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| Author: | Fx [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
Hi Guys, My friend is looking to upgrade his graphics card to play SC2 and asked me for a suggestion. System Specs: Acer Aspire model number AM1641-E3750A. It has E5200 Intel Premium dual-core processor, 3GB DDR2 memory, a 320 GB SATA and nvidia G100 graphics. He wants to spend as little as possible so I'm thinking about $100 or less. My recommendation would be the Nvidia GTS 250 512mb but I wanted to pass it by you guys to see what you may recommend. I have no problems with ATI but to my knowledge they don't seem to have a card that has the performance of the GTS 250 within the price range. Thanks! |
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| Author: | CMDR Steve-O [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
Sure, it'll work. |
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| Author: | Dr_BenD_over [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
250 or a 9800GT, if the PSU is enough for it. If it's a typical OEM, you might wanna look at the GT 240. |
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| Author: | Fx [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
240 eh? Is there much of a performance difference between the 240 and 250? It is an OEM system so I'm not sure what kind of PSU is in it, I will ask him. |
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| Author: | CMDR Steve-O [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
Fx wrote: 240 eh? Is there much of a performance difference between the 240 and 250? It is an OEM system so I'm not sure what kind of PSU is in it, I will ask him. Most scholars are stumped, if not disturbed, at what model NVidia cards perform better than others, due to their neverending rebranding. |
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| Author: | Fx [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
Haha, yea I know that the 240 is probably better than the GTS 250 going by the numbering theme....220, 240, 250, 260 etc. I was just wondering if it's a substantial difference or not I have found it difficult to find a 240 anywhere. |
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| Author: | Dr_BenD_over [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
The GTS 250 is a 9800GTX+ if you wanna call a fish a fish. Then again, Nvidia got so creative even I'm confused sometimes. The 240 is a much slower beast, but it is content with a tiny bit of juice and will work fine on even a 300W OEM POS. |
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| Author: | Fx [ Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Advice on system for Starcraft 2 |
Okay, cool. I will tell him to try to go for the GTS 250 then. THanks everyone! |
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