Computer Questions (once again)

[diamond-optic]

Quote: Originally Posted by boer

p.s. Thanks to whoever fixed whatever the problem was that prevented me from accessing the forums.

i updated the forums finally and it had some security token fixes

[HAWKEYE]

which one is better?

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Bfg-Tech-GeF...=1218508589875

or

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/nVidi...oductDetail.do

[diamond-optic]

Quote: Originally Posted by HAWKEYE

which one is better?

well since theyre both 6200's, the overclocked one would be the faster of the two.. but being completely honest, since 6200 are sorta low end and old (but i understand its not easy finding PCI cards lol and anything is usually a nice step up from onboard) you very well might not even notice a difference ingame between the 2 since the speed difference really isnt all that much..

personally i prefer evga for videos cards, but i dont think it would make any difference in this case... plus what completely throws that argument out the window is the fact that the BFG one you linked has active cooling and the evga has passive.. if you plan to play any games, you should stay away from passive cooling..

my backup card (a cheapo 7300 i believe) has passive cooling and it works fine for everyday stuff but it gets real warm when playing games or doing anything that pushes it..

so if it was my decision i would get the 6200 OC

[HAWKEYE]

Alright thanks , appreciate it

[HAWKEYE]

woohoo its here, oh and what type of RAM do i get? , just saw 512 mb of ddr ram for 20$ ,dont know what my mobo needs tho

[timmy!]

support.dell.com

[HAWKEYE]

wow that was simple enough ,thanks

[diamond-optic]

yeah ddr and even ddr2 ram is really cheap now.. tho ddr3 is still way over priced but its starting to come down a bit and the timings are getting a little better too