Sabretooth Posted April 3, 2004 Posted April 3, 2004 My dad's gonna go for a full system upgrade now (not full, partial). To start off, this evening I'm gonna go from 256 to 512 MB Ram. Then, in perhaps June-August I'll buy a new processor (P4, 2.4 Ghz). My next goal is to buy a new graphic card. Currently, I have a crappy nVidia Riva TNT2, I wanna upgrade, but I don't know which one to choose. I want a G Card that can support- DX-Invisible War Call o Duty Homeworld 2 (Yeah) and some other new games... Any suggestions?
Crow_Nest Posted April 3, 2004 Posted April 3, 2004 Originally posted by sabretooth My dad's gonna go for a full system upgrade now (not full, partial). To start off, this evening I'm gonna go from 256 to 512 MB Ram. Then, in perhaps June-August I'll buy a new processor (P4, 2.4 Ghz). My next goal is to buy a new graphic card. Currently, I have a crappy nVidia Riva TNT2, I wanna upgrade, but I don't know which one to choose. I want a G Card that can support- DX-Invisible War Call o Duty Homeworld 2 (Yeah) and some other new games... Any suggestions? Those games run best on nvidia cards, so maybe go for the FX 5200, its cheap and good, if you're an ATI fan go for the Radeon 9600.
Tyrion Posted April 3, 2004 Posted April 3, 2004 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest maybe go for the FX 5200, its cheap and good, if you're an ATI fan go for the Radeon 9600. The Fx5200 sucks, believe me, I had a 5200 Ultra even and it well..sucked like a vacuum cleaner on steroids.:/ If you're an Nvidia fan, go with a 5700. If you're an Ati fan, go with a 9600 Pro.
The Cheat Posted April 4, 2004 Posted April 4, 2004 my sis has a 5200 and trust me, you will want more power then that. i would suggest the 5700 from nvidia or the 9600 from radeon because they are both really good cards and will not put too big of a hole in your wallet
Joe© Posted April 4, 2004 Posted April 4, 2004 next week I'll be going from just a plain old chipset card, to the all powerful Radeon 9800 pro, just because me dads got the cash at the moment, and I'v never had a good 3-D card before.
Crow_Nest Posted April 4, 2004 Posted April 4, 2004 Originally posted by Tyrion The Fx5200 sucks, believe me, I had a 5200 Ultra even and it well..sucked like a vacuum cleaner on steroids.:/ If you're an Nvidia fan, go with a 5700. If you're an Ati fan, go with a 9600 Pro. Hey the 5200 is a good choice if you want a card that is cheap and good enough to last at least 1 year and upgrade again.
Tyrion Posted April 4, 2004 Posted April 4, 2004 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest Hey the 5200 is a good choice if you want a card that is cheap and good enough to last at least 1 year and upgrade again. A 5200 is at least 100 dollars, for a mere 100 dollars extra you could buy a 9800 Pro from newegg!
Crow_Nest Posted April 5, 2004 Posted April 5, 2004 Originally posted by Tyrion A 5200 is at least 100 dollars, for a mere 100 dollars extra you could buy a 9800 Pro from newegg! So the 9800 pro would be like about $200+ after paying all the shipping/handling and GST? Well i think it would be a good choice, because its above $500 at the store.
legameboy Posted April 5, 2004 Posted April 5, 2004 I'd get an ATI 9600 Pro, just because it seems it has more power than most Nvidia cards, and it's only around... mid-one hundred dollars. If I were you though, I would get a 2.8 Ghz processor though, if you had the money.
Master_Keralys Posted April 5, 2004 Posted April 5, 2004 The 5200 isn't too bad for the older games, but it does lack in power for newer ones. Looking at the ones you're going for hit at least a 5700 if you dont' want to have to upgrade in a year when you hit games like Q4 and doom3. the ATI's are technically better - as in, on a technical level - but are more expensive and many games run the nvidia's better. If you're into pricey, pick up the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, though that'll probably run you at least 250.
