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dj_simo · 08-09-2003, 10:37 AM

What do you guys recommend i get for a new video card for my machine - preferably 128mb
thanks
all input is welcome
-SImo

yakimushi · 08-09-2003, 10:49 AM

At this point, ATI has the higher performing video cards, and they also have better AA algorithms.

The NVidias have a slight performance edge on the ATI's, but ATI has better image quality.

sixate · 08-09-2003, 12:21 PM

It's hard to give recommendations of we don't know what your price range is.

dj_simo · 08-09-2003, 12:32 PM

under 500 is what im looking for - but the cheapest possible is what im lookin for sixate

YaWhateva · 08-09-2003, 01:24 PM

ATI Radeon 9800 or 9800 PRO. If you can get a quality 9800 non pro you can overclock it a lot and its $100 cheaper than a pro.

Jebus99 · 08-09-2003, 01:54 PM

I have a 9800pro and it's... ok lol, i have trouble with my fps in CS, which is the game that takes up most of my gaming time, so I don't know how highly I can recommend it

YaWhateva · 08-09-2003, 06:10 PM

WHAT??? What are the specs on the rest of your computer? I can run UT2K3 with everything full, at 1600x1200 resulotion and get around 75-90 frames a second no problem and i have a 9800 non pro. Sure sounds like the rest of your computer is completely bottlenecking your 9800. You can run CS just fine with a Geforce 2 MX and a 500 MHz processor for crying out loud.

dj_simo · 08-09-2003, 06:22 PM

YaWhateva is right - CS shouldnt kill your PC - unless ur running with like 32mbs or memory

Konichiwaneko · 08-09-2003, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jebus99
I have a 9800pro and it's... ok lol, i have trouble with my fps in CS, which is the game that takes up most of my gaming time, so I don't know how highly I can recommend it

Make sure you agp drivers are loaded and you have truform turned off.

bobbles · 08-10-2003, 12:11 AM

get an ATi card. and i dont know what youre doing to make a 9800 pro run cs badly...

Tickford · 08-10-2003, 03:28 AM

I dont know what they sell for in the US, but I just put a Asus FX5900 Ultra in my mates PC. OMG, what a awesome card. And It runs on the same driver as my GeForce DDR. Way cool, and only way to go....

juanvaldes · 08-10-2003, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bobbles
get an ATi card. and i dont know what youre doing to make a 9800 pro run cs badly...

PCI? (do they even still make those?)

zizdog69 · 08-10-2003, 04:31 AM

I just bought a Radeon 7500 128mb card from Pricewatch and I like it. I had a Matrox 32mb G400 and it beats the living hell out of it. I think I did ok for under $100.

RelaX · 08-10-2003, 05:18 AM

My NVidia GeForce 4 MX440 is amazing, good price to quality ratio. Unless you're a hardcore gamer I would recommend it.

Wyodiver33 · 08-10-2003, 09:36 AM

ATI Radeon 9500 Pro. Best card I've ever had. 9600 Pro is good, too, but a little slower.

GlassHouse420 · 08-10-2003, 09:45 AM

get a radeon 9800pro 128mb...

tronims · 08-10-2003, 10:03 PM

I am loving my Radeon 9800 NP 128 mb that I got for $248.

dj_simo · 08-11-2003, 02:29 AM

i went out and got a 9600 128 for 169$ - it was worth the money - thanks guys for your input!
-SImo

AxByC · 08-11-2003, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dj_simo
i went out and got a 9600 128 for 169$ - it was worth the money - thanks guys for your input!
-SImo

thats a great card. try overclocking it. i hear it oc's like mad.

omnigod · 08-11-2003, 08:29 AM

I have an ATI Radeon 9500 pro, everything works great with it.

dj_simo · 08-11-2003, 03:40 PM

how do i overclock?

