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    8500 gt

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kenz1980, Mar 7, 2008.

  1. kenz1980

    kenz1980 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys with a new computer and a 8500 gt could i play cod 4?
     
    kenz1980, Mar 7, 2008
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    evoxbeck Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, I played JUST FINE with a nvidia 6800, but decided to upgrade to an 8600 GTS OC2(125$ on tigerdirect) if you havent boughten that gfx yet, though really the thing is the other specs too, FPS is between mostly CPU and GPU. RAM is just a dur lol... list your other specs and we can totally see if your safe
     
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    kenz1980 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Its for a premade comp my brother may get, and no he doesnt want to bother putting one together - he just wants to play games like cod 4 and cod 2.

    Processor Type AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core
    Processor Speed 2.2GHz
    RAM 3072MB PC2-5300 DDR2
    Hard Drive 640GB 7200RPM
     
    kenz1980, Mar 7, 2008
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    OFFtopic : Woa, that`s a huge sig.You may have to change it , Evoxbeck ...
     
    eleron911, Mar 7, 2008
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    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    I could play CoD4 on my brothers inspiron with the 8400m GS with everything on low. You should be able to also. Maybe with a couple of things on normal, and a relatively low res.

    EDIT: ya that sig is huge..
     
    Arquis, Mar 7, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Get the 8600 GT. It's much more powerful.

    If it's a premade computer, order it without a GPU or with the lowest option, and then install an 8600 GT.
     
    Lithus, Mar 7, 2008
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    kenz1980 Notebook Enthusiast

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    kenz1980, Mar 7, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You'll be wasting a ton of money buying it premade. For 1k, you can get an 8800 equipped system easy.
     
    Lithus, Mar 7, 2008
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    Leon Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, I have configured a Dual Core, 2 GB of RAM, 8800 GT, 500 GB HD Vostro after coupons for my friend for only $699.
     
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    yeah, no way the mods gonna accept that...
     
    XPS1330, Mar 7, 2008
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