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TheEliteLord
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October 25th, 2009 21:00
Can I upgrade my XPS 410?
So here is my previous setup:
Dell XPS 410 model.
Windows XP Service Pack 3.
3 Gigs of Ram.
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 6400 @ 2.13 Ghz
Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS.
300 GB Gard Drive
And my current upgrades now include:
2 GB of Ram.
500 GB Hard Drive
Intel Core 2 Quad 6700 @ 2.66 GHz Processor
I was wondering what I could upgrade the video card towards? I want to play Creative Assembly's "Empire: Total War" on maxed settings if even possible with my future setup. I was thinking about this card:
nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX.
Would this card work with this setup and run Empire: Total War on maxed settings? Any help would be extremely appreciative.
That's hard to say since you do not mention your monitor size. If you have a monitor capable of a 1920 x 1080 resolution or higher and you want this with everything else maxed out, then you may want to consider something else. The 9800 GTX is kind of old technology. The GTS 250 has replaced this card, but it still is the same technology as the 9800 GTX+. I would consider looking at the GTX 260 216 core with your current set up and wanting to run this game maxed out or any other games you might consider. You would have better luck with the new ATI HD 5770 as it would give better performance over the 9800 GTX or GTS 250 and have new technologies built in. Did you upgrade your power supply or is it still the stock one? Since you have done these other upgrades, you may want to consider a PSU upgrade also if you have not done so since you have interest in maxing out games. Power supplies can lose wattage with age so it is not going to provide you with the power it had when it was new.
peterpuk1
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Posted October 26th, 2009 09:00
I think the nVidia GTS 250 replaced the 9800GTX.