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| 259524 | 2004-08-08 09:13:00 | Hi all, My current card has packed up and is constantly crashing my computer, getting funny colours. Tried almost ten drivers, it's time for a new card. I currently have a GeForce 4 Ti4200. What would be a good upgrade? I want a card that can manage a lot of games and will last at least a year. No more than $500-600. Jaguar |
Jaguar (4442) | ||
| 259525 | 2004-08-08 09:31:00 | best value for money at the moment,a 9800pro,and you will come in well under budget. Alternativly wait and see which of the new generation cards fit into your price range once the market settles,a 6800gt should hopefully come in around that price range in a couple months time and would i imagine outpace the 9800pro,but i would look at some benchmarks before taking that as gospel. |
metla (154) | ||
| 259526 | 2004-08-08 12:26:00 | 9800xt 256mb $619.08 at Expert Infotech on www.pricespy.co.nz,or wait for Geforce 6800's,Radeon X600's,X800's to become cheaper.They are the new cards and are twice as better then the last ones.You can get a X600Xt for $381.38 on www.pricespy.co.nz.But I dont know much about that card so go to some sites to check it out.Just enter Ati Radeon X600Xt into Google and research what you find there. | memphis (2869) | ||
| 259527 | 2004-08-08 12:35:00 | im offering to buy your ti 4200 if you get a new card :-) | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 259528 | 2004-08-08 18:40:00 | 9600xt cards seem to balance well between performance and price according to everywhere I have been reading, what does everyone else think about this? because I am also looking to get a new card. I was thinking 9800xt but expensive they are. and also is there a new vid card system on the way? maybe i should get a 9600xt for now and wait to invest in the newer cards? but i dont know about them at all?? | Malvado (5923) | ||
| 259529 | 2004-08-08 21:07:00 | im afraid that doom 3 and the new cards have made 9600 series cards practicly obsolete overnight. go 9800pro. |
metla (154) | ||
| 259530 | 2004-08-08 21:14:00 | If you want to play games at any sort of quality you need to go for at least a 9800Pro. As Metla has said they are excellent value at the moment. I would wait a few months before looking at any of the latest generation cards, not just because of price but so the drivers can mature a bit. | Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 259531 | 2004-08-09 05:04:00 | Thanks a lot for the advice, I'll probably go for an ATI then, will wait though. Video cards become obsolete and useless so quickly with games such as Doom III, hope they slow down soon. When I buy my new one I'll pop the old one onto TradeMe, will let you know when/if I do mejobloggs | Jaguar (4442) | ||
| 259532 | 2004-08-09 05:11:00 | As long as a little effort goes into the purchase of your video card it should have a reasonable life,My desktop is only running a g4ti and its done me well over the years,and according to peoples experience on this forum that range of cards play doom3 quite decently. You only run into the need for constant upgrades if you want to play every new game at the highest details,otherwise the expected life span is easier on the pocket. Likewise a 9600 series card is still a capable performer but you get more bang for your buck with the 9800pro. |
metla (154) | ||
| 259533 | 2004-08-09 14:31:00 | > im afraid that doom 3 and the new cards have made > 9600 series cards practicly obsolete overnight. Well metla I must disagree with you on that point. I have a 9600XT and it runs Doom 3 just fine on high @ 1024 x 768. Noticed a bit of lag on the ultra level but all the other levels play fine. Could you be more specific as to why you say the 9600XT is obsolete... cheers chiefnz |
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