N2003 GFX card update...?

Hi, keep it brief: just bought n2003 finally, in uk, through the 'game' website.. 12.50 pounds delivered.. a bargain considering what can be done via these mods i'm reading about. system: was hot for when n4 came out, now isn't so hot.. thinking about a quick fix by getting a new gfx card 1.4ghz Ath 512mb ddr 2100 geforce2 64mb urm? u get the picture.. i think this system could take an athlon up to 2ghz? and i'm presuming getting a better agp card would help things out as this system is still pretty much kick-ass for everything else i do. loads of people had this kind of base system in late 01 early 02.. so what's my best move to get n2003 running good with about 60-75% of the eye candy say? many many thanks! Jon

> 1.4ghz Ath > 512mb ddr 2100 > geforce2 64mb Geforce 4 Ti4200 might be a quick cheap option. (About �80) The 1.4GHz CPU might not like large fields either though....

"Jon G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bhmfu9$87$[email hidden]... > Hi, keep it brief: > > just bought n2003 finally, in uk, through the 'game' website.. 12.50pounds

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> delivered.. a bargain considering what can be done via these mods i'm > reading about. > > system: was hot for when n4 came out, now isn't so hot.. thinking about a > quick fix by getting a new gfx card > > 1.4ghz Ath > 512mb ddr 2100 > geforce2 64mb > > urm? u get the picture.. i think this system could take an athlon up to > 2ghz? and i'm presuming getting a better agp card would help things out as > this system is still pretty much kick-ass for everything else i do. loads

of > people had this kind of base system in late 01 early 02.. so what's mybest > move to get n2003 running good with about 60-75% of the eye candy say? Geforce 4 Ti first of all, you should be able to pick up a 4200 for under �100 and that should give you the kind of performance you're after. ++ Si.

"Jon G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<bhmfu9$87$[email hidden]>... > urm? u get the picture.. i think this system could take an athlon up to > 2ghz? This depends on the motherboard model and BIOS. Take a look at the AMD motherboard forums http://www.amdforums.com/ and you should be able to find out all you need to know. I'd go ahead and get the absolute fastest CPU you can fit on the board, since this seems to determine the basic framerate of this particular series of games moreso than the vid card. Or if you are inclined and your board will support it, you can generally overclock the 1700+ cards to much higher speeds. Be aware that oc'ing usually requires money to be spent on fans, heatsinks, etc. so you may not come out ahead on price. I went from a 1.4 to a 2400+ with a GF3 and it made a very noticeable difference, I am sure much more than if I had spent equivalent money on a video upgrade. That said, your GF2 is very long in the tooth... so it is hard to say. You really need to do both. I would make sure the CPU is taken care of first, then spend your remaining budget on the gfx card. Good luck, Gerald