reccomend a video card, please

[ShadowBlade]

i currently have a GeForce FX5200 (pci)
i ordered my new cpu, mobo and ram last night, expect mobo/cpu tomorrow or friday, ram monday or tuesday
i wont be getting a new video card until i get enough money from what people reccomend

primary use will be games (prefer to run half life 2 (among others) at maximum settings)
i will also be doing some casual autocad work

what do you reccomend? i am currently looking at a 6600GT
must be PCI-E

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If your budget is in the $200 range, yeah... 6600gt.

There are about eleventy-billion threads on this, check them out.

 

[VIAN]

Tell me your new system specs.

Do you plan to use AA/AF in your games?

What type of resolution do you plan to use in games?

 

[imported_Hi]

if you can scrap out 300 dollars a X800XL

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: Hi
if you can scrap out 300 dollars a X800XL

:thumbsup:

 

[hans030390]

No, don't do that...thats a WASTE of money...you can get a 6800 for pretty cheap if you wanna shell out an extra like...$80 or something compared to the 6600gt. I THINK you can unlock some pipelines in the 6800 as well, making it like a gt or something...

PLUS, the 6xxx series has Shader model 3.0 (you knew it was coming), where as the X800 doesnt

so yeah, 6600gt or 6800, take your pick

 

[MonkeyWrench4000]

I think you should buy a Voodoo2 baby, dual link two of them, for optimum fire power! Make sure your using windows 98 tho. Man, think of it, ever place Dark Forces on a Voodoo2? If you havnt, then the force has not been with you, always.

 

[ShadowBlade]

Originally posted by: VIAN
Tell me your new system specs.

Do you plan to use AA/AF in your games?

What type of resolution do you plan to use in games?

specs should be in sig. now

what is AA/AF

1024*768, unless i win the lottery and get a new monitor

 

[roguerower]

I recommend the X800XL by ATI

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: hans030390
No, don't do that...thats a WASTE of money...you can get a 6800 for pretty cheap if you wanna shell out an extra like...$80 or something compared to the 6600gt. I THINK you can unlock some pipelines in the 6800 as well, making it like a gt or something...

PLUS, the 6xxx series has Shader model 3.0 (you knew it was coming), where as the X800 doesnt

so yeah, 6600gt or 6800, take your pick

How is it a waste when its a crapshoot that it won't work?
A 50% chance of artifacting or worse is NOT a good way to spend money.

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade

Originally posted by: VIAN
Tell me your new system specs.

Do you plan to use AA/AF in your games?

What type of resolution do you plan to use in games?

specs should be in sig. now

what is AA/AF

1024*768, unless i win the lottery and get a new monitor

Antialiasing/Anisotropic Filtering

 

[cbehnken]

At 1024x768 a 6600GT will be great. Anything more will be overkill.

 

[VIAN]

I think that with that processor the X800XL is a good buy.

It will also allow you play games at 1024x768 for quite some time. You may also be able to use Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering in the beginning.

Anit-Aliasing smooths out jagged edges in the game making it more realistic. Anisotropic Filtering sharpens textures(walls, ceilings, floors) when you view them below a certain angle. It also increases the realism of the game.

 

[Machine350]

Originally posted by: cbehnken
At 1024x768 a 6600GT will be great. Anything more will be overkill.

:thumbsup:

However, if you ever want to run higher resolutions with all the eyecandy turned on, you need to go for the 6800gt.