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Title: Upgrade tips (especially graphics card)
Post by: hogenbor on January 18, 2006, 07:30:04 AM

Ok, I'm going to upgrade very soon. Gonna get me a nice new motherboard, AMD Athlon3700+ processor, a Gb of RAM. The rest I'll carry over from my current PC.

Question is, what graphics adapter should I buy? I do appreciate good value for money. AH2 is about the only reason I need a halfway decent graphics card so I'd like something that works well with it. Suggestions are appreciated.

Title: Upgrade tips (especially graphics card)
Post by: eagl on January 18, 2006, 01:38:06 PM

For under $275ish, try the nvidia 6800GS.  For more than that, the nvidia 7800GT is very very fast.  The ATI 1800 series is also pretty fast but I've had better luck with nvidia.

Title: Upgrade tips (especially graphics card)
Post by: Scrap on January 18, 2006, 09:11:14 PM

$230 got me an X800GTO 16 pixel pipe POWERCOLOR/ATI (if ur gona go the 256meg route)

BTW.. for the 3700 I followed eagl's advice and got an Opteron 148.  Same thing, but server grade (only 10-15 bucks more).

Title: Upgrade tips (especially graphics card)
Post by: 38ruk on January 18, 2006, 09:18:07 PM

A 16 pipe X800GTO is the way to go , best bang for the buck right now . 38

Title: Upgrade tips (especially graphics card)
Post by: wrag on January 18, 2006, 11:37:52 PM

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Originally posted by Scrap
$230 got me an X800GTO 16 pixel pipe POWERCOLOR/ATI (if ur gona go the 256meg route)

BTW.. for the 3700 I followed eagl's advice and got an Opteron 148.  Same thing, but server grade (only 10-15 bucks more).

Hateful!!!!!  Your just plain HATEFUL!!!!! AND A BULLY!!!!

Title: Upgrade tips (especially graphics card)
Post by: WindX on January 24, 2006, 03:26:42 AM

In my business I build a lot of PC's and there have been issues lately with the fans on the ATI cards. Dunno if they got a bad lot but I know I have had to replace the fan on the ATI Card I have in my system two times in less than 6 mos. Ive also known a lot of other people who are having same problem. I replaced it this last time with the arctic cooling fan and no problems so far. just my 2 cents.

Title: Upgrade tips (especially graphics card)
Post by: wrag on January 24, 2006, 06:41:51 AM

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Originally posted by WindX
In my business I build a lot of PC's and there have been issues lately with the fans on the ATI cards. Dunno if they got a bad lot but I know I have had to replace the fan on the ATI Card I have in my system two times in less than 6 mos. Ive also known a lot of other people who are having same problem. I replaced it this last time with the arctic cooling fan and no problems so far. just my 2 cents.

Yep had to do the same thing here!