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video card shopping help
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campbuds
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6. November 2008 @ 22:46 |
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I am ready to order and I am on a tight budget but want to be able to run Unreal 3 and hopefully maybe the next unreal release when it happens (we'll see about that)
Here is what I am considering... MSI N9400GT-MD256
MSI card link
I would appreciate all the input I can get and ASAP
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Code_Blue
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7. November 2008 @ 00:56 |
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campbuds
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7. November 2008 @ 09:13 |
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no reviews on newegg for that card.
i have always been an nvidia guy but i am willing to switch. I am finding video card shopping quite frustrating
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AfterDawn Addict
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7. November 2008 @ 09:37 |
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campbuds
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7. November 2008 @ 09:47 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
The 9400GT is a relatively slow card, as is the X1650. Right now, there's no reason to consider anything less than this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127383
Best picture quality and performance for the price (the same as the original Geforce 8800s)
This is one I had seriously considered, thankyou for the push.
This should run unreal 3 without problems. Don't you think?
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7. November 2008 @ 09:49 |
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Yes, I had the older and similar performing HD3870, which ran UT3 fine even on a 30" monitor.
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campbuds
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7. November 2008 @ 09:51 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Yes, I had the older and similar performing HD3870, which ran UT3 fine even on a 30" monitor.
can my asus crosshair MB run a PCI express 16x 2.0?
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7. November 2008 @ 12:40 |
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I doubt it, the Crosshair is quite old. If you're not confident you can always track down an older card like an 8800GT.
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campbuds
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7. November 2008 @ 13:03 |
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actually i found out it will
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7. November 2008 @ 13:05 |
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Oh, they'll work, but how well they'll work I'm not sure, depends if it's actually a PCIe 2.0 slot.
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8. November 2008 @ 01:48 |
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nVidia seems to be having a lot of problems with their cards lately. After all the faulty laptop cards, and now my PS3's RSX is failing I doubt I'll touch Nvidia for quite a few years. Console gaming cheaper than PC my ass... Perhaps Sony will help me out somehow when I give them a call.
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8. November 2008 @ 10:18 |
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Intel has a problem? You presumably mean nvidia
And yes, nvidia's hardware QC is pretty dire for mobile chips, I don't know much about the ones used in the PS3, but almost all nvidia mobile graphics chips fail within 2 years.
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8. November 2008 @ 13:02 |
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Yeah nVidia, I was just reading about i7's in another tab. You know how one 5 letter word = a different 5 letter word :S. That really pissed me off though. That's what I deserve for spending 550$ on the thing at launch. I'm going to try to get them to fix it for free out of warranty but I doubt they'll help. 200$ for repairs means I'll have spent 750$ on the console alone. There is no way something that expensive should only last two years.
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