AxByC · 08-11-2003, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dj_simo
how do i overclock?

goto www.rage3d.com and get the rage 3d program. there is an overcloking setting in it. be carefull increase the memory and core very slowly.

dj_simo · 08-12-2003, 02:30 AM

thanks man - dont think ill overclock it just yet - not until i need it and not until i can get some more cooling for my pc

08-09-2003, 10:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
dj_simo Crazy Location: The Woods	vid card What do you guys recommend i get for a new video card for my machine - preferably 128mb thanks all input is welcome -SImo __________________ .:GOT SIMO:.

08-09-2003, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
dj_simo Crazy Location: The Woods	under 500 is what im looking for - but the cheapest possible is what im lookin for sixate __________________ .:GOT SIMO:.

08-09-2003, 01:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	ATI Radeon 9800 or 9800 PRO. If you can get a quality 9800 non pro you can overclock it a lot and its $100 cheaper than a pro. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

08-09-2003, 01:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jebus99 Upright Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada	I have a 9800pro and it's... ok lol, i have trouble with my fps in CS, which is the game that takes up most of my gaming time, so I don't know how highly I can recommend it __________________ Peace up, and down, A-town

08-09-2003, 06:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	WHAT??? What are the specs on the rest of your computer? I can run UT2K3 with everything full, at 1600x1200 resulotion and get around 75-90 frames a second no problem and i have a 9800 non pro. Sure sounds like the rest of your computer is completely bottlenecking your 9800. You can run CS just fine with a Geforce 2 MX and a 500 MHz processor for crying out loud. __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

08-09-2003, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
yakimushi Addict	At this point, ATI has the higher performing video cards, and they also have better AA algorithms. The NVidias have a slight performance edge on the ATI's, but ATI has better image quality.

08-09-2003, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	It's hard to give recommendations of we don't know what your price range is.

08-09-2003, 06:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
dj_simo Crazy Location: The Woods	YaWhateva is right - CS shouldnt kill your PC - unless ur running with like 32mbs or memory __________________ .:GOT SIMO:.

08-10-2003, 12:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
bobbles Crazy	get an ATi card. and i dont know what youre doing to make a 9800 pro run cs badly...

08-10-2003, 03:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tickford Insane Location: Australia	I dont know what they sell for in the US, but I just put a Asus FX5900 Ultra in my mates PC. OMG, what a awesome card. And It runs on the same driver as my GeForce DDR. Way cool, and only way to go.... __________________ Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. Samuel Goldwyn

08-10-2003, 04:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
zizdog69 Crazy Location: Arizona	I just bought a Radeon 7500 128mb card from Pricewatch and I like it. I had a Matrox 32mb G400 and it beats the living hell out of it. I think I did ok for under $100. __________________ "So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life." -Peter Gibbons, Office Space

08-10-2003, 05:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
RelaX Follower of Ner'Zhul Location: Netherlands	My NVidia GeForce 4 MX440 is amazing, good price to quality ratio. Unless you're a hardcore gamer I would recommend it. __________________ The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents. - Nathaniel Borenstein

08-10-2003, 09:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	ATI Radeon 9500 Pro. Best card I've ever had. 9600 Pro is good, too, but a little slower. __________________ I like stuff.

08-10-2003, 09:45 AM	#16 (permalink)
GlassHouse420 Hysterical And Useless Location: In a cage, on antibiotics	get a radeon 9800pro 128mb... __________________ notlivingjustkillingtime

08-10-2003, 10:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
tronims Tilted	I am loving my Radeon 9800 NP 128 mb that I got for $248.

08-11-2003, 02:29 AM	#18 (permalink)
dj_simo Crazy Location: The Woods	i went out and got a 9600 128 for 169$ - it was worth the money - thanks guys for your input! -SImo __________________ .:GOT SIMO:.

08-11-2003, 08:29 AM	#20 (permalink)
omnigod Tilted	I have an ATI Radeon 9500 pro, everything works great with it.

08-11-2003, 03:40 PM	#21 (permalink)
dj_simo Crazy Location: The Woods	how do i overclock? __________________ .:GOT SIMO:.

08-12-2003, 02:30 AM	#23 (permalink)
dj_simo Crazy Location: The Woods	thanks man - dont think ill overclock it just yet - not until i need it and not until i can get some more cooling for my pc __________________ .:GOT SIMO:.