Sugestions On Video Card

[willbemcse]

Right know I have 9600 Pro , I am looking to upgrade to a 8X , 256 MB nvidia or ATI not sure about that. Which cards gives best value or performance for the money.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

how much do you want to spend, what is the rest of your system?

 

[Delorian]

And what do you plan on using it for? Games? What types?

And good luck on the mcse if you haven't gotten it yet, they are tests from hell!

 

[Schadenfroh]

256mb will only make a differance if the GPU is powerful enough to use it, IE dont buy a 256mb 5200/9600/5700 etc. The minimum 256mb card i would reccomend is the 6800GT. The 9800 pro has a 256mb version, but its 128mb is such a better value.

 

[RussianSensation]

Just read this review and check out the games that are important to you and see how much you'd like to spend. You could consider 9600xt as fast as your 9600pro for simplicity's sake.

Also remember Doom 3 performance is higher with 6800 series cards. You could view doom 3 benchmarks on the same website in the Video section.

Fastest Cards of Summer 2004

 

[willbemcse]

I have A64 3200 with 1GB DDR400. I am looking to play games like Doom3, Half Life 2 and dont plan to upgrade the card for few years. I am looking to spend atleast $200-300. How are evga cards ?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Nvidia 6800 Series all the way, especially if you are planning to play Doom3

 

[caz67]

Nvidia

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Nvidia seems like the better choice right now.

 

[ZeroHr]

Geez this website has a shootout test on all the cards from a 6800 ultra down

 

[willbemcse]

Is 9600 pro still good enough to play games like Doom3 and upcoming games this year . Where I can buy 6800 for a decent price . Anyone wants to have my TI4200??

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: willbemcse
Is 9600 pro still good enough to play games like Doom3 and upcoming games this year . Where I can buy 6800 for a decent price . Anyone wants to have my TI4200??

Doom 3 Performance with 9600xt

You can search Pricewatch.com or pricegrabber.com for a 6800 card or computer hardware of your choice for the lowest prices.

I'd recommend getting a Leadtek 6800 for $290

It has a quieter fan than the stock 6800 and a beefier copper heatsink that should aid in overclocking.
This card also comes with Splinter Cell: pandora tomorrow and Prince of Persia

Evga cards come with a free copy of Far Cry. Msi cards come with a collection of games as well. Gainward provides the goldensample card that has an enhanced mode that should automatically overclock the card.