Need a videocard recommendation

Post by **Don Carlos** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:40 pm

wibble

Post by **dnoyc** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:41 pm

saturn wrote:Gentlemen, gentlemen. Please.

[distraction]
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hies. :icon25:

Post by **saturn** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:53 pm

hmmm....the cheapest 6800 GT is 179 euros and with 256 mb it's 239 euros.

*doubts*

Post by **rep** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:03 pm

dnoyc wrote:
Foo wrote:My problem is I can't possibly back my claim that 128Mb is the way to go with any articles or hard facts. My opinions on this one are solely from buying new kit in the past few months.

So your mother. And yours!
your opinion is also based on ignorance.

Well, I know that the ATi Radeon 9800Pro 128 is faster than the 256 one, so he very well could be right about the nVidia part.

It's not like you clowns would use the benefits of 256MB of vertex and texel space anyway since you all turn game settings on the lowest and blurriest possible presets. LOL.

"Leaves?!?! Grass? FUCK THAT. Gimme blurry. I'm retarded, and I can't cope with the fact that games are getting more realistic. Give me picmip 10 and no shadows!" - Idiots.

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:10 pm

Foo wrote:If you're replacing a GF2, you have AGP still.

he could have a PCI only board. i had one on my old celeron. piece of shit.

btw budgetwise the 6600GT is teh b0mb

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:14 pm

rep wrote:Well, I know that the ATi Radeon 9800Pro 128 is faster than the 256 one, so he very well could be right about the nVidia part.

It's not like you clowns would use the benefits of 256MB of vertex and texel space anyway since you all turn game settings on the lowest and blurriest possible presets. LOL.

"Leaves?!?! Grass? FUCK THAT. Gimme blurry. I'm retarded, and I can't cope with the fact that games are getting more realistic. Give me picmip 10 and no shadows!" - Idiots.

wtf are you babbling about? you don't need 256mb to run highest res, decent anisotropic and full dx9. fuck, i have a 128mb 6600GT and get all that plus 4xAA with no problem in HL2.

Post by **DooMer** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:17 pm

Yeah, like HL2 is a good benchmark for graphics quality.

Post by **shadd_** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:38 pm

ati x800xl. it's cheaper than a gt6800, just as fast in everything but doom3.

Post by **ajerara** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:40 am

6600GT.

Post by **rep** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:18 am

DooMer wrote:Yeah, like HL2 is a good benchmark for graphics quality.

:lol: No shit.

I wonder what he gets in horrible FPS hogs like Joint Operations? (That's a vertex problem because their models are entirely too high poly. If those idiots were told to model a sheet of paper, they'd somehow construct it out of 40 polys. :lol: )

Post by **bitWISE** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:41 am

I got the PCIE ATI x700 for $200 US. Runs all the games I've thrown at it. No driver issues.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:46 am

Foo wrote:I'd vote for the 6600 as well.

I've picked up a 256Mb SLi-ready model (XfX brand) because it was cheap and (a bit) future proof.

However if you're sitting on an AGP-slot motherboard, you can't go SLI. I would recommend a 6600 AGP or a 6800 if you can stretch to it. 256Mb is a luxury and I would say 128Mb is sufficient for any agp motherboard.

As for performance, no fauling it. It'll currently run anything I can throw at it at full whack without a problem.

6800GT

Nothing less at this point

Post by **saturn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:21 pm

how about the Asus 6800 Gamers Edition Card? (V9999GE)

Post by **Don Carlos** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:25 pm

not a bad choice

Post by **saturn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:26 pm

found it for 199 euros, hmmm....you get a bunch of extras, few games, webcam, DVI output, etc.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:26 pm

http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/re ... 9JRD04NDY=

Post by **Don Carlos** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:27 pm

saturn wrote:found it for 199 euros, hmmm....you get a bunch of extras, few games, webcam, DVI output, etc.

Go for it!!!

Post by **saturn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:30 pm

it's not the ultra deluxe edition though....and I saw a V9999LE edition for 120 euros....guess that's a Light Edition with 4-bit pipeline then.

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:31 pm

Anything but the ultra hyper mega deluxe typer-r edition is a sin!

Post by **saturn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:34 pm

dzjepp wrote:Anything but the ultra hyper mega deluxe typer-r edition is a sin!

noooooo! I want don't want to made names off in front of geeks and nerds....oh the shame!!

*orders nVidia 7800 megaturbo, double-SLI, DDR 3, PCI-E, 512 mB, double-DVI, one-millonmegahurtz quadro pipeline burst card*

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:35 pm

You made me cum

Post by **saturn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:36 pm

it'll need its own nuclear power plantation

Post by **saturn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:42 pm

extensive overview of all the ATI and nVidia chipsets that are DX7 upwards compatible......

http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2195

wooooo