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

LoTuX · Post by **LoTuX** » 11 Sep 2004, 22:46

I bought a ATI Radeon 9600XT with 128 and it gets better 3Dmark score than the 256 version in similiar computers.

Why this happen???

Killer Instinct · Post by **Killer Instinct** » 12 Sep 2004, 23:02

It could be that you have later drivers. Newer drivers improve card performance.

VPNeverLoser · Post by **VPNeverLoser** » 30 Sep 2004, 23:11

I have about $150 and I want to get the best video card out of that money. Any comments of which one i should get?
btw which video card is Bojan using?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 01 Oct 2004, 01:13

VPNeverLoser wrote:I have about $150 and I want to get the best video card out of that money. Any comments of which one i should get?
btw which video card is Bojan using?

I'm afraid you can't get Bojans videocard with 150...

My guess it's a 9800 Pro.

VPNeverLoser · Post by **VPNeverLoser** » 01 Oct 2004, 04:01

how much are those?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 01 Oct 2004, 13:39

VPNeverLoser wrote:how much are those?

It's around 230 euro's here in The Netherlands..

Dollars would be pretty much the same I think.

Post by **Bojan** » 01 Oct 2004, 13:59

PSZeTa wrote:
VPNeverLoser wrote:I have about $150 and I want to get the best video card out of that money. Any comments of which one i should get?
btw which video card is Bojan using?
I'm afraid you can't get Bojans videocard with 150...

My guess it's a 9800 Pro.

You couldn't be farther from the truth

My video card is a more-than-2-years old geforce 4 4200Ti.
You can buy a way better card for less than $150.

And yes, I will be upgrading soon because it's performance in today's games is terrible. I mean come on, who wants to play a game on low detail and 800x060 resolution

Anybody wants to buy it?

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 01 Oct 2004, 19:14

i wish i didnt rush into buying my video card, ifi could go back in time, iwouldve bought a leadtek geforce fx5700 ultra, with 128gddr3 ram , its speed is 475/950, and it coted only 30 bucks more than mine :-/, my card speed is 250/400

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 01 Oct 2004, 20:21

Bojan wrote:
PSZeTa wrote:
VPNeverLoser wrote:I have about $150 and I want to get the best video card out of that money. Any comments of which one i should get?
btw which video card is Bojan using?
I'm afraid you can't get Bojans videocard with 150...

My guess it's a 9800 Pro.
Bojan's sick story.

Geforce 4 4200Ti

Booooo.>=(

You can't get screens like that..

Ofcourse, you used somekinda weirdo nuthead program.

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » 01 Oct 2004, 21:06

Hey!! I have a ti4200 (128mb) and it works perfectly. Juiced, for instance works awesome at the highest details, NFSU works perfectly, Battlefield works pretty good (could be better). I love it, the reflections are awesome as well.

@VP: See, you thought his card was sooo good, but it turned out to be the same as what I have. I would suggest buying an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro card 400/600. You can get it for around 130 bucks, and it would be all you would need.

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 01 Oct 2004, 22:02

Solution to ti4200 slowness = overclock to Ti4600 speeds. You're warrantee's bound to be dead anyway, and if you're getting a new one soon it won't make much of a difference.

Post by **Bojan** » 02 Oct 2004, 10:08

Haha, my last overclocking attempt fried the cpu. That's why I was offline for a week a month ago. And what's more, the money I spent on the cpu was meant to go for a new gfx. So if a fry my gfx now, I'll be offline for longer as I don't have the $300 needed for a new one.

So I'll just not get any new games untill november hehe.

Drewb99 wrote:Solution to ti4200 slowness = overclock to Ti4600 speeds. You're warrantee's bound to be dead anyway, and if you're getting a new one soon it won't make much of a difference.

VPNeverLoser · Post by **VPNeverLoser** » 02 Oct 2004, 21:07

buying a good video card for a POS computer isnt so good is it? I mean a stock computer and then you install a good video card? There needs to be more...am i right?

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 02 Oct 2004, 21:56

go to newegg.com they got awsome deals for video cards there, thats where i got mine, if i might suggest, wait until they have the Leadtek geforce fx5700 ultra with 128mb gddr3 ram in stock again cause thats what i wouldve gotten if i wouldve waited a bit longer

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 02 Oct 2004, 22:29

VPNeverLoser wrote:buying a good video card for a POS computer isnt so good is it? I mean a stock computer and then you install a good video card? There needs to be more...am i right?

A strong power supply unit would be handy.

And it's probably no use if you have a slow computer + greatest videocard ever.

Even if it looks good, you want to make it run smooth.

VPNeverLoser · Post by **VPNeverLoser** » 03 Oct 2004, 01:50

ok i have made my choice.
Im getting a video card and it is ATI Radeon 9600 Pro

ViperJay · Post by **ViperJay** » 03 Oct 2004, 12:42

guys, I need a new video card too, I'd like to buy one try to saving money as much as possible, but I wanna one that allows me to play NFSU2 with all the features and with a good performance...I'm in trouble I think...I'm not expert with pc parts...any help? thanks

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 03 Oct 2004, 12:51

SVGA 256MB ATI RADEON X800 PRO --> 506,22â‚¬

yeah it is a bit expensive but.. I have found that! ! ! ! !
SVGA 256MB ATI RADEON X600 PRO PCX --> 172,68â‚¬ ! ! ! !

yeah it is not as good as the x800, but it is also a new gfx card generation (PCI instead of AGP). I think I will get a x600!!
http://www.ati.com/products/gamer.html

Post by **Bojan** » 03 Oct 2004, 12:55

Don't buy the new generation gfx from ati. Rather go with nvidia gf6600 which is in the same price range as the x600, but has better performances.

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 03 Oct 2004, 12:57

Forget the x600 thing....
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_x800_x600_xt/

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 03 Oct 2004, 16:24

I'm not really familiar with the videocard things, but is the X600/6600 a lot better then the 9800 Pro?

Post by **Bojan** » 03 Oct 2004, 16:51

Check the tests here:
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphi ... dmark_2003

You have the 6600 and X600 on this page. Search the site for 9800.
A quick look says the 6600GT is twice as fast as the 9800.

ViperJay · Post by **ViperJay** » 03 Oct 2004, 16:58

twice!?!?!
and which are the price for 6600gt and 9800?

Post by **Bojan** » 03 Oct 2004, 17:07

They're selling the 6600GT here for 250 euro. Prices will fall of course and new stuff is pretty expensive here. The 9800 costs about the same.

What's more is that the 6xxx series supports new technologies which should in future provide better quality. ATI x series does not - the x series is just a really beefed up 9xxx core.

ViperJay · Post by **ViperJay** » 03 Oct 2004, 17:17

well, if so there's not doubt between them, the 6600gt!...if it has same price, double performance and support new technologies...
damn, I must buy a new card!!!!!