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| Thread ID: 52247 | 2004-12-15 22:15:00 | Help me choose my gfx card | noone (22) | Press F1 |
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| 302946 | 2004-12-15 22:15:00 | Great New Forum Anyway , i want to buy a new graphics card until i can afford to buy a new duel core (hopefully ) pci express system. I have the max of $250 to buy this and have currently the following choices Radeon 9600pro 256megs Radeon 9600XT Ultra 128meg Legend 9800se 128meg G Force 5700 Ep/xt/le 256megs Thanks , all help will be great |
noone (22) | ||
| 302947 | 2004-12-15 22:19:00 | I would be inclined to go with the 9600XT Ultra. I have heard that the 9600XT's are one of the best value for money graphic cards on the market. I personally haven't heard of anyone needing a 256mb card. | ~sy~ (95) | ||
| 302948 | 2004-12-15 22:20:00 | yeah thats what i was thinking as well - its the most expensive though but i think i will be worth it | noone (22) | ||
| 302949 | 2004-12-15 22:21:00 | Out of that list I would go for the 9600xt - it should far out preform the 9800 SE (also known as S**t Edition - use you imagination). | HadO (796) | ||
| 302950 | 2004-12-15 22:22:00 | Well, the 9800SE cards have worse performance than the 9600series, so avoid that. The Geforce FX series is rubbish, unless of course you will be running linux or primarily opengl games, which is when you'll want a Geforce FX. You don't need 256mb on a 9600pro, makes no difference as the chip doesn't have the power to use more than 128mb anyway... so that leaves you with one option, the 9600XT. Go with that. | Zygar (29) | ||
| 302951 | 2004-12-15 22:25:00 | i heard the Gigabyte ultra 9600xt was the best type - also comes with three games | noone (22) | ||
| 302952 | 2004-12-15 23:03:00 | easy choice Radeon 9600XT Ultra 128meg Provided Ultra doesn't mean kneecapped, The marketing behind video cards is a bit smelly sometimes. The Legend 9800se would be best used as fuel to start a small fire..... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 302953 | 2004-12-15 23:05:00 | cool , thanks for that all | noone (22) | ||
| 302954 | 2004-12-16 03:33:00 | if i had another $50 (300) do you all still think i should get the same card - excluding gst and all that extra stuff | noone (22) | ||
| 302955 | 2004-12-16 03:36:00 | If you get some model names we can look at them but realistically apart from the card that was recommended your only next logical step would be up to a 9800PRO (unsure on price these days). | HadO (796) | ||
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