VIDEO CARD HELP PLEASE

[blaze20]

Hey guys i need help on a video card just to last me to the fall ill be be building a 4 to 5 thousand dollar system i need a good card that will run far cry and good frame rates im only running a 2.0 ghz I just need somethin to hold me over until then u know guys that will run high end games on my crappy 2.0 ghz need somethin for like doom 3 and other upcoming games but somethin that will last me until fall thanks guys again

 

[Schadenfroh]

in about a month buy a 6800 ultra or a x800 xt, they are about the same, pick which ever one looks the best

 

[DerwenArtos12]

I have to totally dis-agree with shadenfroh, get a 9600 or 9800 on a good sale for now. by fall the full lines of the cards will be in high production and prices should have dropped more than the price of teh 9600 you may decide to get.

 

[blaze20]

yeah but will the 9800 pro run far cry and other games like BFV at good frame rates at high resolution ?

 

[OinkBoink]

Hey,Blaze,have you already got a X800XT?Your signature says so.Why do you need another card if you have already got such a good one?

 

[blaze20]

Im just upgrading this graphics card just in case when my new system is completed a friend can play far cry with me u know and get good fps at good res

 

[blaze20]

nope man i got it on pre order for my new system this summer im looking for somethin for my p4 2.0 ghz that will run far cry and some other high end games just for now until my new killer rig this summer

 

[PrayForDeath]

4-5 grands is a total waste of money for PCs, 2 grands are more than enough, unless you wanna buy a Pentium 4 EE or an Athlon FX-53, well that's a different case.
Anyway, if you're willing to play 4-5 thousands, you could check Alienware's high end systems, they build the fastest systems I've ever seen.
As for your graphics card, yeah the 9800Pro is awsome for today's games, and it will be fine for summer's upcoming games. It's around 200$, you could search for it at pricegrabber.com.

 

[PrayForDeath]

just to make things clear, when I said awsome, I meant the 9800Pro will play your games with high resolution with maximum settings.
By the way, when are you buying your killer system? First you said Fall, now you're saying summer

 

[blaze20]

im buying it this summer but probaly wont get around to build it until october sometime cause im leaving town for a month or so to stay at a house down in miami beach with some friends but yeah sorry for the mix up man ill go with the 9800 pro 256 should be aright on my lil 2.0 ghz

 

[Gurck]

If it's just temporary, get a used 4x00 - should be about $50 and will let you play Far Cry in decent reso/detail (I play in 10x7 with no aa/af, with all in-game settings on their highest - 2.6b, 4600, gb ram, stock speeds). All other games currently out should run better, as I can't think of any that come close to FC's requirements.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: blaze20
im buying it this summer but probaly wont get around to build it until october sometime cause im leaving town for a month or so to stay at a house down in miami beach with some friends but yeah sorry for the mix up man ill go with the 9800 pro 256 should be aright on my lil 2.0 ghz

Why buy parts to have them sit around for a few months before you build, especially high end parts? Generally PC parts only drop in price, so you might be able to save yourself a lot of money by waiting until the fall to buy. Also, you can usually only RMA defective parts for a certain amount of time, so if any of your parts are defective you'll probbaly be stuck with them.

 

[blaze20]

yeah i know but ill probaly wait till im able to put it together and make sure everything works ill probaly buy the stuff when i get back like u said some parts could be defective but i hope the 9800 pro 256 will run on my 2.0 ghz does anybody have this kind of setup if ya do let me know how it does