Author Topic: Vid Card Upgrade Question (Read 1338 times)

humble · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2005, 07:15:57 PM »

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Originally posted by buzkill
he's running a 3400+......twice the cache of yours or mine...with detail high not maxed..vertical sync off to see what it'll do

Do you know any system benchmarks...

my aquamark was 68,000 or so (know I posted it here)...curious what that system benchmarks....

posted 61000+ stock...think OC'd I had it up to 68,3?? before it went unstable...

Skuzzy · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2005, 08:08:32 PM »

I hit 70,215 with Aquamark on my system. Not sure how much further I can push it. The system is so stable now, I really do not want to mess with it.

Here is my spread right now:

3DMark2001SE: 23,250
3DMark2003: 11,419
3DMark2005: 5,733
AquaMark: 70,215

38ruk · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2005, 10:14:03 PM »

3dmark 03 11,989 its the only one ive loaded since a reformat , ill DL aquamark and give it a go
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had a few artifacts so i turned it down alittle to run artifact free

64 3400+ @ 2640mhz
x800 pro 525/ 510

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 22, 2005, 12:11:24 AM »

Wow. I feel so ............... depressed. My poor little system only got like 900 on 3dMark05

buzkill · « **Reply #34 on:** February 22, 2005, 05:21:46 AM »

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Originally posted by humble
Do you know any system benchmarks...

my aquamark was 68,000 or so (know I posted it here)...curious what that system benchmarks....

posted 61000+ stock...think OC'd I had it up to 68,3?? before it went unstable...

the only one i saw him run was 3dmark 2003.....it just broke 12000...like 12050 or something.... o ya he got a x800xt now i forgot to mention

Schutt · « **Reply #35 on:** February 22, 2005, 06:04:22 AM »

I would go for a 6600GT, 6800GT or a X800.
Take care that you order the card where it is delvierable or buy in a shop, dont take any "soon to be shipped" "withing a week" or anything like that since the price tag you have to pay is from now and when it is deliverd in 2 weeks or a month the now so cheap price might be relative expensive.

On the radeon side im not sure which X800 is a good buy... but i know that there are several with some performance diffrences, when you compare prices take care not to compare diffrent variants with "similar" performance or fall for any labeling tricks of the manufacturer, some name their product like the faster chip but have a diffrent chip on board. ASUS did that and others too.

buzkill · « **Reply #36 on:** February 23, 2005, 02:29:45 PM »

used both x800 pro and xt.....the xt is better performer...but not so much better to justify the cost

MaddogJoe · « **Reply #37 on:** February 24, 2005, 07:42:10 PM »

In my case I have got to upgrade the video now. I have a 2.4 gig intel, with 1 gig of "cheap" ram and a Geforce 2 TI 64 meg card. I got a good 30 FPS in normal running at 800x600 at default settings on the video sliders. However with the bigger numbers and nicer terrains I'm running into stutters here and there, and there isn't much more I can turn down!

Unfortunately, I can't afford a "full" upgrade and go with the new PCI express stuff. I've been looking at Geforce 5800's and 5900's, and have a few questions.

Is it ...5800XT the cheap version,.... 5800 main stream...., and 5800 Ultra top end, as the designations go?

Tom's Hardware shows the Nvidia card 5800, 5900 running chip clock speeds from 400-500, and memory clock speed from 700-1000, ATI's 9800's run chip clock speed from 325-380, and memory clock speed from 580-700. Why are the ATI card suppose to be so good with their numbers so much lower? (One of the reasons I still lean towards Nvida cards)

Does anyone of yas have a comparable system to mine with one of the newer cards, and how does it perform?

I hate shopping for a new video card, there are just too many variables !! I can't really spend more than $150 so I need all the help I can get finding the best I can afford!

Thanks !

38ruk · « **Reply #38 on:** February 24, 2005, 08:36:06 PM »

the 6600GT is an awsome deal right now it about 40dollars over your buget thou at around 190- 200, the difference between the clock speeds in the ati and nvidia cards is the architecture of the chips themself. Kinda like intel and amd ,amd has, on the most part a lower mhz rating , but are even in most cases, or close in performance at a lower clock speed.

if i remember correctly the 5800U are pretty hard to find ??? just looked at newegg, pricewatch and tigerdirect didnt see any at all . a 9600 pro XT can be had for 150 ish , 9800pro are 199ish , but the 6600gts are the same price as the 9800's and are somewhat faster GL <~~> 38~~

38ruk · « **Reply #39 on:** February 28, 2005, 12:56:18 PM »

well finnaly ran aquamark 3 best score is 71878

64 3400+@ 222fsb
x800pro 540/506

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 28, 2005, 01:39:55 PM »

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Originally posted by MaddogJoe
In my case I have got to upgrade the video now. I have a 2.4 gig intel, with 1 gig of "cheap" ram and a Geforce 2 TI 64 meg card. I got a good 30 FPS in normal running at 800x600 at default settings on the video sliders. However with the bigger numbers and nicer terrains I'm running into stutters here and there, and there isn't much more I can turn down!

Unfortunately, I can't afford a "full" upgrade and go with the new PCI express stuff. I've been looking at Geforce 5800's and 5900's, and have a few questions.

Is it ...5800XT the cheap version,.... 5800 main stream...., and 5800 Ultra top end, as the designations go?

Tom's Hardware shows the Nvidia card 5800, 5900 running chip clock speeds from 400-500, and memory clock speed from 700-1000, ATI's 9800's run chip clock speed from 325-380, and memory clock speed from 580-700. Why are the ATI card suppose to be so good with their numbers so much lower? (One of the reasons I still lean towards Nvida cards)

Does anyone of yas have a comparable system to mine with one of the newer cards, and how does it perform?

I hate shopping for a new video card, there are just too many variables !! I can't really spend more than $150 so I need all the help I can get finding the best I can afford!

Thanks !

I have a 2.3 Ghz AthlonXP with 1GB of RAM and a FX 5900XT. It really depends on the map as to frame rates. The Ozkansas map really drops my fps but I'm doing pretty good on the other ones. When I say it drops my fps, I mean down in the mid 20s on the ground at a base or in a really heavy furball. But its always playable. I like having eyecandy too. If I turned some of that down, I'd get much better frame rates in the extreme conditions. But since thats the only time I really get low fps I dont worry about it much.

The FX 5900 Ultra is the hottest card of the 5xxx series, but for what it costs you might as well buy a 6800. I bought my 5900XT for right around 150 bucks when the 6800s first came out. Prices have gone back up a bit since but you can still find deals if you look hard enough. If you really want a good midrange card that wont break the bank, you can try that one or the ATI 9600 series cards. I prefer Nvidia myself, but dont close yourself off if money is your biggest factor.

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #41 on:** February 28, 2005, 02:46:01 PM »

Do you have the FX that has the hoover-like hairdryer stuck to its side?

How can you live with the noise?

Uhh.. I ran aquamark3 on my laptop.. 28900 points.