Graphics Cards

giles337 · Post by **giles337** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:01 pm

Ok.... I have promised hel from Brynn('s Boyfriend

) on this one, but at the moment what is a good graphics card for aroun £150??? I am open to all suggestions

k1k355 · Post by **k1k355** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:11 pm

Gf 4 Mx rocks!!!

maybe gexcube 9800pro?saphire atlantis9800se?gainnward ultra?ofcourse there always geforzzzz FX5600

etc etc....
sorry but i cant actually give u prices but i can tell u that they are round 200euro in my country....

Gromph · Post by **Gromph** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 7:46 pm

You could try an Ati radeon, they are very nice cards, i dont know what the pricing is on one of them in your Euros or whatever currency you use there, also a GEforce 4 FX is a fairly good card, runs fairly decent pricewise also

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:12 am

You should be able to pick up a ATI 9600 XT for rather cheap money somewhere, which is quite a decent card still.

I'd think there is a GeForce equivivalent for the same amount of money as well, but cant' remember any "number"

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:52 am

None of you are giving him a very good choice for his money.

I would advise the 6600GT, but make sure it is the AGP version. You should be able to tell by another heat sink right next to the main fan. Unless prices in UK are much higher than US/HK prices, it should be just under 150 pounds.

If you find you cannot afford it, the 9600XT is a good choice.

giles337 · Post by **giles337** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:17 pm

thanks for all your help guys. I will check p on all of these.

Destroyed Eden · Post by **Destroyed Eden** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:22 am

By my experience...ATi cards are very powerful and.....UNSTABLE. The problem with ATI is the drivers. When they try to fix out a bug, instability in any game...they make a patch and usually add new problems. ATI drivers are trully a vicious circle. I got a Radeon 9700 Pro 128mb...and trust me...sometimes i have to use older drivers cause the last ones make my game crash or wathever. I'd say buy a Nvidia card...their drivers really rocks. Since Nvidia dont make any video cards (only the teachnology), go for ASUS ( little bit more expensive but better quality) a FX 6600 is really good, 256mb edition...go on http://www.asus.com for more info...Trust me, you wont regret it. If you buy a Radeon at the beginning you'll be: WOW THAT CARD IS FRICKIN FAST... and after a couple of months you'll be yelling at it because it makes your games crash.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:31 am

1. Older Nvidia cards almost always have problems with Nvidia's latest drivers
2. There isn't such a thing as a "FX" 6600
3. The 6600 standard isn't available for AGP

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:15 am

The 6600 AGP is in the makeing and should be in shops in a while.

stramoski · Post by **stramoski** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 11:53 pm

Related Question

I feel stupid asking this, but I've not been in Tech Support for a few years and the standards have changed somewhat...

I'm looking at a low-end nvidia ge-force for a friend of mine, but I'm noticing as a feature, the memory is 64/128MB DDR SDRAM...

Huh?

64 or 128? Am I missing something? Does this just mean that it can be upgraded? I've actually never upgraded a Video card, is it even something I should consider???

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:08 am

[QUOTE=stramoski]I feel stupid asking this, but I've not been in Tech Support for a few years and the standards have changed somewhat...

I'm looking at a low-end nvidia ge-force for a friend of mine, but I'm noticing as a feature, the memory is 64/128MB DDR SDRAM...

Huh?

64 or 128? Am I missing something? Does this just mean that it can be upgraded? I've actually never upgraded a Video card, is it even something I should consider???[/QUOTE]

Are you sure it isn't just 2 versions avaible - one with 64 and another with 128?

stramoski · Post by **stramoski** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:45 am

Nope

Actually, is says 64/128mb in the memory section of the features, as well as 32/64-bit advanced memory interface in the chipset features...

Package Contains: CHAINTECH GeForce MX4000 series graphics card with 64/128MB DDR

Can someone make sense of this?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:02 am

I am 99% sure that it is simply because that card comes in a 64 and 128 MB ram version.

stramoski · Post by **stramoski** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:12 am

Hmmm

Maybe they just use the same box for both? I suppose it's possible... I don't know why I didn't think of it...

I'll cross my fingers and hope he bought the 128

Thanks, guys!

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:33 am

I think it's the amout of ram and it's core speed.
So128mb ram at a speed of 64mb.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:56 am

[QUOTE=stramoski]Maybe they just use the same box for both? I suppose it's possible... I don't know why I didn't think of it...

I'll cross my fingers and hope he bought the 128

Thanks, guys![/QUOTE]

Well - I've looked around the web and seen many references to the 64/128 but each time I've seen specific products, it has been listed as either with 64 or 128 MB ram.
I am still pretty confident it is simply because the model has both versions.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:11 am

I hope you bought the 64MB, since you'd be wasting your money on a 128MB version.

stramoski · Post by **stramoski** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:54 am

Huh?

He said he paid about fifty bucks for it... So I think he did o.k., either way... Why would 128 be a waste? Does the MX4000 not take advantage of the extra 64?

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:30 am

An FX 5500 is barely taking advantage as it is.

stramoski · Post by **stramoski** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:57 am

Ok

Well, that's good to know... I think I'll have a long talk with David (my friend) about buying from e-bay before researching... I'm of the school of thought that one sould do this kind of research BEFORE buying, not afterwards... Thanks for your help, Xandax, Rookierookie, and Rob-hin...