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

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 22 Mar 2005, 14:04

id buy the x800xt AIW IF. i had a powerful enough power supply, better CPU ( i got a 2200+ 1.8 ghx athlon XP now) and my PSU is 250,other wise i wouldve bought it like yesterday. it requires like a minimum of 350w. so im thikning of just buyign a brand new rig.

-1 GB ram
-AMD 3200+ or 3400+ or 3500+
-80 gb ram
-DVD burner/ CD burner
-x800xt AIW
-aluminum case

this would run me about 1300... but if i buy the parts seperatley and have my friend put it together it woudl run me about 1150 or soemthign like that. so im gonna get him to do it for me most likely if i get one.

edit: so what are the best nvidia drivers out there?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 22 Mar 2005, 20:49

80 GB RAM...

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:07

80 GB of RAM, are you sure that's enough......

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:08

oops, im sorry what i meant was gb HDD, my mistake, i wrote this before i went to school

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:22

BTW, the best NVIDIA card out there is the 6800 GT (which is what i own

).... although there is the ATI X850, which is the best card on the market I think. But you'll be hard pushed to find any games, that can utilise the card full capabilities. In fact Doom3 and Farcry won't perform any better on the X850 compared to the 6800 GT, even tho it's a better card. You'll have to wait a while before those games come out, and by then the prices will have dropped dramatically.

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:33

umm i dont want the x850... i want the x800xt because its amazing capabilities. and the best nvidia is the 6800 ultra.. i think

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:34

Sir Ibi wrote:BTW, the best NVIDIA card out there is the 6800 GT (which is what i own ).

/me goes to Sir Ibi's home and takes his gfx card

But notice this:

6800GT < 6800Ultra < 6800Ultra Extreme

[img]http://techmine.zapto.org/aggressor_pri ... er/xfx.jpg[/img]

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 22 Mar 2005, 22:33

6800 GT is the best?

The Ultra Extreme is the fastest model, and if correct not for sale. The Ultra is the fastest you can buy from NVidia.

BTW, did you guys know the Ultra from XFX runs faster then others? Corespeed is 425 Mhz instead of 400.

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 22 Mar 2005, 22:45

LOL... sorry my mistake, yep Ultra is the fastest you can buy, the GT is sure is hell awsome none the less. BTW i thought XFX was just a brand name, so how come it's clocked faster???

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 23 Mar 2005, 00:41

cause those guys customize them how they want. if they want to clock a card up they can, and they can clock it down

EmptyWords · Post by **EmptyWords** » 24 Mar 2005, 23:34

2 questions. is it worth buying a 9600pro with 256mb for $105USD.. and 1 other is how many pixel pipelines does the fx5700le have and how many does the 9600pro has? i need replies ASAP

skyline444 · Post by **skyline444** » 29 Mar 2005, 15:07

guys you will think that ihav avery bad video card but please help me i hav sis 301c with 64 mb memory and the latest driver. Before, I hav installed latest driver nfsu2 would crash for me, will it come in my computer now? plese answer me

Dragon-of-Rune · Post by **Dragon-of-Rune** » 29 Mar 2005, 15:17

if you have 64mb graphics card don't try to play nfsu2 it will stil crash even if you have the latest drivers. Better buy a 128mb graphics card

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 30 Mar 2005, 16:13

EmptyWords wrote:2 questions. is it worth buying a 9600pro with 256mb for $105USD.. and 1 other is how many pixel pipelines does the fx5700le have and how many does the 9600pro has? i need replies ASAP

I am not an expert, but my father has got a fx5700 le and it is crap.

9600pro is better

And secondly, better get a 128Mb 9600Pro than a 256Mb 9600Pro. Its performance is better believe me

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 31 Mar 2005, 21:44

Yup, memory is better in 128Mb model, because there is smaller amount of it

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 31 Mar 2005, 22:24

And why is it better when there is a smaller amount?

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 31 Mar 2005, 22:26

It has faster (and more expensive) memchips...

skyline444 · Post by **skyline444** » 01 Apr 2005, 09:21

how much it costs

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 01 Apr 2005, 10:15

Look here.
All possible info, and comparation.

skyline444 · Post by **skyline444** » 04 Apr 2005, 11:16

well thats o.k but i'm thinkin if icould buy 128mb graphic card for abudget of 50 usd ati or nvidia can you advice me

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 04 Apr 2005, 17:15

If you don't know anything about videocards, don't even try to. Why would you need a random 128mb card?

celluzion · Post by **celluzion** » 04 Apr 2005, 17:25

I'm not sure what 50 USD would buy there, but I'm assuming they cost the same here in SD, so 50 USD here would fetch you a Radeon 9550 128 MB, pretty good DX9 Card, it's on the low end of the spectrum, but if you tune the graphics down a notch, games should play pretty well.

DrewBoi · Post by **DrewBoi** » 10 Apr 2005, 18:00

i have a few questions...

I have some extra money from my last birthday saved up and im buying some memory. but i have a question, i want to buy a new gfx card but i dont really know my options.
i have seen this card http://www.bfgtech.com/6800U_512_PCIX.html and i think it is a good deal. Do i need a extra power supply or a fan? because i dont really know much about my case. Of course i have explored it. I just need some answers...

Triskac · Post by **Triskac** » 10 Apr 2005, 18:23

I got the GF6800 but only GT version and from ASUS and i dont have any complains on it

but ATi is better imo

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 10 Apr 2005, 19:32

DrewBoi wrote:i have a few questions...

I have some extra money from my last birthday saved up and im buying some memory. but i have a question, i want to buy a new gfx card but i dont really know my options.
i have seen this card http://www.bfgtech.com/6800U_512_PCIX.html and i think it is a good deal. Do i need a extra power supply or a fan? because i dont really know much about my case. Of course i have explored it. I just need some answers...

That's the fastest card you can get from NVidia.

The 512 MB version of the 6800 Ultra.