help me to pick a good agp video card

[rickyman]

i have a 2.8 p4 800 cpu
ocz pc4000 ram 1 gig
and Abit Ic7 motherboard


the video card usually use for games likes doom3 and half life 2 and watch video files







the card cannot be over 100.00

 

[amol]

you can get a 9600xt for $120

or a 9600pro for $95

 

[stevty2889]

Yeah, 9600pro or XT would probably be the best you can get with only $100. Not exactly a cutting edge for those games, but should be able to run them at mid-low settings.

 

[Shenkoa]

9600 pro for HL2, 5700U for Doom 3.

 

[Azsen]

Get the 9600XT, the 5700s aren't too great.

 

[ddviper]

ya go with a past gen ATI card cuz the FX line from nvidia sucks with dx9 games

 

[rickyman]

i want to know if ati 9700 pro is okay or not for games and watch movie.

 

[imported_DaveA]

9700 pro is a brilliant card.

 

[rickyman]

PNY GeForce FX 5600 AGP 256MB Video Card

do you think this card any good for doom3 and half life 2 ?

 

[Jotho]

Originally posted by: rickyman
PNY GeForce FX 5600 AGP 256MB Video Card

do you think this card any good for doom3 and half life 2 ?

The FX5600 isn't an especially powerful card, esp in HL2. That 9700 Pro you mentioned earlier or even a 128MB 9600XT would outperform a 5600 regardless of how much video memory it has.

 

[rickyman]

what is the difference between 9600se,9600pro, and 9600 xt?

 

[thraxes]

check out the FS/T forum. See if you can get a 9700pro or a vanilla 9800. Should be possible for about 100$

 

[rickyman]

is vanilla 9800 mean 9800 se or pro version?

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: rickyman
i want to know if ati 9700 pro is okay or not for games and watch movie.

I have one in my other rig, played Doom3 and HL2 just fine.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: rickyman
what is the difference between 9600se,9600pro, and 9600 xt?

9600se is crappy edition, 9600 pro is faster than the se, and the xt is the fastest model.

 

[thraxes]

for a relatively short time ATI made a Radeon 9800. No Pro, no XT no SE... just 9800. They were relatively inexpensive and overclocked to pro levels very easily. If you are lucky perhaps you can find a used one in your price bracket.

 

[rickyman]

i want to know if ati 9600xt for 100 . is that a good deal or not.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: rickyman
i want to know if ati 9600xt for 100 . is that a good deal or not.

If new, yes. That's actually a very good deal. Don't forget to check http://www.resellerratings.com to make sure where you are buying from is a good vendor.

 

[rickyman]

http://www.geeks.com/details.a...=FX5500-128MTV&cat=VCD


NVidia GeForce FX 5500 128MB DDR AGP Video Card w/TV-Out

i want to know if this card enough for playing hl2 and doom3 games.

 

[Chosonman]

Price range?

I own a Geforce 6800 128 MB

 

[asm0deus]

Originally posted by: rickyman
http://www.geeks.com/details.a...=FX5500-128MTV&cat=VCD


NVidia GeForce FX 5500 128MB DDR AGP Video Card w/TV-Out

i want to know if this card enough for playing hl2 and doom3 games.

we just told you that the FX5X00 series is crap, yes they will play the game, but it will not look awesome, it will be using the dx8 effects and not the dx9 effects you would get with an ATI card.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: rickyman
http://www.geeks.com/details.a...=FX5500-128MTV&cat=VCD


NVidia GeForce FX 5500 128MB DDR AGP Video Card w/TV-Out

i want to know if this card enough for playing hl2 and doom3 games.

no.

as previously stated, go for a 9600pro/XT, or a used 9700

 

[MrAustin]

I would go with the 9600XT, but you seem to WANT to get an nVidia card when everyone else is saying go ATI. Is there a specific reason for this?

 

[rickyman]

Originally posted by: MrAustin
I would go with the 9600XT, but you seem to WANT to get an nVidia card when everyone else is saying go ATI. Is there a specific reason for this?

it just almost everyone want to get a nvidia video card and few people wants ati video card.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: rickyman

Originally posted by: MrAustin
I would go with the 9600XT, but you seem to WANT to get an nVidia card when everyone else is saying go ATI. Is there a specific reason for this?

it just almost everyone want to get a nvidia video card and few people wants ati video card.