Looking to upgrade

[cmitchell17]

I found out that Battlefield 2 dosent support GeForce 4 cards so i think im going to upgrade. Im trying to spend less that 200 or madby a little more. What would the best card for me to get i dont care about anything but being able to run games on high settings with no lag.

 

[coomar]

i'm assuming agp, you could get the 6600gt (150), 6800 (200), x800 pro (225), x800 xl (250-300), there should be sales as the g70 comes out on the older cards, any of these though should be able to play the game on high

 

[cmitchell17]

Ok thanks theses are radeon cards arnt they.

 

[cmitchell17]

How much do you think memory matters?

 

[dug777]

anything with an x in front of it is a radeon, anything with a 6 at the start is nvidia...

 

[cmitchell17]

I cant find the prices you said for these cards. Im using pricegrabber.com to find prices for these cards.

 

[RussianSensation]

wait until Geforce 7 is released in 10 days. Maybe prices will fall somewhat on x800xl and 6800GT. If not, minimum 6600GT is what you need (but personally i'd spend more for a faster card -- ie. x800xl offers 2x the performance for 50% price increase).

 

[cmitchell17]

What about this card?

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=AT-980_256&c=PG&show=r

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: cmitchell17
What about this card?

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=AT-980_256&c=PG&show=r

If you must buy really soon (within days), then:

$200 - 6800Non-ultra
$160-165 - 6600GT
$125 - 9800Pro

use www.pricewatch.com

EDIT - this seems like a sweet deal: 6800NU - $165

 

[cmitchell17]

I dont really know a lot about this suff but I have a sony Vaio PCV-RZ24G do I have the motherboard and stuff to run these cards?

 

[cmitchell17]

I just found out that my agp slot only supports x2 and x4 what can I do?

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: cmitchell17
I just found out that my agp slot only supports x2 and x4 what can I do?

If your motherboard supports AGP4x, you'll have no problems running any AGP8x cards. The performance difference between 4x and 8x in the real world is about 3%.

 

[cmitchell17]

What about this the card says it needs a 300 or 350 watt power supply ive been trying to find out what power supply my computer had all day. I saw online a 256MB 9800 Pro at best buy for 400 bucks. Anyway where can i find out my power supply i looked online and all through the manuels and on the back of my comp but i found nothing.

 

[Whipped]

Originally posted by: cmitchell17
What about this card?

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=AT-980_256&c=PG&show=r

Get this card 9800 PRO. You don't need 256MB and it is backwards compatiable with a 4X AGP slot

 

[blckgrffn]

Enable your profile, OP, and I will send you a PM regarding a 9800 Pro for sale privately.

That said, check out this card:

6800

In your price range and should run quietly and BF2 like a champ. Let us know what you decide.

Nat

Edit: Look at the reviews, 9/21/04 - that's mine I paid $278 for it then, never did get that rebate... Bought a 6800U in march, just sold it as I don't game in the summer and I am waiting for the 7800's now...

 

[cmitchell17]

I have my profile enabled i think. Why should i just get a 256MB card for 40 dollars more is it not that much better for the more memory.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Whipped

Originally posted by: cmitchell17
What about this card?

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=AT-980_256&c=PG&show=r

Get this card 9800 PRO. You don't need 256MB and it is backwards compatiable with a 4X AGP slot

Good call for that rig. I woudln't put much more than that into that rig anymore.

 

[cmitchell17]

what

 

[cmitchell17]

Im going ahead and buying the radeon 9800 Pro I guess im too impatient to wait for anything and probably regret it if something does happen but oh well. I hope I have at least a 300 watt power supply.

 

[hans030390]

you're wasting your money

 

[cmitchell17]

why

 

[isekii]

Get a 6800NU ~!!!!
you can get it under 200 bucks and it'll be night and day vs the 9800pro. Not to mention you may be able to unlock the extra pipes using rivatuner.

 

[cmitchell17]

I looked for that card the cheapest i could find it was 299

 

[gac009]

in the name 6800NU the NU means non ultra (the non GT is implied), its forum-speak.
just search for 6800.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122193

 

[Pete]

If you have ~$190 to spend, get a 6800, period. Even though it has less memory, it'll be much faster, and speed is what you're after. You won't care how pretty the 9800P looks if it's too slow to let you play without getting killed. Plus, a 6800 actually uses *less* power than a 9800P, which should increase the chances of it working in your PC.

If $190 is too much for you, then get a ~$150 6600GT (this one: comes with two good games, the same outputs, and should have a slightly better/quieter cooler than the eVGA). I'm with Rollo: even though a 9800P is as little as $120 new, it's still slower (much more so in Doom 3). The Leadtek I linked to also comes with two well-reviewed games and an HDTV (component out) cable, which makes it at least as good a value as the 9800P, IMO.

So, I think your two best choices are a ~$150 6600GT and a ~$185 6800 (and, specifically, those Leadteks). The 6800 will be slightly faster (and has the possiblity to unlock four extra pipelines, which will make it much faster) and draws less power. The 6600GT has HDTV output, probably better WMV9HD acceleration, and is available now. Your call.

But tell us your power supply specs first! Yuo're going to have to open your case to install the video card, so get some practice now and open it to read the line amps for us. If you don't see any info on the PSU by just taking the side off, then detach it according to page 49 of the instruction manual. If you can't see a total wattage figure, at least tell us the number for the +12V line. Take the five minutes now to find out rather than risking breaking your machine or having to return the card.