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06-26-2005, 12:29 AM
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Goldfish
Join Date: Jun 2005
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hello / suggestion for new v.card
hi there, im new here. (first post w00t) I hope this is the right place to ask this question...
specs: Athlon 3000 xp Radeon 9600 Pro 1 gig ram MSI K7N2 Delta Ive been wondering which new graphics card should I get? Im looking for something to run games as new as battlefield 2 on at least medium settings reasonbly well. right now bf2 runs on medium with about 15-30 fps... id like to improve that. how fast a graphics card can I go without bottlenecks because of my cpu? which is the best value? Im thinking either 6600 or 6800... but there are so many different cards; 6800 gt, 6800 ultra, 6800, all different brands, different specs, I just dont know which would be the best for my computer and the cheapest. please help! 
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06-26-2005, 01:25 AM
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Great White Shark
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: SE PA
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Price of the 6800 series should be dropping now that the 7800 is out.
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06-26-2005, 03:48 AM
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Catfish
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Your processor will seriously bottleneck a 6800, time for an Athlon 64.
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06-26-2005, 03:51 AM
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I think a standard 6800 would probably do a fine job if you could find one cheap. Even though your CPU may limit the raw speed, you should be able to use the extra GPU processing power to enable Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering without much impact on performance.
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06-26-2005, 04:20 AM
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Mako Shark
Join Date: Jan 2001
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i dont' see a problem with a regular 6800
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06-26-2005, 12:06 PM
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Goldfish
Join Date: Jun 2005
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yeah, of course I would like to get a new cpu, but that would require a new motherboard, and I cant right now. In the future though.
Would it be a justified to buy a 6800 or higher simply to have one for if I ever upgrade my cpu? or would that just cause problems? btw would I have any problems with overheating or anything? I dont know my psu power so I know thats a dumb question, but Ive looked everywhere for it. would getting this new card put alot more strain then whats on it now? thankyou for replies
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06-26-2005, 01:16 PM
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Hammerhead Shark
Join Date: May 2004
Location: st. louis, missouri
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I had a pny 6800 with my old athlon xp 3200+ and I don't think it was bottlenecked. I am actually trying to sell the 6800 right now b/c I'm building a new rig. Let me know if you'de want it.
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06-26-2005, 02:02 PM
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Goldfish
Join Date: Jun 2005
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sorry, I doubt ill be getting this for a couple months. I just wanted to start thinking about it.
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06-26-2005, 02:24 PM
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Avanti
Join Date: Sep 2000
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The problem I see with an upgrade stategy is that the new video card will have to be AGP not PCI Express unless you upgrade the MB and CPU at the same time
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06-26-2005, 02:43 PM
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Goldfish
Join Date: Jun 2005
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sorry you lost me there... im not the smartest computer person. AGP, PCI?
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06-26-2005, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: laffinatcha
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These are the names for the slots that the vid-card goes into. The older "agp" slot is being phased out slowly, while the pci-e slot is the new thing. A vid-card will only fit in one or the other, so you have to match it up with whichever slot your mobo has. Your mobo is bit older, so you would need to buy an agp vid-card to go with your mobo's agp slot. For example: your current 9600pro is an agp card. Last edited by r'aggro; 06-26-2005 at 02:59 PM. |
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06-26-2005, 03:10 PM
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Goldfish
Join Date: Jun 2005
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oh, ok. I looked up the 6800 on newegg, it seems like about 75% of them are 'agp'. Im guessing it wont be a huge problem?
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06-26-2005, 08:50 PM
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Catfish
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Everyone's moving to PCIE so you may have to buy a whole new video card in the future if you buy an AGP 6800 now, or pay more for a board equipped with an AGP port.
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06-26-2005, 09:03 PM
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Goldfish
Join Date: Jun 2005
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oh, right, so if I ever upgrade my mobo then I will probably have to upgrade my video card too? I see your point.
how much more would an AGP equipped board be? |
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