Which video card should i get?

twolvesfan624 · Post by **twolvesfan624** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:52 pm

I want to start playing games on ym pc and not just xbox..
So which one should i get

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814145112

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814121197

my pc stats are at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/gene ... 1682&lc=en

DeathNightRider · Post by **DeathNightRider** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:54 pm

You know my input. I love asus. Though the memory is about half of the other... Go with your gut... Its like Nike or airwalk. Both do the job, one lasts longer, one preforms better.

donuthole1010 · Post by **donuthole1010** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:13 pm

id say the chaintech, mainly because it has more memory. but then agian it is your decision.

halofun121 · Post by **halofun121** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:21 pm

I have an MSI GeForce 6600GT. My dad has an XFX GeForce 6800. Both rock considerably. With some 6800s, you cna unlock the extra pipelines and shaders to make it a 6800 Ultra. I say SOME for a reason. Not all brands like it.

Halo looks great on my 6600GT. I run it at 1280x1024. On my dads I can run it at 1600x1200. I overclocked both for better performance. These are some of th ebest AGP and PCIe cards on the market. They are about the same price and cost a good amount of money. If your settling for ATI, beware they overheat and sometimes burn out. If your getting an ATI, get a Zalman cooler. The amount of memory a VGA card has means nothing if there is no fillrate to compensate for it. 6600 is to damn slow. Get a 6600GT or 6800.

twolvesfan624 · Post by **twolvesfan624** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:25 pm

the thing is i dont really wanna spend more than 120.. i just got a dvd burner

DeathNightRider · Post by **DeathNightRider** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:27 pm

Dvd burner

I still hold true to my guns. Or as the girl there said. Get the geforce.

twolvesfan624 · Post by **twolvesfan624** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:29 pm

lol^ hes talking about a woman on compaq.com live help.. this is what she said

yuri fedorov: which one would you recommend?
yuri fedorov: personally?
Sandy S: Both are perfectly fine. we cannot share our personal opinions over this medium.
yuri fedorov: oh, darn
yuri fedorov: Then can we rephrase it..lol. If you went to a store w/ those 2, which 1 would u "look" at first
Sandy S: Okay
Sandy S: I would prefer a Geforce video card
yuri fedorov: lol well thank you so much, youve been a great deal of help
Sandy S: Thank you for your appreciation.

that ho tricked me..theyre both geforece! people please tell me which 1, or unless u know another good 1

anyway.. which 1 of those 2 should .. or do u know a better 1 for cheap?

halofun121 · Post by **halofun121** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:42 pm

The GT is a faster 6600. If your settling for a normal 6600, your getting less speeds. GeForce 6600GT has a 500mhz core clock and 900mhz memory bandwith. 6600 has a 300 something core clock and 550mhz memory bandwith.

twolvesfan624 · Post by **twolvesfan624** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:50 pm

huh? niether is a gt
its either

CHAINTECH SA6600 Geforce 6600 256MB 128-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

or

ASUS N6600/TD/128 Geforce 6600 128MB 128-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

im really looking 120 max..liek i jsut want to be able to play like battlfiled 1943, medal oh honors, that new battfield 2 game, splitnercell etc,
not games like half-life 2.. plus i have a 200watt power max, and most 6600GT need 350 watts

twolvesfan624 · Post by **twolvesfan624** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:55 pm

or is this good/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814123148

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:26 am

I have to go with the Chaintech if you want great framerates, alongside good graphics. Go Asus if you don't care about the FPS.

BUT, I would go with the last one you posted ONLY IF you have a PCI Express slot. Make SURE that you have one.

twolvesfan624 · Post by **twolvesfan624** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:27 am

GOD *** ***** **** ******** **** 8** *** **. MY PC IS good for nothing... lol anyway the chick at compaq.com live chat said i dont have a pci slot. So should i get a new motherbaord and a new powersuply? Cuz mine currnernt is 200 watts... my pc stats are in my first post. please reccomend something! lol

Black Ghost Knife · Post by **Black Ghost Knife** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:50 am

i have a 128MB Video card i cant remember the name its like Gigabyte or something like that im not sure but it RULES the graphics are unbeliveble if i fnd out the name ill post it

CyraX · Post by **CyraX** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:55 am

Neither.

Get a Radeon ATI 9800 Pro, owns any GeForce card

prm64612 · Post by **prm64612** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:32 am

Yeah, you might have an agp slot. Chaintech is the right one, but use your instincts
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that is like my motherboard, the one out of place is the Agp slot, the others are pci...i dont know how you wouldnt have one. Ignore the periods. ATI does kick a

halofun121 · Post by **halofun121** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:05 pm

CyraX wrote:Neither.

Get a Radeon ATI 9800 Pro, owns any GeForce card

Do you know they overheat? Do you know people lose those cards to the heat? If it overheats, you get screen corruption, system freezes, locks up. If your going to get ATI, get an aftermarket cooler like a Zalman. Be prepared for buggy drivers and a crapload of trouble. Some people get lucky and dont have any problems, but most have all kinds of trouble.

My GeForce 6600GT kicks butt. My dad's GeForce 6800 kicks even more butt. They are alot better then your ATI card.

chromNitrous · Post by **chromNitrous** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:45 pm

yea you should get a Dual NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX PCI Express 256MB DDR3 with NVIDIA SLI Technology those are always good

and you will be set for a while without changing it out

dumdum · Post by **dumdum** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:14 pm

I have a GeForce 5200 and it plays halo. I'm happy.

halofun121 · Post by **halofun121** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:16 am

Not trying to flame here...but the 5200 is crap. All 5 series cards were crap.

Get 6 series. The 4 series was better than the 5 series.

And a 7800 GTX inst worth it. Big deal if you get 300 FPS. God my dad has a pretty good system and all games play with high settings. He doesnt have SLI. The only reason youd want a 7800 GTX is because you like tech demos.

prm64612 · Post by **prm64612** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:06 pm

halofun121, telling people that their card su