Is this a good card for its price?

[jdogess123]

Is this a good card for its price?

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...ct_Code=190527&Category_Code=ATI-PCI-E

Can it run HL2 at highest video modes?

 

[hans030390]

Yes it can, but you'd be better off getting a 6800gt. It's more expensive, but it does have shader model 3.0 (which x800 doesnt), and you'll want that for next gen games.

Yes, 6800gt will play next gen games fine (better than x800, trust me). Yes, you want Sm3...as one website said, "theres no sense in buying an ATI card right now" because none have SM3.

If you're short on money, a 6800 vanilla would be a good choice to.

And yes, 6800gt or vanilla will run HL2 at highest video modes...

 

[jdogess123]

k ty, but a custom made SYSTEM is coming in the mail friady and thats the card ima get.

WHEN DO U THINK I SHOULD UP GRADE MY CARD AND WHICH ONE SHOULD I GET? 7800 GT? 6800 ULTRA?

 

[kirbymixmasta]

Originally posted by: jdogess123
k ty, but a custom made SYSTEM is coming in the mail friady and thats the card ima get.

WHEN DO U THINK I SHOULD UP GRADE MY CARD AND WHICH ONE SHOULD I GET? 7800 GT? 6800 ULTRA?

If you have that much go for a 7800gt. But if you're low on money, a 6600gt performs better then a 6800 vanilla.

 

[Tyrant222]

no need to upgrade any time soon. check out a review of the card. you will see it does quite well

 

[VIAN]

a 6600gt performs better then a 6800 vanilla.

You sure about that, where are the benchies?

Is this a good card for its price?

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...ct_Code=190527&Category_Code=ATI-PCI-E

Can it run HL2 at highest video modes?

It is a good card for it's price and it can run HL2 at the highest video modes.

Yes, you want Sm3...as one website said, "theres no sense in buying an ATI card right now" because none have SM3.

Yes, this one random website said that. SM3.0 is a very touchy subject right now because there aren't many games out that support it and the games that do support it, FarCry -offers barely a performance/image quality increase, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - 6600GT's cannot fully enable SM3.0 without a killer performance hit.

My opinion. 70 bucks is hard to justify for SM3.0, especially when you talk about next gen games. I say your best move is to buy a variation of the 7800 such as the 7800GT which should be out within a month (not sure on date).

 

[coomar]

Originally posted by: VIAN

a 6600gt performs better then a 6800 vanilla.

You sure about that, where are the benchies?

Is this a good card for its price?

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...ct_Code=190527&Category_Code=ATI-PCI-E

Can it run HL2 at highest video modes?

It is a good card for it's price and it can run HL2 at the highest video modes.

Yes, you want Sm3...as one website said, "theres no sense in buying an ATI card right now" because none have SM3.

Yes, this one random website said that. SM3.0 is a very touchy subject right now because there aren't many games out that support it and the games that do support it, FarCry -offers barely a performance/image quality increase, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - 6600GT's cannot fully enable SM3.0 without a killer performance hit.

My opinion. 70 bucks is hard to justify for SM3.0, especially when you talk about next gen games. I say your best move is to buy a variation of the 7800 such as the 7800GT which should be out within a month (not sure on date).

wait for the 7800gt

 

[Elfear]

Originally posted by: VIAN

a 6600gt performs better then a 6800 vanilla.

You sure about that, where are the benchies?

Is this a good card for its price?

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...ct_Code=190527&Category_Code=ATI-PCI-E

Can it run HL2 at highest video modes?

It is a good card for it's price and it can run HL2 at the highest video modes.

Yes, you want Sm3...as one website said, "theres no sense in buying an ATI card right now" because none have SM3.

Yes, this one random website said that. SM3.0 is a very touchy subject right now because there aren't many games out that support it and the games that do support it, FarCry -offers barely a performance/image quality increase, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - 6600GT's cannot fully enable SM3.0 without a killer performance hit.

My opinion. 70 bucks is hard to justify for SM3.0, especially when you talk about next gen games. I say your best move is to buy a variation of the 7800 such as the 7800GT which should be out within a month (not sure on date).

:thumbsup:

The X800XL will perform better than the 6800GT in HL2.

 

[jdogess123]

K, COOL, W00t W00t THANkS a bunch guys.

 

[coomar]

depends on the resolution, but at 1280x1024 a x700 can play half-life2 on high

 

[imported_g33k]

Forget about SM 3.0. Either buy the x800xl or get a 7800gtx.