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Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Luke on August 18, 2004, 09:15:09 AM

I got about 150-200 bucks to spend and I want to get a new card ordered today...


I\'ve been getting opinions from everyone I know, so please give me some more.



Right now I\'m leaning towards a Geforce FX5900.

I\'m kinda confused cause I\'m seeing 256 cards for like 70 bucks. I thought the memory was the thing you looked for?

I dunno.



Help me out over here.

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: JBean on August 18, 2004, 09:52:49 AM

I think I would go with this....

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-102-268&DEPA=0

which FX 5900 are you looking at?

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Luke on August 18, 2004, 10:09:05 AM

This one...


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-108-123R&depa=1

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: GigaShadow on August 18, 2004, 10:45:23 AM

Out of the choices defintely go with ATI over Nvidia for that generation of cards.

There is an X600 XT for sale on New Egg - that is a their mid range card, but it is the next generation (X800, 6800).  

EDIT Nevermind its PCI Express.

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Luke on August 18, 2004, 10:55:01 AM

I went with the one JBean suggested... Thanks guys.

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: NVIDIA256 on August 18, 2004, 10:58:25 PM

I don\'t understand the ati is clearly the better card of that generation. Oh well your money.

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: THX on August 19, 2004, 12:02:10 AM

He got the ATi dood, re-read :)

I had both cards and I got better benchmarks with a 5900, so I kept it & sold the 9800.  But ymmv.

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: JBean on August 19, 2004, 04:56:15 AM

you really couldn\'t have gone wrong with either card there.  It basically comes down to preference of ATI or Nvidia

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Luke on August 19, 2004, 05:44:27 AM

I have always had Nvidia... I was ready to try out ATI.

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Blade on August 19, 2004, 01:10:50 PM

The best opinion you can get is from a hardware site. You made an alright choice, though.

What games are you playing to play with this monster?

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Luke on August 19, 2004, 04:06:00 PM

Doom 3 on something other than 640x480:)

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Knotter8 on August 20, 2004, 12:56:15 AM

Hmm.. for that price I would\'ve waited for Gf6600GT agp...

Title: Video Cards (help please)
Post by: Luke on August 20, 2004, 05:26:24 AM

I\'m done waiting.