Prime Posted April 5, 2004 Posted April 5, 2004 Originally posted by The Cheat i would suggest the 5700 from nvidia This is what I have and I am very happy with it. It has very nice performance at a decent price (mine was about $250 cdn). It runs KOTOR and JA very nicely with everyhting maxed. Dynamic glow sure makes JA look a lot better, especially the lightsabers...
Tyrion Posted April 5, 2004 Posted April 5, 2004 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest So the 9800 pro would be like about $200+ after paying all the shipping/handling and GST? Well i think it would be a good choice, because its above $500 at the store. Above 500? Us dollars, you mean? Man, when I got one at Frys, it was 300 dollars(and this was in December).
MennoniteHobbit Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 I say go with the 128MB ATI Radeon 9600XT... the nVidia FX 5200 sounds fine.
Crow_Nest Posted April 6, 2004 Posted April 6, 2004 Originally posted by Prime This is what I have and I am very happy with it. It has very nice performance at a decent price (mine was about $250 cdn). It runs KOTOR and JA very nicely with everyhting maxed. Dynamic glow sure makes JA look a lot better, especially the lightsabers... Yeah i have the same card just got it in october last year, i got it for like about $340 (SGD) Originally posted by MennoniteHobbit I say go with the 128MB ATI Radeon 9600XT... the nVidia FX 5200 sounds fine. Eh, i dont think he can afford $500 unless you're paying for him
Tyrion Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest Eh, i dont think he can afford $500 unless you're paying for him That 500 dollars in Singapore, where as in the US it's around 150 dollars.
manoman81 Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 OK, since we're on the topic, I need some help as well. I want to get a better video card here soon. Problem is that I don't have an AGP slot. I'm an ATI fan and want another one of their cards. So, I was looking around http://www.pricewatch.com and found this Clicky Does anyone know anything about this card or company? Or does anyone know of a place where I can find some reviews about it?
Crow_Nest Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by Tyrion That 500 dollars in Singapore, where as in the US it's around 150 dollars. Uh dude, that is not in SGD. Here its about $800.
Sabretooth Posted April 8, 2004 Author Posted April 8, 2004 Stop quarreling over the money already. In India, you get GFs for 10,000 to even 50,000. I think I'll go with Prime. So it's nVidia 5700, right? BTW, you guys think GeForce4 can handle all those games and new, upcoming ones?
Crow_Nest Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by sabretooth BTW, you guys think GeForce4 can handle all those games and new, upcoming ones? Dont get a Geforce 4 MX, it aint that good was my old card and it sucks big time. The Geforce 4 Ti should be good enough to handle games like Doom 3, but i would go for the FX if i were you.
Sabretooth Posted April 8, 2004 Author Posted April 8, 2004 So it's nVidia FX 5700, then, right? Or should I go for 5900?
Crow_Nest Posted April 8, 2004 Posted April 8, 2004 Originally posted by sabretooth So it's nVidia FX 5700, then, right? Or should I go for 5900? If you wanna save cash, go for the 5700. If you're really one of those one of a kind gamer go for the 5900. A 5700 is already good enough to play games like Doom 3 and DX2. If you want more infomation about what G card you should get you should search the net first.
Sabretooth Posted April 12, 2004 Author Posted April 12, 2004 Ummm... Will the 5900/GeForce4 on a Intel 815 Motherboard?
Crow_Nest Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Originally posted by sabretooth Ummm... Will the 5900/GeForce4 on a Intel 815 Motherboard? Why dont you contact nvidia/intel and get your answer from them? They properly know best about their stuff.
Tyrion Posted April 13, 2004 Posted April 13, 2004 Originally posted by sabretooth Ummm... Will the 5900/GeForce4 on a Intel 815 Motherboard? Yeah, it's compatible. If it has an AGP port, odds are it's good. Nvidia also has pretty stable drivers, more stable then Ati for now.
Sabretooth Posted April 13, 2004 Author Posted April 13, 2004 Wooohoooo!!!!! Thanks guys! I should be playing on either a GeForce 4 or 5900 in atleast 4 months!
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