if it were me i would go for the dual, although i prefer RADEON cards, and the point about the monitor, i cant see why the monitor wouldnt work, its a universal item, made for all pc types/features etc...
You will have no problem with the monitor working. As far as the graphics card goes, go with the 7800GTX and just make sure you have enough power to run it. I would recommend at least 450 W for both of those cards, but let me know which Power Supply you have, and I'll tell you if you can run those cards.
power supply as in the power supply that comes into my house at the socket? Or is the pc itself which has to haev something? I know this is like asking which nuke needs sublinal messagin probly but i am pc noob
this is what i am looking at if it helps, i would tweak it a bit tho
Well it doesn't give any info for the Power Supply in the PC, but I'm guessing in a 3.4 GHz processor, you will have 400-450 W, so you should be able to handle those gfx cards, but imo you should go with the 7800GTX Single, you'd get a better GFX performance out of that rather than dual 6800s.
1024mb DDR ram is fine really, won't need to upgrade any higher for a while. I have that and i can have loads of stuff open at the same time, like ps, css, msn, firefox windows etc and windows media playa and have no problems.
man with 2 gb of DDR2 ram...u can run like 4 versions of BF 2 same time. i bet even more if got uber cpu and grafix lolz
and i think u totally should get AMD 4000+ if u got so much cash to spend...not some retarded P4 well unless maybe Extreme edition with 3.73 GHz which still can;t match AMD.
Grafix...hmm well i saw those cards were u basicly got 2 grafix connected..so thats like some uber performance hm i think they give em out for like 600$. I Prefer ATI tbh
This post has been edited by Th3ColdW4R: Nov 30 2005, 22:55 PM
Get the 7800GTX. You will need a AMD A643700 or equivalent with the 7800GTX otherwise it will be CPU limited. 2GB of RAM is also required to get the most out of the 7800 - Battlefield 2 as an example won't take max settings, particularly high textures on 1GB. You will also need a good PSU with good amps on the 12 volt rail.
Lacking ability of upgrading, mainly because the PSU is on the 'limit' Intel processor, unsuited for gaming if you look at the price Gettings own parts and letting build them is often cheaper AND give you the ideal system.
This does not count only for Dell, also from other companies like these.
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hm i think they give em out for like 600$. I Prefer ATI tbh
Dual 256MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 6800 graphics cards [Included in Price]
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Single 256MB nVidia® GeForce™ 7800GTX graphics card [add £23.50 or £1/month1]
this is off dells webiste btw, which would be better/better value, is it good to have dual cards or is it better to have one better card for only £23
plus if i have a monitor from an old pc would i be able to use it with a new comuter, save me buying one?
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