matthewdenn 0 Posted January 12, 2008 I have a Radeon 9600 Pro w/ 256 MB of memory with a Sempron 2800+ overclocked to 2.14 GHZ. I think my processor is fast enough to play Armed Assault decently, but my video card is at fault. What do you guys think about the ATI Radeon X 1650 Pro 512 MB DDR2? I think that it will fit in my AGP slot but I am not sure. I really need a boost in my framerate. It's so slow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maddogx 13 Posted January 12, 2008 What graphics card to you currently have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BraTTy 0 Posted January 13, 2008 Needs to go in this topic : http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....t=52409 A 1650pro is an inexpensive minimal graphics card, would definately improve your system Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmaVidz 0 Posted January 13, 2008 It will be better no doubt if you upgrade to the 1650 Pro, however I would have to caution you, it won't be a night and day difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RN Malboeuf 12 Posted January 13, 2008 Quote[/b] ]I think that it will fit in my AGP slot but I am not sure I'm sure it won't fit. X1650 for AGP slot are very rare (if exists at all). you need full upgrade. or serach smth old like 9800 - it's quite powerfull Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BraTTy 0 Posted January 13, 2008 1650 for AGP is common (maybe not where your from) Can be had for less than 50$ after rebate http://www.newegg.com/Product....1650PRO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwarden 1125 Posted January 13, 2008 X1650 is only notch faster than what You got already (it was gaming low end (X13xx/X14xx are office non gaming GPUs) ...) if You can get cheap X1950PRO/GT as exists also in AGP variant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewdenn 0 Posted January 13, 2008 Hey guys, thanks for your input and suggestions. I really appreciate it. Armed Assault is SO graphically intensive, and I really want to get it running as best as is possible with a 5 year old Cyberpower rig that has already been gutted several times over to replace cheap and inadequate parts. (I.E. the power supply was totally caked with dust and I replaced it with a nice Thermaltake.) Anyway, my video card has a AGP 8X interface, so I am limited to that interface when I am buying a graphics card. I think that the 512 MB ATI Radeon X1650PRO looks like a pretty decent budget card. Hopefully it will improve my horrible frame rate. P.S.-Do the 1.05 and 1.08 updates help increase performance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnR 1 Posted January 13, 2008 May i suggest the x1950 Pro Ice 512mb AGP Also with 2gb Ram, i can run most settings on Normal. Or wait i believe the HD3xxxx series will be bringing out a AGP Version  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RN Malboeuf 12 Posted January 13, 2008 Quote[/b] ]I think that the 512 MB ATI Radeon X1650PRO looks like a pretty decent budget card. Â Hopefully it will improve my horrible frame rate. I was owner of X1600 for a while. almost the same card. It's a lot faster then R9600 (i had it too before ), but even with 2Gb RAM and A4800+ i couldn't play on Sahrani it's too slow for arma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Puma- 2 Posted January 13, 2008 May i suggest the x1950 Pro Ice 512mb AGPAlso with 2gb Ram, i can run most settings on Normal. Or wait i believe the HD3xxxx series will be bringing out a AGP Version yeah i believe sapphire has 38xx series agp card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max power 21 Posted January 14, 2008 A friend of mine has an x1650 512 and it is much faster than my old x850 256. I currently have 2 crossfire x1950s and a 4400+ oc'd to 2.5 ghz and 2 gigs of ram. Crossfire, either by virtue of being unsupported or by the fact that my system is bottlenecking, doesn't do much for me. So, I just want to put it forward that I think that the x1650 is a good move, but your graphics card in that case may be much faster than the rest of your system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 29 Posted January 14, 2008 Please use the PC Discussion Thread for all such matters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites