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Great Graphics Card
Name: JoshG Date: April 8, 2004 at 11:01:59 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Pentium 4/ 512MB
Comment:
What would be a great graphics card to play tons of games on, mainly all the new high demanding games, like Far Cry, Halo, Doom 3, and whatnot?
Name: JoshG Date: April 8, 2004 at 11:12:18 Pacific
Reply:
I would be willing to spend UP TO $200
~Josh
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Response Number 2
Name: furball6390 Date: April 8, 2004 at 11:57:13 Pacific
Reply:
nvidia 5700 256mb nvidia fx5900xt nvidia 5900se ATI 9500 Pro ATI 9700 Pro ATI 9600 Pro ATI 9600 XT
also...you might be able to find a 9800pro on newegg around $200
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Response Number 3
Name: j3r3my_07 Date: April 8, 2004 at 12:27:51 Pacific
Reply:
"I would be willing to spend UP TO $200"
I'd go w/ 9700 pro or nVidia 5900SE/XT they both are the same but i'm not really into nVidia cards...
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Response Number 4
Name: Bobthearch Date: April 8, 2004 at 13:43:44 Pacific
Reply:
The Sapphire ATI Radeon PRO 9800 is $211 at NewEgg, if you can spend a little more. That card has excellent user reviews and get recommended a lot around here. It's the one I'm looking at.
Happy shopping, Bob
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Response Number 5
Name: macdaddy Date: April 8, 2004 at 16:35:20 Pacific
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I'd go w/ 9700 pro or nVidia 5900SE/XT they both are the same
The 5900se/xt will blow the circuits off the 9700pro but the 9800pro is a different story.There about the same but the 9800pro has better AA/AF.
When I bought and installed my eVGA FX 5900SE for $188 at newegg.com it scored a 5640 in 3dmark03 not oc'd either (default setting's 400/700) that's pretty good for a $188 card,imo
Have a good one,macdaddy
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Response Number 6
Name: rick152 Date: April 8, 2004 at 16:58:22 Pacific
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Sorry MacDaddy, but not both the same. 9700 Pro outperforms Fx5900SE in most benchmarks, even the Ultra in some dx9 games with high aa/af. But its still a great card and Im using it right now. Only reason why I got this was because 9700 Pro was around $250 when Fx5900 SE was only about $181 and it even included CoD..
I agree with Bobthearch, 9800 Pro is the best bang for your buck. but if you have about $500-$800 to spare then wait until Radeon X800 or Geforce 6800 comes out =D
(and post some benchmark scores too..)
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Response Number 7
Name: macdaddy Date: April 8, 2004 at 18:13:58 Pacific
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Whatever unthrill,thats your opinion.I'll take a smooth driver problem free card over a nothin but driver problem card anyday of the week,done.
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Response Number 8
Name: rick152 Date: April 8, 2004 at 21:33:10 Pacific
Reply:
(sigh)
whackdaddy why don't you take a look at some benchmarks
ok? thanks. i bet you never even used an ati card before.
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Response Number 9
Name: Dark Sky Date: April 8, 2004 at 21:35:43 Pacific
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"Whatever unthrill,thats your opinion.I'll take a smooth driver problem free card over a nothin but driver problem card anyday of the week,done."
Then get NVdia line of card then. Radeon still got driver issues..Until now. Being resolved one by one, dunno until when. Up to u man.
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Response Number 10
Name: macdaddy Date: April 9, 2004 at 15:45:24 Pacific
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I was writing your name like it looks pronouced with the 3 in there dont get your pantie's in a wadd.
Yes i have used ati cards before i've had a 8500which i did'nt care for because of driver prob's. all the time.I've had a 9000pro and a 9500np.regardless of the problems with drivers I dont have time to fool with cards that cant work without issues all the time.I'll stick with american made in california I think. Nvidia,Buy it,stick it in,loader up and i'm off to the race's with nary a problem.Oh yea,coolbit's then i'm off.
BTW,I do look at benchmarks and some sites have ati winning and other's have nvidia winning.I dont care about bench's all that much.Nvidia is just my preference.I also dont want to get into a argument with you over something like this it's very immuture and that's not what computing.net is for.so will just say you win okay.
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