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whats the best buy for 100 USD?

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/whats-the-best-buy-for-100-usd.71379/

bikdel
bikdel Original post #1
Oct 23, 2007 at 9:44 PM
guys this is my system.... what should i upgrade for 100 dollars?

Intel Celeron D 2.4 Ghd, 533 Mhz FSB, 256 KB L2
1 GB DDR 400
160 GB SATA II HDD working on SATA I MOBO
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 128 MB

for 100 dollars, what could be the best addon? i don wanna change the core( the core meaning my mobo+proccy)...
Choto Cheeta
Oct 23, 2007 at 10:37 PM
Its not so difficult to say :p there is only one thing which can be upgraded thats a Better grfx card !!!
Third Eye
Oct 23, 2007 at 10:41 PM
Yup upgrade your graphic card.
bikdel
bikdel #4
Oct 23, 2007 at 11:02 PM
^^^ For 100 dollars??

AGP upgrade?
okay but tell me one which wont be bottlenecked by my proccy plz
The_Devil_Himself
Oct 23, 2007 at 11:09 PM
A 6800gt 256mb maybe?But agp cards are hard to find these days.
Choto Cheeta
Oct 23, 2007 at 11:20 PM
The_Devil_Himself said:
A 6800gt 256mb maybe?But agp cards are hard to find these days.

USD means out of India :lol: so chanses are he will get a good deal with 6800 card :D
The_Devil_Himself
Oct 23, 2007 at 11:29 PM
yay right.MAybe he can even get 7600gt agp version.
bikdel
bikdel #8
Oct 24, 2007 at 12:19 AM
mmm... maybe..........

ill try out if available somewhere in Pennysylvania, USA..... hehe


There'll be money left after a 6800 xt... around 25 dollars
i can add up some money to buy a COMPRO card...

One Vista MCE comatible was around 40 $ from Compro..

what do u say choto?...
chicha
chicha #9
Oct 24, 2007 at 8:07 AM
yes 7600gt is available in bangalore, i was looking for the same stuff then droped the idea as its not worth the money, better you save 100usd for some later proper upgread.