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Need a replacement video card
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:58 pm
by Transient
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:00 am
by dzjepp
Hmmm, probably a 6800 GT and unlock her pipes.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:11 am
by Transient
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?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:14 am
by [FTF]Pyro
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
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:40 am
by Transient
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:42 am
by [FTF]Pyro
seems okay to me
what you running now ?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:22 am
by Transient
GeForce 4 ti 4400
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:24 am
by shadd_
i'll sell you my 800xt for cheap in a few weeks.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:27 am
by [FTF]Pyro
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:35 am
by Transient
Athlon XP 1900+ should be decent enough, shouldn't it?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:41 am
by [FTF]Pyro
Transient wrote:Athlon XP 1900+ should be decent enough, shouldn't it?
meh.... unsure
checking
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:46 am
by AmIdYfReAk
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:47 am
by [FTF]Pyro
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
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:37 am
by Transient
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!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:48 am
by [FTF]Pyro
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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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:52 am
by Tsakali_
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:57 am
by [FTF]Pyro
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
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:31 am
by Bdw3
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:45 am
by Psyche911
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:13 am
by Transient
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:17 am
by MKJ
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
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:16 pm
by seremtan
it should be stickied that if you want a gfx upgrade that doesn't cost loads get a 6600GT
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:41 pm
by SoM
dzjepp wrote:Hmmm, probably a 6800 GT and unlock her pipes.
the 6800 GT's come with all pipes
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:51 pm
by bitWISE
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:03 pm
by Canis
dzjepp wrote:Hmmm, probably a 6800 GT and unlock her pipes.
That sounds, well, kinda alluring....