Graphics Cards for Gamers
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Having just purchased Republic Commando[^] and finding it to be very jerky and keep freezing. I figure it is time for me to look at upgrading my graphics card, since it hasn't been changed since I got my PC in 2002. I've currently got a NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600. However, I'm a little out of touch with what is hot in graphics cards at the moment. Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D games. I don't really have a budget worked out yet but any price range will be considered. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
ATI X800 XT Platinum :) Solves all your problems, and yes I'm biased towards ATI vs nVidia.
Found on Bash.org [erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
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Having just purchased Republic Commando[^] and finding it to be very jerky and keep freezing. I figure it is time for me to look at upgrading my graphics card, since it hasn't been changed since I got my PC in 2002. I've currently got a NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600. However, I'm a little out of touch with what is hot in graphics cards at the moment. Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D games. I don't really have a budget worked out yet but any price range will be considered. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
Michael P Butler wrote: Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D game A game console (XBox or PS2). It can cost you as much as 1/3 of the price of a top-notch video card, it's really plug and play: you won't lose your time downloading the newest DirectX, installing drivers, etc. Just put the disk on the drive and play. You can even plug a keyboard/mouse on an XBox, if you don't like joysticks. I see dead pixels Yes, even I am blogging now!
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Having just purchased Republic Commando[^] and finding it to be very jerky and keep freezing. I figure it is time for me to look at upgrading my graphics card, since it hasn't been changed since I got my PC in 2002. I've currently got a NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600. However, I'm a little out of touch with what is hot in graphics cards at the moment. Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D games. I don't really have a budget worked out yet but any price range will be considered. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
Just before Xmas I was having the same problem with a different game (Everquest 2). I went from my old GF4Ti4200 to an ATI 9800 Pro. It's quite decent, but not top of the line; I had to make sure the card would bust the bank but would still give me a good gaming experience. I've never owned an ATI card before, not in the last 8 years anyways, and I am quite pleased with my purchase. If you get anything newer than that, I betcha you'd be happy. I noticed someone else mention the X800 from ATI; smoking card if you can afford it! Have fun researching which to buy; post which you bought when you get around to it (heck, let us know what you think of the game too... I've been thinking of getting it too). : Dean Michaud
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Having just purchased Republic Commando[^] and finding it to be very jerky and keep freezing. I figure it is time for me to look at upgrading my graphics card, since it hasn't been changed since I got my PC in 2002. I've currently got a NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600. However, I'm a little out of touch with what is hot in graphics cards at the moment. Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D games. I don't really have a budget worked out yet but any price range will be considered. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
Hello, I think the X series from ATI is PCI-Express only, and if your computer has been made in 2002, I doubt it would have a PCIE slot. You should also base your buy on the bus speed that your motherboard can handle. (AGP 1/2/4/8) If you have a PCIE slot, I'm currently using an Sapphire X600 Pro 256 MB; it's a pretty good card, but it sure isn't an X800 Pro. But, then again, it is a $550 CDN difference between the two. With my X600, I can get about 50 FPS in CS:S with most settings on high. I've heard that the 9800 Pro (AGP 8x) is pretty good, but I haven't ever used it. To find out more about your system, you can download an application called "Everest Home Edition" http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=1[^]. (It doesn't work on my new computer with Windows XP, so I'd suggest some caution.) You can find all sorts of reviews about video cards out on the internet. Also, a gaming console will for sure play any game, don't need to worry about hardware there. If you do go for an xbox, make sure you don't get a Thompson DVD drive, or else it'll break in a year or two. Hope this helps, Programmer2k4 My sig: "The so-called 'Bugs' do not exist, they are merely features hidden by developers with message boxes that say 'An unhandled exception has occurred'." - Programmer2k4 "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright I now use my CodeProject Blog!
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Having just purchased Republic Commando[^] and finding it to be very jerky and keep freezing. I figure it is time for me to look at upgrading my graphics card, since it hasn't been changed since I got my PC in 2002. I've currently got a NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600. However, I'm a little out of touch with what is hot in graphics cards at the moment. Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D games. I don't really have a budget worked out yet but any price range will be considered. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
I have recently bought a Gainward U2600 256Mb Golden Sample which uses the nVidia 6800 Ultra. It runs all 3D games I have with a breeze. (Latest game beening Doom 3). However they are not cheap approx £386 GBP You may want to check out www.komplett.co.uk[^] or www.scan.co.uk[^] Ant. I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fruity and sweet.
