Videocards.. which to buy and whatnot.. simply videocards!

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 14 Oct 2005, 03:04

latest drivers installed on your comp?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 14 Oct 2005, 16:39

The Gravedigger wrote:One thing though, haven't you all realised that ATI always waits to see what nVidia brings out (eg SLI.... then a few months later ATI brings out Crossfire )

Every four wheeled car outside would be a ripoff of the first one then. You can't stay original, and the Crossfire system is completely different compared to SLI.

The Gravedigger wrote:just like this new gfx card...... I BLEH to it

Spidersense says ''Fanboyism''.

It's faster than the 7800GTX. ATi had problems with production and they still have, same with the first X series.

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 14 Oct 2005, 21:13

I also here that the new ATI cards have less pipelines, yet perform just as well or better than the 7800GTX...

Sweet-16 · Post by **Sweet-16** » 15 Oct 2005, 19:21

i have the very latest drivers for every bit of hardware on my computer and my card runs fine with driect x 7 and 8, but when i run the driect3d test and it gets to 9 it sputters a little bit the resumes normally. i am also wondering if me not having Windows XP Service Pack 2 on my computer has something to do with it.

silencestorm · Post by **silencestorm** » 16 Oct 2005, 06:27

yo i need a gfx card cause im tired of bothering ppl to make cars for me plus i want to have good grapihcs in my pc,for any other game or whatever i want to do in my pc the reuires good graphics.

but im not too familiar with gfx cards so im asking for your help

what would be agood gfx card?

what do i look for in a good gfx card?

does the gfx cards are made for specific pcs or they can be used on any pc?

and what is a good mark of gfx?

pls answer

Post by **Pabl0z** » 16 Oct 2005, 12:30

Mark = manufacturer?
Manufacturer doesn't really matter imo.
And what kind of a price you were thinking about?

If you want a cheap and a really powerfull card i would choose the GeForce 6600GT.
You can get them for about 150â‚¬ / $.

But if you're really rich i would get the GeForce 7800GT.
They cost about 3 times as much as the 6600GT but it's about the best card out there.
Of course there are a couple of models of the 7800 that are "better" but the differences are really small.

Hope this helps.

Sweet-16 · Post by **Sweet-16** » 16 Oct 2005, 19:36

ok, it runs all tests fine now but still locks up and gets stuck in a loop. i took out my sound blaster live! 24-bit sound card and it still got stuck in a loop. i don't know how to fix it.

it's a PNY Verto GeForce FX 5700VE running out of an AGP 8x slot.

silencestorm · Post by **silencestorm** » 16 Oct 2005, 19:39

well kind of help me out

but the prize shoild be in dollars$

anyway my prize is like 180

no more

im not rich

Post by **Pabl0z** » 16 Oct 2005, 19:51

Pabl0z wrote:Mark = manufacturer?
If you want a cheap and a really powerfull card i would choose the GeForce 6600GT.
You can get them for about 150â‚¬ / $.

You didn't see that ^

The american dollar is about the same as euro...

silencestorm · Post by **silencestorm** » 16 Oct 2005, 23:59

wwwaaaooo im blind as hell

xturbo · Post by **xturbo** » 26 Oct 2005, 00:29

Hey hello
i need a Advice here
I'm going to buy a GeForce FX5500
What about that card?
and i have this options: please guys help me!

1) Msi GeForce FX 5200 128 MB
2) Aopen GeForce Fx 5200 128 MB
3) Aopen GeForce Fx 5500 128 MB
4) MSI GeForce FX 5500 256 MB
5) Radeon 9250gamer 128mb

That are my options guys..i leave here my mail for anything.
xturbo_xtreme@hotmail.com
Thanks!

XcoldstarX · Post by **XcoldstarX** » 26 Oct 2005, 14:14

try gettig ati radeon 9550....avoid the nvidia fx series

xturbo · Post by **xturbo** » 26 Oct 2005, 20:03

what about the ABIT Turbo-GURU Radeon 9550 128 bits ?
and the Gigabyte Radeon 9550 128 bits?

do they work perfectly with all NFS underground 2 settings?

please any comments, just send me an email to
xturbo_xtreme@hotmail.com

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 26 Oct 2005, 21:07

They all suck. Just save up some money, you aren't getting any further with that crap.

p_p_l_ · Post by **p_p_l_** » 27 Oct 2005, 00:51

True. But between those you posted. I would choose the Abit 9550 turbo-Guru.

If you need more help send me a PM or add me to MSN: p_p_l_@hotmail.com

Post by **Pabl0z** » 27 Oct 2005, 02:35

p_p_l_ wrote:True. But between those you posted. I would choose the Abit 9550 turbo-Guru.

If you need more help send me a PM or add me to MSN: p_p_l_@hotmail.com

But he didn't post a 9550?

p_p_l_ · Post by **p_p_l_** » 27 Oct 2005, 03:31

I was referring to xturbo's post. And yes he did.

Post by **Pabl0z** » 27 Oct 2005, 03:36

Oh i didn't even see that other post from xturbo.
I thought you thought that he posted the 9550 in the post before the last.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 27 Oct 2005, 09:20

Ok I need some advice.

I don't really know anything about video cards, and all I want is a really cheap 128mb AGP card.

By cheap, I mean like AU$50 / 30 Euro / US$38. I am willing to by second hand as well.

So could anyone tell what is the best of the worst?

Or does anyone have an old card they want to sell?

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 27 Oct 2005, 11:25

for $50... hmm, I think that one of my friends has a spare 128meg gfx card lying around
he has a few nVidia ones and a few ATi
if you want bbm, I'll go and ask him (if i remember right he was literally throwing them away)

oh... and news to all 1800XT fanatics, nVidia striked back with a nasty little bite from the 7800 series

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/10/26 ... n_nov_7th/

and back to bbm.... here are some suggestions, FROM EBAY

ATi All In Wonder 9800SE AGP Graphics Card
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ATi-All-In-Wonde ... dZViewItem

ATI All-in-Wonder 9700 PRO AGP Graphics Card
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ATI-All-in-Wonde ... dZViewItem

and to top this little list off
256MB nVIDIA GEFORC FX 5700LE GRAPHIC CARD - 8X AGP
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-256MB-nVIDIA ... dZViewItem

I shall post more for you to decide

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 27 Oct 2005, 12:09

Wow . . . thanks.

I was searching for video cards on eBay for ages and I found bugger all

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 27 Oct 2005, 12:40

let me guess... you typed in "video cards"?

no luck with that, gotta type in the ACTUAL name... Graphics cards

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 27 Oct 2005, 12:43

The Gravedigger wrote:let me guess... you typed in "video cards"?

no luck with that

Yeah spot on . . .

I realised that I need to type in graphics cards, but I still don't know what's good and what isn't. I think that 9200SE's are crap . . . but that is the extent of my video card knowledge.

Edit: oh and does it matter if i get ATI or nVidia?

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 27 Oct 2005, 12:45

no, just wondering if you are a fan of either type.....

eg.

The Gravedigger = nVidia
bashderq = ATi

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 27 Oct 2005, 12:54

Righto.

Those ones you posted for me seem to be edging out of my price range (i'm predicting them to go up before the end of the auction) so the 9550 seems to be right up my alley. Are they any good? Are FX5200's any good? cos they're also in my range.