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

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 26 Jan 2005, 02:44

a ti4800 is like 100 bucks most

Tunerfreak · Post by **Tunerfreak** » 26 Jan 2005, 03:17

It must be some sort of better version. I looked it up word for word.

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 26 Jan 2005, 06:38

yes itis the Ti4800 Hax0rZZz Weeerzion

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 26 Jan 2005, 13:16

It must be some better version. Get real, it isn't.

You would have an 6800 Ultra if it was worth 500 bucks.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 26 Jan 2005, 15:50

come on people, is a Radeon 8500 good compared to a GeForce 2?

206p · Post by **206p** » 26 Jan 2005, 15:53

GEFORCE 2 IS BETTER

ghost_4ce · Post by **ghost_4ce** » 26 Jan 2005, 16:32

Stereo wrote:come on people, is a Radeon 8500 good compared to a GeForce 2?

Its very diificult to answer your question as both are very old card. The closest i could find was an article comapring the 8500 with the GeForce3 Ti500. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... 0-gf3.html

Dont forget that NVidia cards come in a HUGE varity. That Titanium version (thus the "Ti") is the best type for cards of those age. I cant remeber a GeForce2 Ti version but I think my friend used to have a GeForce2 GTS.

All that said, I must urge you to not even CONSIDER buying any such card now, unless you just play solitare

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 26 Jan 2005, 16:54

Does anyone remember the voodoo series..... those were the good 'ole days, aahh the memories.

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 26 Jan 2005, 18:39

Stereo wrote:come on people, is a Radeon 8500 good compared to a GeForce 2?

Radeon 8500 is better than Geforce MX's I think...
I have a Radeon 9000pro and I'm happy as a pig with it

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 26 Jan 2005, 19:03

Well, I have a GeForce 2 GTS 32 MB, graphics sucks, not even light trails or pearlescent paint looks good....

celluzion · Post by **celluzion** » 27 Jan 2005, 17:43

Sir Ibi wrote:Does anyone remember the voodoo series..... those were the good 'ole days, aahh the memories.

3DFX, Voodoo 5000s, Riva TnTs.

Haha, I remember the time I got a Riva TnT, it was like THE card back then, I was happy as a pig, first game I played was Rise of The Triad. I was 8 years old perhaps.

Sweeper · Post by **Sweeper** » 18 Feb 2005, 11:57

Stereo wrote:Well, I have a GeForce 2 GTS 32 MB, graphics sucks, not even light trails or pearlescent paint looks good....

Thats is because your card only has DirectX 7 features.
While modern cards today comes with lots of gadgets to improve visual quality.
Besides, your card is beginning to show age, it was good back in the day.

As for 8500 vs GeForce 2, well I would rather buy a 9000 newer model, the 8500 has some problems in its structure, it was when ATi got their acts together and became just as good as Nvidia on quality.
But the 8500 there is no hope for, it is too old and the architecture they used has shown problems that drivers cannot fix.

The 9000 may be a bit slower on the features side (8500 had hardware truform and such, 9000 does that in software) but is compatible with the newer drivers and doesn't give you any funny problems.

As for the graphics card with the most value today for the lower end.
Go for the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro. cheap and damn good performance, can run HL2 at full settings no problem according to AFX people, also the most widespread card and will be that for some time to come.

.:Sparco:. · Post by **.:Sparco:.** » 18 Feb 2005, 15:34

How good is a Sapphire ATI Radeon X600 Pro 128MB Worth Â£70?

ghost_4ce · Post by **ghost_4ce** » 18 Feb 2005, 15:57

.:Sparco:. wrote:How good is a Sapphire ATI Radeon X600 Pro 128MB Worth Â£70?

Umm... Yup looks alright m8

But are you sure its enough for your gaming needs? Its not a bad card but missing a bit of oomph....

Sweeper · Post by **Sweeper** » 22 Feb 2005, 12:49

Most power for your buck in the ATi camp is older cards.
Meet mr 9800 Pro, the beast that now comes cheap with a lot of bang.
I would have gotten that if I didn't own a Ti 4600, the card I got gives little extra bang compared to a 9800.
9800 can run HL2 at max details without any problems.

Power for a good price

^TuRboDiEsEL^ · Post by **^TuRboDiEsEL^** » 23 Feb 2005, 18:07

The Nvidia makes the best video cards.
I have Gforce 5000GT

celluzion · Post by **celluzion** » 25 Feb 2005, 14:57

Sigh.. nVidia vs ATi.

They're never good outright, different games rely on different companies, like Half Life 2 to ATi and Doom 3 to nVidia.

nVidia however, now is ahead of the pack with their SLi cards, but ATi is dishing a blow back with a new system which name eludes me right now.'

(Btw, any Radeon below a 9550 is really an 8000 series card with a 9 slapped on it)

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 15 Mar 2005, 00:05

is this the best thing anyone can buy OR WHAT???!

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductde ... 492&DEPA=0

i mean wow. the price is one thing, but the abilities it has, just wow, its just SICK!!!! i wish i could buy it

Sapphire · Post by **Sapphire** » 15 Mar 2005, 00:12

X850XT is better than that, in high-end segment nv6800ultra is still the best

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 15 Mar 2005, 00:17

and does a x850 come with tv tuner and radio?? no

did yuo look at the specs??

no

Sapphire · Post by **Sapphire** » 15 Mar 2005, 00:32

sry, didn't notice all-in-wonder. my deepest apologies.

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 15 Mar 2005, 13:08

@EmptyWords: Cool it down a bit, yes?

Anyway, do you guys use modifed drivers? I reffer to Omega (for ati)? If you don't, you should try, because it really boosts up the performance.
Radeon 9000pro --> 1024x768 --> AA --> NFSU2 --> 52FPS!

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 15 Mar 2005, 22:47

what other options are you running?

Xtreme2 · Post by **Xtreme2** » 22 Mar 2005, 00:37

omega......... ? are that drivers for ati or what... well.. empty words my uncle has an x800xt and it rocks i love to play countersrike: source... me self got an ati 9800 pro and it's great 2 but still that x800xt... yummie... but im just 14... IF I HAD THE MONEY!!! hehe lol

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 22 Mar 2005, 12:18

Yes, omegas are for ati, they are modified Catalyst drivers, they are a lot better, they especially boost up the performance on older Radeons