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legend in his own mind Micro-Goomba                 Since: 03-25-06 From: South Australia Last post: 6551 days Last view: 6338 days |
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| Hey there, I was just wondering what the best video card would be for my computer?
I have a P4 3.00Ghz, 1.2GB RAM, and I want to play Black and White 2 (needs pixel shading 1.1 or above) and I also need it to have VESA support... Does anyone have any suggestions for a video card with decent RAM and speeds, but also these features? Any help is much appreciated... ~Jono |
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max Blipper  i'm a pixie !!!    Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6588 days Last view: 6327 days |
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| Get the newest ATI or GeForce card if you have enough money. If not get a few generations back and it should still be fine. | |||
1207 Red Goomba   Since: 04-03-06 From: Carmel, New York Last post: 6641 days Last view: 6641 days |
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| I would go with ATi, but that's just my opinion (I'm an ATi person):
Anyway, for pretty decent graphics, speed, and cost, I recommend the ATI Radeon 9600. It's pretty cheap now, and should run Black & White 2 perfectly (even my old 9200 handled it good with about 40 FPS). After that, if you got about $150 or so, the ATI Radeon 9800 is your best way to get for pretty much any game today: runs them all at pretty much the best quality. But if you're a monster like me, you'll dish out $399 for the absolute best (and maybe last) AGP card available today: the ATI Radeon X850. Each of these cards delivers higher than 1.1 pixel shaders, and all, of course, have VESA support. They're also all Direct X 9 and Open GL 1.5 (or 2.0 in better cases) to handle the absolute newest games. I see you have tons of RAM, and a great processor, so that's not a problem. Although, if you want to go the path of nVidia, that's another route, but I can't take you there. 
(All these cards have an AGP 4x/8x interface, so I assume that's what you have. Unless you have PCI, you're good to go. Also, PCI-exp |
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1148 Micro-Goomba Since: 03-21-06 Last post: 6504 days Last view: 6504 days |
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| I have had nothing but problems with my ATI x800gt. It keeps crashing with call of duty 2! All my specs are up to scratch and now I’m going to get a nvidia 6600 gt.
Do NOT get ATI x800 series! |
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1207 Red Goomba Since: 04-03-06 From: Carmel, New York Last post: 6641 days Last view: 6641 days |
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Originally posted by snessy I heard they didn't sell that well, so they went right over to x850 series. Probably something wrong with it, but are you sure it's not your motherboard/correct drivers/AGP motherboard driver not installed? |
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neotransotaku Sledge Brother Liberated from school...until MLK day  Since: 11-17-05 From: In Hearst Field Annex... Last post: 6330 days Last view: 6327 days |
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| x900 is what the x800 should have been. | |||
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legend in his own mind Micro-Goomba Since: 03-25-06 From: South Australia Last post: 6551 days Last view: 6338 days |
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| I'm looking at an nVidia GeForce FX5500 256MB for around AU$100... What do you think... is it a good buy? And just so you know, I have an AGP 8x and a bit less than 150 bucks to spend on the card. | |||
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1148 Micro-Goomba Since: 03-21-06 Last post: 6504 days Last view: 6504 days |
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| Well I’ve tired everything to fix my x800 problem. For example- Overheating monitoring, updating etc… soon I will install a new card (tomorrow).
Any help? |
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BMF54123 Since: 11-18-05 From: MOOGLES Last post: 6328 days Last view: 6327 days |
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Originally posted by legend in his own mindI'd skip the FX series, as it's already a couple generations old. I upgraded from an FX5500 to a 6200OC (factory overclocked  ) a while ago, and there was a sizable jump in my AquaMark scores. It only cost me around $120, and while I'm not sure how that translates to AU dollars, I'm sure it's within your price range. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6328 days Last view: 6328 days |
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Originally posted by BMF54123 Wait, what?  |
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legend in his own mind Micro-Goomba Since: 03-25-06 From: South Australia Last post: 6551 days Last view: 6338 days |
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| Alright then, if the FX's aren't any good, then how about this?:
Forsa nVidia 256MB GeForce 6200 A for approx AU$110 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8792502245&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT |
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BMF54123 Since: 11-18-05 From: MOOGLES Last post: 6328 days Last view: 6327 days |
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Looks like a good deal to me. That card shouldn't have any trouble with most games on the market now, provided you have a decent CPU to match.
Originally posted by HyperMackerelYep, there's a company named BFG Tech that sells overclocked video cards with beefy heatsinks. They're even endorsed by NVIDIA and have a lifetime warranty. Apparently, my card (6200 OC) has a 375MHz core clock, whereas a "standard" 6200 runs at 350MHz.Originally posted by BMF54123 |
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1148 Micro-Goomba Since: 03-21-06 Last post: 6504 days Last view: 6504 days |
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Originally posted by HarroSINOriginally posted by snessy im sure, its a crap series. |
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Coby Keese Since: 11-20-05 From: Belgium Last post: 6333 days Last view: 6329 days |
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| I have an x800 Pro 256 MB, never had any problems with it and I have an aquamark score of 60911. (64bit AMD Athlon 3200+ (Clocks at 2.3 Ghz) and 1 Gig of DDR RAM))
Edit: Behold! (edited by Coby on 04-12-06 01:13 PM) |
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