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Which Graphic card for gaming??

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Name: Half life 2
Date: April 28, 2005 at 12:17:04 Pacific
Subject: Which Graphic card for gaming??
OS: windows xp
CPU/Ram: 2.4ghz/256

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Hi, i would like to install a agp graphic card which would play me hl2 and doom 3 etc.At a low price...Id like to spend £120(210 dollars) on a agp card but which one?? Ati,nivida?

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Response Number 1

Name: motoXdude
Date: April 28, 2005 at 12:28:44 Pacific
Subject: Which Graphic card for gaming??

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wow i wish i could say a low price was $210 :)
If i were you, id upgrade my RAM first.

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Name: Half life 2
Date: April 28, 2005 at 12:42:26 Pacific
Subject: Which Graphic card for gaming??

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i currently have a onboard graphics btw (64 shared) verry poor performance.but adding another 256mb ram will improve it more than a new graphic card?
ty for your reply

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Response Number 3

Name: jam
Date: April 28, 2005 at 12:59:43 Pacific
Subject: Which Graphic card for gaming??

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"currently have a onboard graphics....but adding another 256mb ram will improve it more than a new graphic card?"
Actually, you'll need to do both. You should have at least 512MB RAM for gaming, & hardcore gamers are going to 1GB.
As for an AGP video card...have a look at this, then find something that fits your price range:
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/index.html
Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
Gamer Edition
WinME/WinXP Pro

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Response Number 4

Name: houston1981
Date: April 28, 2005 at 16:11:36 Pacific
Subject: Which Graphic card for gaming??

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"...Hi, i would like to install a agp graphic card which would play me hl2 and doom 3 etc. At a low price..."
Ha Ha how many times am i going to hear this statement. I think ive seen at least 7 posts in the last 4-5 days with these exact words
Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939
Athlon 64 3500+ @2450
Dual -
Corsair TwinX CMX512-3200XL
Gecube X800 XT Platinum
Seagate 200 Gig
Coolermaster Wavemaster Silver

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Response Number 5

Name: jam
Date: April 28, 2005 at 17:49:40 Pacific
Subject: Which Graphic card for gaming??

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I don't have HL2 but I do have DOOM3...it's not as graphic intensive as you may think. I've experimented with a few different cards & it's quite playable with a GF4 MX440 64MB card (lowest settings). The graphics were much better with an GF4 Ti4800SE 128MB card, & a Radeon 9550 128MB card is slightly better than the Ti4800SE. I didn't run any benchtest comparisons...just "real feel" testing
Judging from the number posts about SIMS 2, that's the game to be more concerned about...lol.
BTW, I currently have my 9550 overclocked to 350/400MHz, which is better than a standard Radeon 9600. Not bad for a $60 card!
Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
Gamer Edition
WinME/WinXP Pro

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Name: Half life 2
Date: April 30, 2005 at 10:44:20 Pacific
Subject: Which Graphic card for gaming??

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hi i was thinking of getting the radeon 9800pro or the 9600pro would they be good choices? my agp slot supports x4

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