I need to pick a video card

[gwarbot]

Im needing an agp video card but im unsure of what to get.

Im running

2.6 ghz p4 ht
1 gig ram
80 gig hardrive.

I do some gaming, I mainly want to play oblivion.

Any suggestion on what kind of video card to get, also It's needs to be mid range budget.
(I know, I know my computer is a piece of SH$T)

 

[nib95]

Probably an X1900 XT.
Cheap and very effective. Especially for Oblivion.

In the UK you can pick it up for as little as £170.

 

[gwarbot]

Umm. those things are pci express, i need an agp.

 

[Kromis]

Look no further

This is a VERY VERY good bang for your buck ever since it dropped like $40 bucks like a few days ago.

 

[gwarbot]

Huh, I have been researching that card. That is a pretty good card from what I understand.

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: gwarbot
Huh, I have been researching that card. That is a pretty good card from what I understand.

Ya damn right!

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i doubt a p4 2.6 and a 6600gt can play oblivion...?
maybe at low settings or low res

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
i doubt a p4 2.6 and a 6600gt can play oblivion...?
maybe at low settings or low res

They can - in PowerPoint mode. That is - like the slide.

The only thing that can decently play Oblivion is upcoming Radeon X1950 Pro

 

[LW07]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102606
I would recommend that you get this X850pro AGP 256mb for $135.

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: LW07
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102606
I would recommend that you get this X850pro AGP 256mb for $135.

That also works, but no SM3.0

Are SM2.0 cards able to do Bloom HDR in Oblivion?

 

[LW07]

Originally posted by: Kromis

Originally posted by: LW07
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102606
I would recommend that you get this X850pro AGP 256mb for $135.

That also works, but no SM3.0

Are SM2.0 cards able to do Bloom HDR in Oblivion?

SM2 can do Bloom, I think, but SM2 cards can't do HDR in Oblivion. Neither of those cards would be strong enough to handle HDR in Oblivion, anyway.

 

[gwarbot]

I just want to play it, im not looking for the eye candy. Also I don't play game at a resolution higher than 1024x768. Anyways that is what im happy with.

 

[beggerking]

probably this

make sure you OC it like crazy.

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: gwarbot
I just want to play it, im not looking for the eye candy. Also I don't play game at a resolution higher than 1024x768. Anyways that is what im happy with.

Well, you should pick from the cards that LW07 and I presented you with. You should be quite pleased with either of the cards.

 

[LW07]

The X850pro will be able to play at 1024*768 longer than the 6600GT will. I'm talking about like in terms of future games and stuff.

 

[Captante]

Right now its a pretty easy (if limited) choice if you want to play games like Oblivion with any kind of decent detail settings...listed in order of best value.
(note that although the X850 Pro is cheaper then the 7600GT by $44, its hotter, louder, draws more power & doesn't support all the 3d features the GT does, so I don't think its as good a value.)

(1) Leadtek 7600GT AGP @ $179 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122009 (Quieter, cooler & almost as fast as 7800GS)

(2) ATI X850 Pro @ $135 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102606 (Can be modded to perform like an X850XT)

(3) BFG 7800GS @ $235 w/$30 MIR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143046 (Fastest AGP card currently available)


Edit: Be advised that the 6600GT won't come close to any of the above listed cards performance in any newer game ... all that card has going for it these days is that its very cheap.

 

[gwarbot]

I am going to go with the 6600, If i can't find a BFG i'll go with the Evga. I don't like using ATi's with Pentiums.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

OC'ing gpu for games doesn't yield any visible performance gains... like if you're card can't play oblivion at stock, it still won't be able to play it after u oc it.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: gwarbot
I am going to go with the 6600, If i can't find a BFG i'll go with the Evga. I don't like using ATi's with Pentiums.

Oblivion isn't going to run well on that card at all ... 800x600 with low details is about the best you can expect.. if you can afford it I strongly suggest going with the 7600GT or the X850 Pro instead.

Also where did you get the idea that ATI cards don't work well with Intel based systems?

 

[lyssword]

I dunno, oblivion ran fine on my system

 

[happy medium]

1) Leadtek 7600GT AGP @ $179 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122009 (Quieter, cooler & almost as fast as 7800GS)


This is the best choice!

 

[Piuc2020]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
i doubt a p4 2.6 and a 6600gt can play oblivion...?
maybe at low settings or low res

They can - in PowerPoint mode. That is - like the slide.

The only thing that can decently play Oblivion is upcoming Radeon X1950 Pro

Are you really serious about that? I mean have you used a P4 2.6 with 6600GT and fired up Oblivion or are you just pulling out random and uninformed claims out of your ass?

Thought so.

 

[gwarbot]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122011
I think im going to go with this card.

I just never had luck when it came to ATi and Intel.
Ive always just done pentium and nvidia
Amd and ATI.

I have no supporting information, im just weird about it.

 

[gwarbot]

Originally posted by: Piuc2020

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
i doubt a p4 2.6 and a 6600gt can play oblivion...?
maybe at low settings or low res

They can - in PowerPoint mode. That is - like the slide.

The only thing that can decently play Oblivion is upcoming Radeon X1950 Pro

Are you really serious about that? I mean have you used a P4 2.6 with 6600GT and fired up Oblivion or are you just pulling out random and uninformed claims out of your ass?

Thought so.

I was able to fear on high 1024x768 aa off with a 6200
Now im pretty sure with alot ram and tweaking the 6600 should be able to oblivion, most likely on the lowest resolution and graphics features.

 

[AndrewL]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
OC'ing gpu for games doesn't yield any visible performance gains... like if you're card can't play oblivion at stock, it still won't be able to play it after u oc it.

This definitely depends on what kind of cooling you have and what card you have. Some cards unlock and run very cool so see pretty noticeable gains from overclocking. The 6600gt is not an amazing OC'er, not bad though. I think he should try to get a used x850xt agp or something else because the 6600gt wont run Oblivion appreciably.