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Started by Dragoncarer
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:11
Alright, so graphics cards?
Author: Dragoncarer
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:11
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:11
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Hello....well, where do i begin? I need help! (sorry if you're getting this in a few newsgroups...but I want as much opinion as I can get! At least i didn't cross-post...) Dragoncarer wrote: > In a ridiculous bout of late-night hihg-end gaming drooling....I've been > contemplating upgrading my graph card. > > So...any good websites that have good benchmarking? If they're > Australian geared, I'll love you to death. > > What's the best card for me to get? > One with nVidia chip sets? > How big? 128mb? Larger? Can I get away with smaller? > > <snip> Meh...so I've just been a-researching (at tomshardware.com). It looks like the FX 5700 and the ATO Radeon 9600 XT are on a par...BUT should i be looking at maybe the ATI Radeon 9600 Pro? It's the precursor to the XT, but info seems to suggest that it'll do the job just as well as the XT. It's clear to me that the ATIs are better than the GeForces...especially with FSAA and anti-stropic configs... mynehh.....i dunno what to do!!! Based on perfermance, I'd probably go the ATI, but then nVidia has established security in the 'gameworld' (what th.com calls 'contacts'). I'm also concerned about getting a chip/card that's gonna be bunk in only a short time. Mind you, these chips were released very recently, so they should last a while. I guess it's a toss-up between performance now, and ongoing reliability and integration. ATI have good performance now, but nVidia seem to be more likely to have ongoing integration. Like I said, am i better off getting one of the previous/ lower models with similar results to the above chips? (except the FX 5600 Ultra, to which the FX 5700 is far superior it would seem). Then there's the new XGI range!!! They're cheaper, and offer comparable quality...but are they trustworthy and reliable? And then, if I get an nVidia chip...what actual card should I get? I think I need to go and talk to some geeky computer person (hey...I _am_ a geeky computer person....well sort of)...*sigh* But please help me! At this stage, I'm leaning towards the ATI Radeon 9600XT...but like I said, the Pro works fine (heck...just the standard works fine, too, i'm told!). But then I am concerned the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra is going to last longer (or the GeForce FX 5700). I also need to get some prices. *sigh* thanks everyone -- 'You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,' said Aslan. 'And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.' http://spiltink.alphalink.com.au http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/tomb_raider_aod_bugs.txt - Now with 33 bugs!
Re: AGP 8X graphics card in AGP 4X motherboard?
Author: RedorDead
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:37
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 15:37
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Only two years+ ago I got a *near* 'state of the art' motherboard (ASUS A7V333R) and a Radeon 8500 64MB graphics card PC set up. This ran all the very latest (at that time, obviously) games wonderfully. Recently I've found that I need to tame down the effects for present day games to get the playability/frame rate I need. So, I thought of getting a Radeon 9600 pro. I have 256 MB of PC2100 DDR memory and was planning to add to that to get 1 gig of mem in total. Upgrading my CPU to something like an Athlon XP 3000 (currently an Athlon XP 1.8) would compliment these upgrades well and would just about add up to the total funds I have put aside for such an upgrade. Then I discovered the Radeon 9600 pro is an AGP 8X card (though will still slot in my Asus A7V333's AGP 4X/2X only slot, and still be a massive boost for my PC graphical power, *or so I'm told*). Upgrading my motherboard now, what with all the other upgrades listed above, would stretch to an amount that I can't *possibly* afford. So, would I benefit from getting the Radeon 9600 pro put in my AGP 4X slot in my Asus A7V333 motherboard, as don't forget, when the funds become available, I could always then buy an AGP 8X capable motherboard and shift everything onto that? As I understand it from various sources, AGP 8X has not yet seen many users benefit from it, with users with AGP 8X cards in AGP 8X slot motherboards, with games running as if only in AGP 4X slots anyway. Searching Google for various users machines (gaming) specs, I've come across many set ups including my Asus A7V333 motherboard with a Radeon 9600 pro card in place, and they don't seem too concerned at the lack of an AGP 8X slot. Would my machine benefit from my proposed upgrades, or is the motherboard going to *have* to have an AGP 8X slot in place (meaning a new board) for future games? To summarise; will there be games in the not too distant future that *need* your AGP 8X card slotted in an AGP 8X slot, and *not* in an AGP 4X/2X only motherboard? Personally, I can't see game developers alienating the majority of PC gamers in this way...especially as I've read about game developers being dubious to the benefits of AGP 8X and AGP slot upgrades in general. Please help?
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