Need a replacement video card

Post by **Transient** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:58 pm

Well it turns out that I won't be getting quite as much cash as I thought I was, so my new PC wil have to wait. I do have a spare $250 or so for an interim video card, though. Anyone got suggestions for what I should get in that price range before I go hunting around for something?

Much appreciated.

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:00 am

Hmmm, probably a 6800 GT and unlock her pipes.

Post by **Transient** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:11 am

I'm afraid to overclock. My case runs hot as it is.

BTW, my games get choppy with more particle effects and when there are more units on the screen (AI controlled or player controlled, doesn't matter). That's affected by my video card and not my processor, yes? Or is it not that simple to answer?

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:14 am

Transient wrote:I'm afraid to overclock. My case runs hot as it is.

BTW, my games get choppy with more particle effects and when there are more units on the screen (AI controlled or player controlled, doesn't matter). That's affected by my video card and not my processor, yes? Or is it not that simple to answer?

Particle effects = fillrate = graphics card

yes its the graphics card

Post by **Transient** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:40 am

How about this:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=321014

?

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:42 am

Transient wrote:How about this:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=321014

?

seems okay to me

what you running now ?

Post by **Transient** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:22 am

GeForce 4 ti 4400

Post by **shadd_** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:24 am

i'll sell you my 800xt for cheap in a few weeks.

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:27 am

Transient wrote:GeForce 4 ti 4400

well yaeh I would guess an upgrade is in order but remember there aint much point in overdoing the whole graphics card thing cause you will be ultimately limited to the weakest component in the chain.....

IE if your CPU is a ghey 1.5 ghz PIII/IV

theres not really much point getting a geforce 6800 GT/ultra since regardless of the resolution you will be processor limited.

Post by **Transient** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:35 am

Athlon XP 1900+ should be decent enough, shouldn't it?

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:41 am

Transient wrote:Athlon XP 1900+ should be decent enough, shouldn't it?

meh.... unsure

checking

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:46 am

Uhhh, 1.6ghz? Cmon Trans, you will bearly flex that videocard..

now it will give you a boost, but you will not be pushing that videocard at all.

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:47 am

I dunno man

this was anandtechs spec for testing the 6800gt
Processor(s): AMD Athlon 64 3400+
RAM: 2 x 512MB OCZ PC3200 (2:2:3:6)
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120GB PATA
Video AGP & IDE Bus Master Drivers: VIA Hyperion 4in1 4.51

Video Card(s): eVGA GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
LeadTek GeForce 6800
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 XT
ATI Radeon X800 Pro
ATI Radeon 9800 XT
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
Video Drivers: NVIDIA 61.45 Beta
NVIDIA 61.11 Beta (5950U)
ATI Catalyst 4.6>
ATI Catalyst 4.4 (9800/9700)

Operating System(s): Windows XP Professional SP1
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 510
Motherboards: FIC K8T800 (754 pin)

I dunno man, I wouldnt get a 6800 personally when there are 6600 gt's that are much cheaper

XFX PVT43AUDF3 Geforce 6600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

* Model #: PVT43AUDF3
* Item #: N82E16814150113
*$189.00

http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.a ... Video+Card

Post by **Transient** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:37 am

Well that does make sense, and saves me $100. Maybe after I get a bit more funds I can use that saved money to get a new processor to go with the 6600GT.

Thanks guys!

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:48 am

Transient wrote:Well that does make sense, and saves me $100. Maybe after I get a bit more funds I can use that saved money to get a new processor to go with the 6600GT.

Thanks guys!

No problem next time do the math yourself though you fucking retard

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Post by **Tsakali_** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:52 am

I just a 2.4 Ghz pentium with 1 gig of ram cheap as dirt(read for free) and looking to upgrade my vidcard cause I can't see all the pretty shinny stuff availabe on dx9 I think I'd be going the 6600gt way as well.

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:57 am

Tsakali_ wrote:I just a 2.4 Ghz pentium with 1 gig of ram cheap as dirt(read for free) and looking to upgrade my vidcard cause I can't see all the pretty shinny stuff availabe on dx9 I think I'd be going the 6600gt way as well.

heres some more I found

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007W ... s&v=glance

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00066 ... s&v=glance

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0008E ... s&v=glance

Post by **Bdw3** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:31 am

Cream of the crop of 6600 GT's (supposedly):
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=326006

Post by **Psyche911** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:45 am

ATi is releasing their next generation of mainstream GPUs very soon. I have no idea what the performance will be like, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's between the 6600GT and 6800GT. Might be worth waiting.

They are to be announced in 36 hours, so we'll have more info on them then.

Post by **Transient** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:13 am

Oh yeah, that's right. I'll wait a bit to see if prices drop. I won't be getting much use out of the card for another month or so anyway, so I can deal with waiting.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:17 am

that 6600GT is pretty cool. just get an NV Silencer6 for it as I learned a few days ago (thanks Psyche!), otherwise its loud as fuck

Post by **seremtan** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:16 pm

it should be stickied that if you want a gfx upgrade that doesn't cost loads get a 6600GT

Post by **SoM** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:41 pm

dzjepp wrote:Hmmm, probably a 6800 GT and unlock her pipes.

the 6800 GT's come with all pipes

Post by **bitWISE** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:51 pm

I think my ATI x700 Pro was a great value. I can max out D3 and HL2.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102536

Mine is made by ATI though.

Post by **Canis** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:03 pm

dzjepp wrote:Hmmm, probably a 6800 GT and unlock her pipes.

That sounds, well, kinda alluring....