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Hello, I think the X series from ATI is PCI-Express only, and if your computer has been made in 2002, I doubt it would have a PCIE slot. You should also base your buy on the bus speed that your motherboard can handle. (AGP 1/2/4/8) If you have a PCIE slot, I'm currently using an Sapphire X600 Pro 256 MB; it's a pretty good card, but it sure isn't an X800 Pro. But, then again, it is a $550 CDN difference between the two. With my X600, I can get about 50 FPS in CS:S with most settings on high. I've heard that the 9800 Pro (AGP 8x) is pretty good, but I haven't ever used it. To find out more about your system, you can download an application called "Everest Home Edition" http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=1[^]. (It doesn't work on my new computer with Windows XP, so I'd suggest some caution.) You can find all sorts of reviews about video cards out on the internet. Also, a gaming console will for sure play any game, don't need to worry about hardware there. If you do go for an xbox, make sure you don't get a Thompson DVD drive, or else it'll break in a year or two. Hope this helps, Programmer2k4 My sig: "The so-called 'Bugs' do not exist, they are merely features hidden by developers with message boxes that say 'An unhandled exception has occurred'." - Programmer2k4 "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright I now use my CodeProject Blog!
Programmer2k4 wrote: I think the X series from ATI is PCI-Express only, and if your computer has been made in 2002, I doubt it would have a PCIE slot. Nope - you can get X800, X800Pro, X800XT X800XTPE, and now the X800XL and X850XTPE for AGP. The best bang for the buck can be had with the X800XL - faster than a x800Pro, almsot as fast as the X800XT, but at the much lower X800Pro price point. If you're buying a new video card, stay away from Radeon 9x00 cards - they are old tech. The X800 series is a better future-proof upgrade. Go for the X800XT or the X800XTPE if you want performance thatw will hold you for a couple of years. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Having just purchased Republic Commando[^] and finding it to be very jerky and keep freezing. I figure it is time for me to look at upgrading my graphics card, since it hasn't been changed since I got my PC in 2002. I've currently got a NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600. However, I'm a little out of touch with what is hot in graphics cards at the moment. Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D games. I don't really have a budget worked out yet but any price range will be considered. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
The ATI X800XT or X800XTPE would be your best choices unless you have an eye on Linux. nVidia is a better performer in Linux, but not by much when ATI updates their Linux drivers (which happens all to rarely). ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Programmer2k4 wrote: I think the X series from ATI is PCI-Express only, and if your computer has been made in 2002, I doubt it would have a PCIE slot. Nope - you can get X800, X800Pro, X800XT X800XTPE, and now the X800XL and X850XTPE for AGP. The best bang for the buck can be had with the X800XL - faster than a x800Pro, almsot as fast as the X800XT, but at the much lower X800Pro price point. If you're buying a new video card, stay away from Radeon 9x00 cards - they are old tech. The X800 series is a better future-proof upgrade. Go for the X800XT or the X800XTPE if you want performance thatw will hold you for a couple of years. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Hello, Wow, Canada must really be behind in the technology. Most computer stores around here only have PCIE X800, and not even any X850 cards here. Programmer2k4 My sig: "The so-called 'Bugs' do not exist, they are merely features hidden by developers with message boxes that say 'An unhandled exception has occurred'." - Programmer2k4 "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright I now use my CodeProject Blog!
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Hello, Wow, Canada must really be behind in the technology. Most computer stores around here only have PCIE X800, and not even any X850 cards here. Programmer2k4 My sig: "The so-called 'Bugs' do not exist, they are merely features hidden by developers with message boxes that say 'An unhandled exception has occurred'." - Programmer2k4 "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright I now use my CodeProject Blog!
Well, like most of the ATI "releases" in the last year and a half, it will probably be August before the cards announced this week are readily available. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Michael P Butler wrote: Anybody got any recommendations on what to buy for playing 3D game A game console (XBox or PS2). It can cost you as much as 1/3 of the price of a top-notch video card, it's really plug and play: you won't lose your time downloading the newest DirectX, installing drivers, etc. Just put the disk on the drive and play. You can even plug a keyboard/mouse on an XBox, if you don't like joysticks. I see dead pixels Yes, even I am blogging now!
No way. If you want cutting edge, a console is NOT the way to go. It's going to be another year before the console market gets anything remotely close to the level of Half-life 2. There's a reason why most games have to be scaled down when ported over to a console. The PC Game market sets the pace for games. The platform configuration is a moving target making it a bit more complicated to manage, but that's the price you pay to play cutting edge games. Jim QTExtender - The OFFICIAL addon for QuoteTracker.
