I like to PLAY GAMES. HalfLife 2. Battlefield 2. Call of Duty 2. The list goes on. With my semi new computer, I would like to know which graphics card to buy to make the most out of and take full advantage of all of my PC. Heres the specs...
Windows Xp. Duh.
Intel P4 533mhz FSB At 2.26 Ghz, (Considering Overclocking)
SATA drive, 150Mb/s, 200gig, (connected to motherboard not pci card)
As of right now I have a ATI radeon 9550, agp, 256mb, 128 bit. Im more of a fan of ATI but will listen to all suggestions. Am I getting the most out of my card? Should I upgrade? I can always return it. Any suggestions for different cards? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
Comp2: AMD Sempron 2400+ OC ~ 2.0GHz (Stable), Asrock K7S41GX, 512MB DDR 333, Onboard Graphics, 40GB Maxtor IDE
set of monitors on the way soon :P
Google is your friend... WorkComp: LAPTOP, intel celeron D 2.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 20GB hd. NO SCREEN IT WAS SAWN OFF :S (bag of crap)
Well the problem is my computer as of right now is completly dissassembled. I have no pc case and im wating for one to arrive that I recently ordered.
New motherboard and ram wihich I already got. Its just, I havent insatalled the GPU yet so I really dont knonw weather its going to be good or not. Im just haveing second thoughts about buying a card from the low end, 80 bucks, of the graphics card spectrum. With my processor and such, will I be able to use theese 300 dollar garphics cards. I dont know. But all these people keep saying how great those 6800gt 's are the ati x800's. I guess what im trying to say is, will I see the difference with a more expensive, top of the line card. Is it worth it?
Keep in mind your power requirements too. The 6800GT will suck down a bit more juice than it's little brother, the 6800GS. Both share the same core however, and some of the GS's can be unlocked (some have good NV40 cores, others have corrupted pipes/shader engine). Most 6800GS's from eVGA have been unlocked without any problems, and they overclock like a madman. My card (only 12 pipes active) stock is 350mhz, but using Coolbits, it went to 441! Not bad really...
Also, the 6800 series cards are PS/VS 3.0 compatible (some are also OpenGL 2.0 the others only 1.5), whereas support for ATI doesn't come in until the X1800 series. I think you'll get more bang for your buck getting a GT or GS then an X800, or X850 card.
