- Post #9
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

core2quad9300 1 hard drive 4 gb ram (2x 2gb modules) 1 dvd thats about it
- biffbacon
- Post #7
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

ok, so next dumb move.... i jsut realize my power supply is too small. i havent powered anything up yet, but the card says it requires a 400 watt power supply minimum, and mines only 375w..... i have a dell xps 420, and ive heard the power supplies arent upgradeable, is this true? should i...
- biffbacon
- Post #5
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

smooth, and ty
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- Post #4
- Oct 28, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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nub lost trying to install a video card

ok, thanks in advance for any help you guys can offer. Basically, i bought a video card, and it came with a REALLY crappy manual. its a 9800 gtx+, and i have it in the slot, but i have a few concerns before i power things up. do i need to hook any extra power up to it anywhere? it has 2...
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- Oct 28, 2008
- Replies: 30
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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new agp card

im running windows xp, will i have any problem with drivers? (thought i read something about that).
- biffbacon
- Post #3
- Sep 5, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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new agp card

so im still limping along with my old computer trying to make it till the end of the year. it only has an agp slot, which i currently have a nvidia 6800 in. I was wondering if there are any decent agp upgrades out there to bridge my gap until i buy a new computer. i looked at frys online, and...
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- Sep 5, 2008
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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