Author Topic: I need a new VIdeo Card (Read 839 times)

jay1988 · « **on:** October 11, 2006, 10:34:31 PM »

I have a older computer that i built. It had a 9800 pro but it burned out. I think my system spec are in my sig. I was just woundering what type of video card should i get thats cheap or what should i get thats agp.

SkyChimp03 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2006, 12:38:09 AM »

6800?

Roscoroo · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2006, 01:32:18 AM »

x800's are a decent card under 150 too

also the other question is doesnt your 9800 card have a 3 yr warrenty ??? or a trade up program .

my 9600pro has that option .. something to look into

jay1988 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2006, 01:07:34 PM »

it probably would have a three year replacement if i didnt chang my fan.

Krusty · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2006, 01:38:28 PM »

Curses!

Well, if you can (*big if*) going from 512MB to 1024MB of RAM gives a noticable boost in performance. Keeping my old card (Ge4400) I went from 512 to 1.5GB and it was a huge huge improvement, not just in games, but in normal aps as well.

As for AGP cards: Some 6800s may be as "fast" as the low-end 7000 series, but they're not really comparable. They don't have all the built in support for some things (including OpenGL 2.0), and even if the relative specs are similar, the core itself is much more capable on a 7000 series. So, if you want a decent card for not too much money, and you want to stick with AGP (for now), try a 7600GSS for around $120

example link

Airscrew · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2006, 02:13:56 PM »

how does the 7600 256mg compare to the 5200 128 card. Is it worth the money to upgrade?

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2006, 02:18:56 PM »

As in, the GeForce MX 5200?

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude. Night and day. No comparison between the cards.

The 5200 was barely better than the 4400 I used to have. I could barely do squat on it. I can do everything on the 7600GTS, and the GS isn't that far behind what I've got now. It's not just the MHz and RAM. It's the GPU processor and what it can do. It can do much much more.

P.S. the 256MB VRAM seems to be the basic high-end standard. 512MB cards often have slower (older) ram, but no real performance benefit. That's the gist of what I've got reading lots of reviews and forum threads.

HomeBoy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2006, 02:39:26 PM »

Just curious.
I have a GeForce 6600GT/256MB AGP that I've had a year or so. How far behind is it compared to a 7600GTS or a 6800?

Just wondering. thanks
-hb

Krusty · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2006, 02:41:45 PM »

Hrm. I don't know specifically, but the 7600GT is supposed to be noticably better than the 6800 series. By "noticably better" I mean it has better FPS doing things like FSAA, aniso, higher resolutions, and in general it does more "goodies" for the same FPS. Something along those lines.

EDIT: The reason it does those "goodies" better is the GPU

EDIT2: I'll list my FEAR settings later tonight, and how much the FPS was on the "test configuration" button. It should give you an idea. I could barely run FEAR at all on the same system when it had a Ge4400 card in it. I had to turn everything off, use the lowest resolution, AND pixel doubling!!

Roscoroo · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2006, 03:03:32 PM »

the 5200 card is the cheap bottem line card ... basically a entry level card that and the 9200 ati series are nothing but basic .

theres a ton of cards better then those two .

i was in compusa today and they have Ati 9800 pro 128 agp for 60 bucks now .
thats a worthy upgrade over the 5200/9200 cards .

the 7600 series is a Real gaming card compared to the pos 5200 series

Krusty · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2006, 03:13:14 PM »

Rosco, I don't see the 9800 as much of an "upgrade" as it is a "sidewaysgrade".

9800 is about the same level as my Ge 4400ti (128MB), still way too far behind the leading edge to be competitive. (*opinion alert*)

Roscoroo · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2006, 03:37:16 PM »

ti4400 ... lmao .. that card didnt hold a candle to my ti4600 night and day there .

but for a decient cheap upgrade from the 5200/9200 pos card the 9800 pro aint to bad exspecially at the 60 dollar price tag . thats what i was getting at . remember it was the top of the line card when it 1st came out .

far from sideways actually . sideways would be a 6200 pos card

btw you have that website that does the side by side card comparison ??? i lost it ...

wrag · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2006, 03:58:43 PM »

Any opinion on the ATI X1600 AGP?

Price isn't too bad and, you can still get em.

Somewhere between $140 and $180 U.S.

Memory of 512 version out there as well.

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2006, 04:37:46 PM »

Rosco: I can NEVER find that page!! I lost my bookmark of it and have been trying to find it since!

Wrag: Skip the X1600. All the benchmarks say the X800 is far better than it. It looks fast, it has lots of memory, but it's really bottlenecked somewhere on the card. I can't remember where, but part of it was the old DDR1 ram it uses. There were some other problems too. Go X800 or X850 instead, is the basic consensus.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2006, 05:03:12 PM »

its posted somewere in this forum ...i put it up once or twice ...I just dont remember were ... (((insert Roo Stuck on stupid here)))