What Gfx Card...
<div class="IPBDescription">Come on techies give me info!</div> Well, with the impending release of Doom3 and the likely release of HL2 at some point soon, I'm looking to get a new graphics card - I think the ol' GeForce MX 400 has had it's day of giving me 30fps in HalfLife mods.
So, what do I get?
First thing first, my budget: I simply can't spend more than £150 GPB (British Pounds) on this - I just don't have any more money.
Ideally if possible I want some thing that supports dual display - I've wandered the various 'overclockers' websites, and there are plenty of options - but none of the jargen about them makes sense to me!
Help! <3
So, what do I get?
First thing first, my budget: I simply can't spend more than £150 GPB (British Pounds) on this - I just don't have any more money.
Ideally if possible I want some thing that supports dual display - I've wandered the various 'overclockers' websites, and there are plenty of options - but none of the jargen about them makes sense to me!
Help! <3
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I believe some people here know the said tech jargon. Ask them to help translate.
That doesn't mean I know how though. All I know is that some people here can read said jargon.
But I'll admit that if you find a Radeon 9800 Pro, buy it asap.
The GeForce 6800 Ultra is better than the 6800GT, but goes for about $500+ since they're so hard to find. Same goes for the ATI X800 XT (better than the X800 Pro), but hard to find.
There are also the X600 line of ATI cards and the GeForce 6800 that are even cheaper than the 6800GT and X800 Pro.
These are all the new cards coming out.
If you find some Radeon 9800pro BUY IT!
If not, then the Geforce 5600xt is a good buy (about 100euro), same as Radeon 9600XT.
If you find some Radeon 9800pro BUY IT!
If not, then the Geforce 5600xt is a good buy (about 100euro), same as Radeon 9600XT. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
no.
never get nvidia ever.
ever.
I have the 5600 xt 256mb version.
...it sucks. Badly. Terribly. Just get a radeon, okay?
If you find some Radeon 9800pro BUY IT!
If not, then the Geforce 5600xt is a good buy (about 100euro), same as Radeon 9600XT. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
no.
never get nvidia ever.
ever.
I have the 5600 xt 256mb version.
...it sucks. Badly. Terribly. Just get a radeon, okay? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Why would you get a 5600? at least get a 5900, even if it has less RAM.
From what I have heard, they are about the same, in general. However, one can be better than the other for a specific use.
Just curious because there have been only ATI suggestions
In terms of ATI, the 9800SE starts at around £100. The 9800 Pro 128M starts at £125. The 9800 XT 256M at £195. £300 plus for an x800. The SE is a waste of money as its crippled. The Pro is an excellent card for the price. The XT 256M is not too bad for the price, although a lot of games don't gain from the extra texture memory (Doom3 does though). The x800 is a great card, but expect to pay through the nose for it.
As for GeForce, I found the whole product range to be very confusing. For each chip revision, there are many versions and clocks speeds. I couldn't sort the mess out. The 5900 with 128M start at £110. The 5950 with 256M around £200.
For Doom3, it would be nice to get a 256M version, but you're getting into £190 territory.
For your price range, I would advise you do what I did. Get a 9800 Pro from overclockers with an R360 core (ask them, they know which ones - the Sapphire Lite Retail). Then flash it to an XT for those extra points. I haven't done mine yet because I don't think my case is cool enough or my power supply powerful enough. Flashing information <a href='http://www.overclock.net/forumdisplay.php?f=16' target='_blank'>here</a> (Mods: modify this paragraph if it doesn't conform with board policy re: flashing).
Alternatively, you can try ebay. I've been watching over the last month, and the auctions for the 9800 Pros come up at around £130, which is simply stupid given that's the price they're selling the shops. You might be able to pick up a 9800 Pro 256M for about £170 if you can stretch that far. A bunch went yesterday around that price mark.
Go for it! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<a href='http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-361&depa=0' target='_blank'>http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-361&depa=0</a>
and is newegg.com australian? or delivers to australia? [specifically sydney]
mullet i think you're australian.. it's so hard to tell <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> ok.. i shall administer THE TEST... saturday's are best with:
a) polo
b) chess
c) baseball
or
d) barbeques
My Ti4200 does better than my FX5600XT
5600XT <Ti4200<a turd
I'm not too familiar with the power feature...can someone explain how to set it up?
*coming from a gf2mx400 user <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
money is an issue, though i will able to afford either at the end of the month.
my old clan mates tell me to go for the 256, but the guy in my local PC shoppe informs me theres very little differance as far as hes concerned and recommends the 128 as it costs ~£80 less.
can anyone tell me the differance between the two in terms of Halflife2, Doom3 and UT2004.
*edit*
nevermind, Ive had the chance to pick up <a href='http://www.tul.com.tw/global/productlist.aspx?folderid=1&cat1=12&cat2=1&cat3=104' target='_blank'>a 9800XT 256Mb</a> at discount, and have snapped it up.
I'm not too familiar with the power feature...can someone explain how to set it up?
*coming from a gf2mx400 user <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You take the a 4 pin plug that comes out of your powersourse and hangs all over the innards of your computer, and you plug it into the 4 pin receiver that comes out of the 9800 pro. It's not a whole lot harder than plugging something into a wall socket, the plugs just look a bit different.
Really? I'll need to tell me boss this. He has one and is wondering why is PC runs like crap.
I got a Radeon 9600 Pro 128mb for £140 (about). Not top of the range or anything but it runs the new games decently and has support for all them fancy shaders and stuff <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->