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Here is what im running atm, Im looking for the best way to upgrade for around $300 to cut down on some of the lag.



Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20 GHz

Memory: 1024MB ram

NVIDIA Geforce FX 5500 256mb

Any suggestions you guys make would be very helpful as the only computer person I know told me to buy a new one...

I'm assuming an AGP slot.

I'd recommend another gig of RAM, and a ATI 1950 PRO 512M AGP card. That'll last you two more years.

I'd start with this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102071

and get the RAM after,

video card is Probably AGP, but it could be pci-express

need to find out for sure


upgrading from a 5500 to a 7800, or 7900 would make a world of difference
that should leave you like $100 for another stick of ram

need to know your actual MOBO tho, and how many sticks of ram you already have

Ok, well when i dxdiag on the video part I do see AGP a couple times in there, and I have two 512 sticks of ram in, and two slots left.

edit- how do I find out for sure AGP or PCI

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130274

best agp vid card you'll find likely (most pixel pipelines anyways, which is best indicator of actual performance usually)

The one I listed destroys that one, Tik. I have it in my old AGP system at home and it crushes my 7900 GS in benchmarks. It's 229 bucks and 512M with a lot more headroom for games.

a ATI 1950 PRO 512M AGP card

picked this up and wow. I went from playing games like wow and oblivion on the lowest settings with lots of lag to playing them at the highest settings with no lag. thanks for the tips

Sure. If you bump up your RAM to 2 GIG it'll improve even more.