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getting a new graphics card
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10. January 2010 @ 18:35 |
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my x1950 pro is dying. it is showing artifacts and even after cleaning and getting new drivings it still shows artifacts.
i have a 20" acer widescreen and a anteq basic plus 550w with 3 12v rails; 22a, 22a, and 24a. i have athlon x2 5000 2.6ghz, 2gb of ddr2 667 and 2gb of ddr2 800. the x1950 did pretty well with these specs. i was playing oblivion at 1600x900 with 40-50fps and crysis at 1300x768 or something and was getting 30fps
the most im looking to spend is around $150-$160ish. my preference would be lower like $120
i was looking into getting a pny gts 250 1gb ddr3 but its the same as a 9800gtx+. i was also looking at a gt 240 but iv heard its not that good with to many games. and ati i was looking at a 4670 for $99 but im not to sure which to go with or if there is something that will beat these two for not that much more money
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Xplorer4
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11. January 2010 @ 07:07 |
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OS: Kubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 -- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K -- Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 -- Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator -- Graphics Card: Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X -- Monitor: Dell 2208WFP -- Mouse: Mionix NAOS 5000 -- PSU: Corsair 520HX -- Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX -- Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Black Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink Rev C -- Hard Drives: 1x180 GB Intel 330 SSD/1xWD 1 TB Caviar Black/1xWD 2 TB Caviar Green/2xWD 3 TB Caviar Green
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11. January 2010 @ 07:28 |
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my bad i forgot to mention i had pci-e x16 2.0
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Xplorer4
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11. January 2010 @ 08:24 |
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OS: Kubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 -- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K -- Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 -- Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator -- Graphics Card: Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X -- Monitor: Dell 2208WFP -- Mouse: Mionix NAOS 5000 -- PSU: Corsair 520HX -- Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX -- Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Black Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink Rev C -- Hard Drives: 1x180 GB Intel 330 SSD/1xWD 1 TB Caviar Black/1xWD 2 TB Caviar Green/2xWD 3 TB Caviar Green
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AfterDawn Addict
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11. January 2010 @ 11:05 |
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The X1950 Pro isn't an AGP card, it was designed from the outset as PCI Express, it's not that old!
Don't bother buying a GT240 or GTS250 they're both poor value cards. Buy an HD5750 or HD5770, they're much better.
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Xplorer4
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11. January 2010 @ 17:56 |
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OS: Kubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 -- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K -- Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 -- Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator -- Graphics Card: Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X -- Monitor: Dell 2208WFP -- Mouse: Mionix NAOS 5000 -- PSU: Corsair 520HX -- Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX -- Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Black Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink Rev C -- Hard Drives: 1x180 GB Intel 330 SSD/1xWD 1 TB Caviar Black/1xWD 2 TB Caviar Green/2xWD 3 TB Caviar Green
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. January 2010 @ 17:24 |
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The AGP X1950 I believe came out several months afterwards, and was a custom retrofit to the AGP architecture. By this point standard AGP cards were rare and only the X1950 and 7900GS were converted. The X1900XT/XT-X, X1800GTO, X1950XT and X1950XT-X and so on, along with the 7900GT, 7950GT and 7900GTX were never converted for mass-market sale. The last series to have a large lineup of AGP products was the X800/6800, and even the X800XT was only ever prototyped to AGP, it was never sold in any real numbers. The highest up ATI AGP card for a long time was the X800 Pro, until the X1950 Pro version came out I think.
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16. January 2010 @ 17:32 |
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i actually found a radeon hd 4860 on new egg. with a discount it was only $113 with free shipping. the card runs really well and id can play crysis warhead and max resolution which is 1600x900 with 2AA and vsync and get a steady 30fps which for me is good. and bioshock i put everything max and im getting around 70fps
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. January 2010 @ 17:37 |
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The HD4860 is an offshoot for an Asia-only variant of the HD4870 and HD4890. It's very power-inefficient, but it's a reasonably powerful card for playing games.
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17. January 2010 @ 17:37 |
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i agree that its power-inefficient. it took two pcie 6 pin power cables. but they were only 75watt so my psu is powerful enough. but i cant complain about the power because i am on a budget and my old card was crapping out and i thought i got it for a good deal. I was surprised that newegg had it because i read that they were discontinued
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17. January 2010 @ 17:38 |
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To be honest, I didn't think they were ever going to be sold in the US market. Perhaps they sold a few to clear some stock. You still got a decent card for the price, most importantly.
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