Just a little help with ram and video card

mykill · 01-30-2004, 05:14 PM

Right now my comp is a 1.8 ghz geforce 2

224 mb of ram.. i dont know why its 224 but ne way..

im not really a wizz with comps so i dont know what kinda ram it is..

But i really wanna get a geforce 4 or something to run ffxi on some sweet graphics..

i use a 56k and actually... my ffxi runs faster then most cables online.. probably cause i reformatted..

would anyone know how much a geforce 4 would cost and how much it generally costs to get about 256 more ram?

plz and thx

Edarion · 01-30-2004, 05:29 PM

If your RAM is at 224 it's probably corrupted, you probably need a new stick. Buy a 512 MB stick of ram for about 65 dollars. Processor will do fine, not great, but okay. Buy at least a GeForce 5200 or a Radeon 9500 Pro I would say. There's no way your modem can do cable speeds online. Cable modems get ~75 ping to a server, dial-up modems are only capable of about 200+. Search on Pricegrabber.com for prices on the above components.

mykill · 01-30-2004, 05:32 PM

well whenever i party im always out before alot of my friends... i ask them what they have they say dsl or cable..

anyway thx for your help

Siber · 01-30-2004, 07:24 PM

The RAM may not be corrupted, how many sticks of it do you have? Cause you could have a 32, 64, and 128 MB sticks of it lol. And go for a 9600 over a 9500. There are reasons why ATI stopped making 9500/9700 and making 9600/9800.

The Heretic · 02-05-2004, 02:06 AM

9600 is faster but has half the number of pipelines, the general concensus was that the 9500 was the better card, but was too expensive to make. A 9600 was cheaper to make with half the pipelines so they pissed off the 9500. If you can find a 9500pro, buy one, for the historical value and performance.

01-30-2004, 05:14 PM	#1
mykill Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Just a little help with ram and video card Right now my comp is a 1.8 ghz geforce 2 224 mb of ram.. i dont know why its 224 but ne way.. im not really a wizz with comps so i dont know what kinda ram it is.. But i really wanna get a geforce 4 or something to run ffxi on some sweet graphics.. i use a 56k and actually... my ffxi runs faster then most cables online.. probably cause i reformatted.. would anyone know how much a geforce 4 would cost and how much it generally costs to get about 256 more ram? plz and thx

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The Heretic Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 336 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	9600 is faster but has half the number of pipelines, the general concensus was that the 9500 was the better card, but was too expensive to make. A 9600 was cheaper to make with half the pipelines so they pissed off the 9500. If you can find a 9500pro, buy one, for the historical value and performance. __________________ Psalm 137:8, "O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us - he who seizes your infants and dashes their brains against the rocks." - In God We Trust

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01-30-2004, 05:29 PM	#2
Edarion Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	If your RAM is at 224 it's probably corrupted, you probably need a new stick. Buy a 512 MB stick of ram for about 65 dollars. Processor will do fine, not great, but okay. Buy at least a GeForce 5200 or a Radeon 9500 Pro I would say. There's no way your modem can do cable speeds online. Cable modems get ~75 ping to a server, dial-up modems are only capable of about 200+. Search on Pricegrabber.com for prices on the above components.

01-30-2004, 05:32 PM	#3
mykill Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	well whenever i party im always out before alot of my friends... i ask them what they have they say dsl or cable.. anyway thx for your help

01-30-2004, 07:24 PM	#4
Siber Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 263 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The RAM may not be corrupted, how many sticks of it do you have? Cause you could have a 32, 64, and 128 MB sticks of it lol. And go for a 9600 over a 9500. There are reasons why ATI stopped making 9500/9700 and making 9600/9800.