Author Topic: Upgrading Vid Card... (Read 325 times)

Nefarious · « **on:** March 03, 2005, 02:10:47 PM »

Heading out to purchase a new Card today.

Currently using a NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX 100/200, on a P4 1.8, with 512Mb Ram.

What Card should I be looking for?

eagl · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2005, 03:51:11 PM »

Consider an nvidia 6600GT or 6800. A 6800GT might be a little overkill based on the rest of your system.

If you don't want to spend what a 6600GT costs, one of the ATI 9800 series cards would be at the top of the last-generation heap. Just don't buy any "mx" or "SE" cards.

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2005, 03:55:43 PM »

Ummm.......6600's are all PCIe arent they?

38ruk · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2005, 06:16:08 PM »

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Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
Ummm.......6600's are all PCIe arent they?

Nope they make all flavors of the 6600 in agp now . If you are going to upgrade the rest of the system anytime soon it prolly not a bad idea to go with a 6600gt . But if your going to go with a whole new system in a year or so maybe a 9600 pro or something in that range, because more than likely your new system will be pciX and you wont be able to carry it over . seen 9600 pro's for around 100 dollars vs 200 for a 6600gt 38

Makarov9 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2005, 08:53:11 PM »

Been very pleased with my 6600GT. Great card for the price. Can run Doom 3 and HL2 at full graphics and get smooth frame rates.