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ATI Radeon 7000: any good?

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Name: _LD_
Date: December 21, 2004 at 02:13:19 Pacific
Subject: ATI Radeon 7000: any good?
OS: win 98
CPU/Ram: 256 mb
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Is this video card good? My knowledge in such things is very restricted, so it'd be cool to hear your opinion about it. Thank you.


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Response Number 1
Name: SkipCox
Date: December 21, 2004 at 03:50:19 Pacific
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Sure it is...it just won't play modern games. You'll want to limit gaming to about MechWarrior4 or so depending on the rest of your system.

If you already own it, use it until you can't stand it anymore. I wouldn't go out and buy one though unless your system is pretty darn old.

Skip


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Response Number 2
Name: _LD_
Date: December 21, 2004 at 04:24:25 Pacific
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I see.. well, my system is not that old, it's actually quite powerful too (2.6 ghz).
What would then a good investment be to be able to play modern games?


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Response Number 3
Name: Prototype
Date: December 21, 2004 at 05:36:52 Pacific
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There are lots of new cards popping up on the market. I could recommend getting an NVIDIA card with the XFX chipset, there are still lots to choose from but that would depend on how much money u have to spend. Good Luck


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Response Number 4
Name: Prototype
Date: December 21, 2004 at 05:37:09 Pacific
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There are lots of new cards popping up on the market. I could recommend getting an NVIDIA card XFX card, there are still lots to choose from but that would depend on how much money u have to spend. Good Luck


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Response Number 5
Name: northernp
Date: December 21, 2004 at 10:41:39 Pacific
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the ati radeon 9800 pro is a good card for a cheap price. Also if you can get the right memory chip type you can get a firmware update from a 9800 to a 9800 pro.


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Response Number 6
Name: rmackie
Date: December 21, 2004 at 14:49:34 Pacific
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Actually I have a Radeon Sapphire 7000 that is pretty good for games, depending on the resolution chosen. I currently play Max Payne 2, Call of Duty and Need for Speed 2 (among others) at 1024 X 768 with no frame freezes and smooth gameplay, for extended periods of time. Processor/FSB speed, hard drive RPM and Ram also play an important part.

Raymond Mackie
Technical Support Mgr.
rmackie@microtailors.com
www.microtailors.com
"Custom computers and prices tailored to fit you"


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Response Number 7
Name: Chunko
Date: December 21, 2004 at 22:13:57 Pacific
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My ATI Radeon 7000 worked like a champ.
I was able to play Max Payne 2 And UT03'/04'
at medium/high settings.
Still a great card if you ask me.Just dont expect to run games such as Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 at medium/high.


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Response Number 8
Name: _LD_
Date: December 22, 2004 at 03:43:05 Pacific
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Thanks for the help.. I'll try going on with the 7000, since it works fine for cod..


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Response Number 9
Name: ian209
Date: December 22, 2004 at 22:45:48 Pacific
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I would recommend u try the new
128mb msi nvidia fx5200-td 8xAGP
This is an excellent video card and its only $99.99Cdn. Good luck. (If ure wealthy, get a Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB($399.99Cdn.) Ure eyes will go crazy! ;)

XV-Roadkill


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