crasher1 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Im wanting to buy a new video card because right now I have a **** Nvidia TNT2. Im only willing to spend $100 canadian or a little bit more. I want to get the Nvidia FX5200 and I was just wondering is it good and is it better then Radeon 9200? Im mainly getting a new card for Battlefield 1942 and Unreal2k4 when it comes out in November. Please give me some advice. much apprecitiated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy289 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 You should get a decent GeForce4 Ti instead of an FX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurionStormrage Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 If you're getting the card mostly for Battlefield both the NVidia and ATI cards should be fine for you. If you also want to play Jedi Academy you may want to avoid ATI cards. My wife's ATI card won't play JA at all. Get yourself a good Ti card instead of a low end FX card if you are going to stick with NVidia cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crasher1 Posted October 3, 2003 Author Share Posted October 3, 2003 should i get ti4200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom1969 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Hia dude well i got a xfx FX5200 (128MB/128 bit) on a Athlon 2600+ (512 MB ram) nad i get up to 150 FPS (cg_dynamicGlow off) so its not bad i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastaod Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 get any radeon 9200, 9600 or 9800. there the best cards in their respective price ranges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire13 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 I'm using a Ti4200, but I would say, go for a Radeon. Their cheaper, and the performance is as good as an Nvidia card, if not better. The Fx series is just too expensive at the moment, the cost isn't justified, I feel. So, get a good Radeon. This is especially so if you want to play Halflife2 when it is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amidala from Chop Shop Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 I will quote myself from another thread: Originally posted by Amidala from Chop Shop If you want more than just random opinions, check out this videocard review at this well-respected hardware site: http://www20.tomshardware.com/graph...0714/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 The current line of FX cards have fundamentally flawed DirectX 9 support, they are not a good buy. The Radeon 9200, 9600 or 9800 is a better choice. I am told nVidia is rereleasing the FX line with proper DirectX 9 support, however. There's a decent chance it will be pretty cheap, they have to compete with ATI's 9800 TX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 When JA was announced I had very seriously been considering getting an ATI Radeon All-in-wonder 9800 pro, but then I've read the barrage of complaints from ATI owners and I've always heard how their driver support leaves much to be desired... so now I'm not so sure. I don't want to spend more than 200$ on a video card (including tax and shipping), but I know I don't want to get a Geforce3 or anything that old. I have a GeForce2 GTS 32mb so just about anything would be better, but I want to see significant improvements AND have TV out (again, since I already had that with my Geforce2) AND TV in/capture (something I've never had in a video card but always wanted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 ATI's drivers are not that bad, but I would be lying if I said they are not problematic. Normally, you could just get an nVidia card if you didn't want to mess with ATI's drivers, but the GeForceFX is dead in the water against the 9800, so you best wait until they rerelease the FX line or release their NV40, which will probably be very expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarn'Gar Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 I bought an ATI Radeon 9600 especially for Jedi Academy, after using GeForce for a long time. GeForce's digital vibrance had warped my eyes, so the ATI card made everything, every game look dull color wise. I just couldn't get over that. But I decided to see just how well JA worked on the ATI card. So I get home on the morning of the 17th and what a load of crap, the ATI card wouldn't run JA!!! So instead of playing JA, I'm tinkering with my Radeon 9600 and my computer to try and get JA working. It won't work, so I take the ATI card back to Best Buy, and exchange it for a Verto GeForce 5200 FX Ultra, and it plays JA perfectly, not to mention how much better digital vibrance makes colors look. So I'm officially off ATI cards, and won't be buying one ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom1969 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 ya me 2 i was cheap and bought a Radeon 7500 1 yr ago to play JO but it kept freezing after 5 minutes of playing so here aswell never ever ATI again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0bman5 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 erm, it's definitely not your all's video cards. I have a 9600 Pro, my roommate has a 9700, my friend has a 9600 Pro, the list goes on and on. We all run JA perfectly, with very different systems. Try making sure your computer is configured right before bashing wonderful video cards. Operating systems, motherboards, memory amount/speed, hard drive space, and even sound cards have a big effect on how a game runs. It's not all video. I've never had a single problem, in any game (including very, very old games) w/ this rig: Via P4266a Motherboard P4, 2.0GHz 512MB PC2100 DDR 60GB HD ATi 9600 Pro, 128MB DDR SBLive! 5.1 WinXP Pro / Win2000 Pro dual boot (JA runs perfectly under both) so, yeah.... all you ATi bashers out there: shush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom1969 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 it could be the combination AMD/ATI ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy867 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Hey Kurgan, you could get that FX 5600 256MB (I recently got a 5900) but the FX 5600 is going for like ~$140 or so WITH s&h included, maybe even less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanaJedi Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 here an geforce fx 5900 cost over 500 euro's witch is REALLY much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hey Kurgan, you could get that FX 5600 256MB (I recently got a 5900) but the FX 5600 is going for like ~$140 or so WITH s&h included, maybe even less. Sounds good. If it has tv-in capture & tv-out and is compatible with my motherboard (it's an aBit) then that sounds like a pretty good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 DO NOT GET A GEFORCE FX. If you ever want to play a DirectX 9 game like Half-Life 2, you will be screwed, because DX9 performance on the FX sucks. If you want nVidia so bad, wait until they release a new, fixed FX, or a totally new line of cards. Not to mention they're just slower across the board in most real benchmarks (games, synthetic benchmarks are bull). And, dude, if you need digital vibrance so much, well, one of two things. You like trippy, unrealistic colors, or your monitor sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master William Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Jesus, how can you people afford this, I barely afford a PC game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Most of us get jobs, but losers like me salvage birthday and holiday money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediArion Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 My Radeon 9800 works just right with the game... no problems at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulshine Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 geforce ti4200 and i play maxed out fine the computer and memory you have help to 512 ram 100gb hardrive and im fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmikeyd Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 I currently have a Radeon 7000 video card, and though I know it isn't great, it does work. However I am having problems with the game running slow while playing, and was wondering if there was a way to get the game to run faster and better with this video card. I just downloaded and installed Catalyst 3.5. I had installed Catalyst 3.7, but both seem to have the same problems, with the game running slow. Also, I would like some opinions on what the better video cards are. I would like to upgrade soon and would just like to hear what some opinions on the different cards are. Thanks Darth Mikey D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amidala from Chop Shop Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 There is already another thread on video cards farther down the list. I will quote myself from that thread: Originally posted by Amidala from Chop Shop If you want more than just random opinions, check out this videocard review at this well-respected hardware site: http://www20.tomshardware.com/graph...0714/index.html To get better performance, select Video Quality "Fastest" under Video setup, and make sure Shadows are Simple or Off, and Dynamic Glow is Off under More Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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