Videocards.. which to buy and whatnot.. simply videocards!

Jmac- · Post by **Jmac-** » 02 Mar 2007, 02:17

I remember back in the GeForce2 days when Leadtek and Gainward were the top performers in terms of overclocking ...

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 09 Mar 2007, 21:31

ok i have a 64 3800+ X2 dual core processor which means it is 64-bit. so when i download drivers for my gfx card i want the build version 93.81 x64 rather than the 94.20 x32 driver right ?

BrontoX · Post by **BrontoX** » 09 Mar 2007, 23:49

It depends on your OS not Processor and i think that Gfx Drivers are universal (meaning 32bit and 64bit)

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 10 Mar 2007, 00:00

well its media center edition 2005 which is basically xp pro i just want to make sure i have the right drivers

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 10 Mar 2007, 00:58

they are NOT universal (drivers never are

)

he is right though, it depends on your windows, you only need 64bit drivers if you have 64bit windows

since you have MCE (which is 32bit afaik), you need 32bit drivers

BrontoX · Post by **BrontoX** » 10 Mar 2007, 23:52

Guys which of these Cards should i get:
144Euros:
http://www.pakom.com/KatalogProizvoda/O ... ra=9001848
http://www.pakom.com/KatalogProizvoda/O ... ra=9003064

or should i go for this one: (171euros)
http://www.pakom.com/KatalogProizvoda/O ... ra=9002973

I know you are going to say the last one but are the other two good cuz i don't really want to pay much money on a Gfx Card

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 11 Mar 2007, 00:29

depends on what you need it for

but i kinda doubt 512MB on a 76GT is really going to help

GT > GS though so dont get the GS

BrontoX · Post by **BrontoX** » 11 Mar 2007, 00:35

So i am going for the 512mb version of the GT cuz i see the Memory clock is 1400Mhz and GPU is 560 Mhz. Here go another 171 Euros down the drain.

Can someone find me some benchmarks for this card?

underoath285 · Post by **underoath285** » 20 Mar 2007, 01:23

im thinking about an 8800GTS but i dont know if the 320MB version is good enough or if i should put out for the 640MB....

is twice the size worth it?

Skyline_man · Post by **Skyline_man** » 20 Mar 2007, 01:38

underoath285 wrote:is twice the size worth it?

Only if you play on resolutions over 1600x1200 and you want decent FPS.

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 20 Mar 2007, 04:13

ya i have the 320 mg versian and the only thing the 640 will get you is higher res and framerate, just like skyline man said.

Jmac- · Post by **Jmac-** » 20 Mar 2007, 10:00

Depends entirely on the resolution of your monitor ...

Under 2 MPixels (1600x1200/1680x1050) and the 320 MB version is perfectly fine ...
Over 2 MPixels and you'll probably want the 640 MB version ...

Of course, if you plan on playing DX10 games, you'll probably want to get the 640 MB version anyways as the buffer requirements will probably be much higher than they are with DX9 unless you play @ 1280x1024 or lower.

underoath285 · Post by **underoath285** » 20 Mar 2007, 13:07

well right now im at 1280x1024 and that suits me just fine. So it seems the 320MB version will be just fine

arabnight · Post by **arabnight** » 20 Mar 2007, 17:31

yah i bought the 320mb version cause i didnt have that extra 100bucks for the 640 but i guess when hellgate londan comes out ill be kinda screwed with a "slow" dx10 card

Carcrazy · Post by **Carcrazy** » 21 Mar 2007, 05:01

Would it be worth a new CPU Motherboard RAM and another GFX Card to SLi My 7600GT? All in all about $400.

Porsche-AG · Post by **Porsche-AG** » 31 Mar 2007, 04:28

Wow guys, you have to check some great deals from http://www.amazon.com.

Ontopic, I currently have a GeForce MX400, and I am thinking about getting Test Drive Unlimited, which suggests at least a 256 MB graphics card, while mine is a mere 64 MB. Any suggestions on cards that would not only meet that requirement, but would exceed that requirement for an affordable price (I don't care if it's ATI or NVIDIA)?

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 31 Mar 2007, 04:58

@porsche: 7600GT or higher should do

@carcrazy: keep in mind that SLi really only is useful with high resolutions (1600x1200 and up) and high AA

also, ive read some games have issues with SLi (some have extra support though)

donaldgladden · Post by **donaldgladden** » 01 Apr 2007, 03:49

Porsche-AG wrote:Wow guys, you have to check some great deals from http://www.amazon.com.

Ontopic, I currently have a GeForce MX400, and I am thinking about getting Test Drive Unlimited, which suggests at least a 256 MB graphics card, while mine is a mere 64 MB. Any suggestions on cards that would not only meet that requirement, but would exceed that requirement for an affordable price (I don't care if it's ATI or NVIDIA)?

oh god due. its 2007 and you have a mx400?! well i guess i cant really be talking but as high as Best Buy's prices may be, they usaually have good low prices for cards like the 7950 which last time i went on friday was at 280.

BrontoX · Post by **BrontoX** » 01 Apr 2007, 09:31

@donaldgladden: He can't get the 7950 cuz it's on PCI-E he needs an AGP card.

@Porsche-AG: Look for a 7600GS or 7600GT or if you want the best of the best try looking for a Sapphire X1950Pro AGP or a 7800GS AGP (<----these 2 cards have both 256mb and 512mb DDR3 versions).
Or you can wait for that nVIDIA card that will be coming out on AGP with DX10 on it.

donaldgladden · Post by **donaldgladden** » 01 Apr 2007, 12:59

well in that case, i'd still hunker down and get a BFG 7800GS AGP card. yeah.......good luck trying to find one.

Most likely you'll find one for at least 180. if your going Vista ready budget, then grap yourself a ATI X1300 for 130

Porsche-AG · Post by **Porsche-AG** » 01 Apr 2007, 17:32

Unfortunately, I'm not one to spend a lot of money on a GFX card. And since this isn't even my computer (It's my dad's), he wouldn't want to buy a GFX card that he wouldn't be using much. Just curious, are we all using USD currencies, because translated to CDN, it's quite a bit more.

Carcrazy · Post by **Carcrazy** » 01 Apr 2007, 23:52

Is it AGP or PCI-E? If it's PCI-E I can get you a heck of a deal on an overclocked BFG 7600GT that kicks butt!

EDIT: I tried to get the link 4 you but newegg is down for some reason.

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 02 Apr 2007, 00:28

Is THIS the one you were going to show him Carcrazy?

Carcrazy · Post by **Carcrazy** » 02 Apr 2007, 03:14

Yup. That's what I have and I love it to death.

Jmac- · Post by **Jmac-** » 05 Apr 2007, 04:22

Porsche-AG wrote:Wow guys, you have to check some great deals from http://www.amazon.com.

Ontopic, I currently have a GeForce MX400, and I am thinking about getting Test Drive Unlimited, which suggests at least a 256 MB graphics card, while mine is a mere 64 MB. Any suggestions on cards that would not only meet that requirement, but would exceed that requirement for an affordable price (I don't care if it's ATI or NVIDIA)?

If you're running a GeForce2 MX400, your computer is going to be circa 2002, which would be maybe 1.8 GHz tops (probably lower).

Basically, to run Test Drive Unlimited, you're going to need a whole new computer if my assumption is correct.

Could you please list the rest of your computer's specs, please ?