Which mid range graphics card?

"Aaron" <drizzt321.DeleteThis@phpfreaks.com> wrote in message
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" For my money a GF4Ti 4200 128meg card or a ATI 9600/9600pro card. pro is
better, and I _think_ you can also get a form for a free copy of HalfLife 2
whenver it comes out. "


The Half-Life 2 voucher only comes with the 9600 XT and 9800 XT cards. The
9600 XT would be a good choice card.
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In article <c0034p$108tde$1@ID-66441.news.uni-berlin.de>,
cuzNOSPAM RemoveThis @supanet.com says...

 > The Half-Life 2 voucher only comes with the 9600 XT and 9800 XT cards. The
 > 9600 XT would be a good choice card.
 >
No it doesn't. On E-Buyer, the Sapphire 9600 cards have the voucher.


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"Aaron" <drizzt321.RemoveThis@phpfreaks.com> wrote in message
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 > dave stockdale wrote:
 >
  > > Upgrading to AMD XP 2800 Barton on (possibly) an Asus A7N8X Delux Mobo
and
  > > 512 Mb mem
  > > I'm not a gamer.
  > > Currently looking a something like the MSI GeForce FX5600
  > > I'd be glad of comments/advice/opinion ref a decent graphics card.
  > > Thanks.
  > >
  > >
 >
 > For my money a GF4Ti 4200 128meg card or a ATI 9600/9600pro card. pro is
 > better, and I _think_ you can also get a form for a free copy of
 > HalfLife 2 whenver it comes out.
 >
 > Aaron
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Thanks for comments.
Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the two
cards you mentioned is signifcant?
Cheers.
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dave stockdale said this...
 > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the two
 > cards you mentioned is signifcant?

The fan on my Ti4200 was buzzy and unpleasant after only a few weeks use. I
replaced it with a Zalman heatpipe cooler ZM80A-HP which works splendidly
and is totally silent. No problems with overheating even when maxed out
gaming online. This on a Barton xp2500 system slightly overclocked.

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In article <c0057f$cad$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
dave DeleteThis @stockdale65.freeserve.co.uk says...
 >
 > "Aaron" <drizzt321 DeleteThis @phpfreaks.com> wrote in message
 > news:45OdnVJtM_Gv4r7dRVn-jg@comcast.com...
  > > dave stockdale wrote:
  > >
   > > > Upgrading to AMD XP 2800 Barton on (possibly) an Asus A7N8X Delux Mobo
 > and
   > > > 512 Mb mem
   > > > I'm not a gamer.
   > > > Currently looking a something like the MSI GeForce FX5600
   > > > I'd be glad of comments/advice/opinion ref a decent graphics card.
   > > > Thanks.
   > > >
   > > >
  > >
  > > For my money a GF4Ti 4200 128meg card or a ATI 9600/9600pro card. pro is
  > > better, and I _think_ you can also get a form for a free copy of
  > > HalfLife 2 whenver it comes out.
  > >
  > > Aaron
 > ----------------------
 > Thanks for comments.
 > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the two
 > cards you mentioned is signifcant?
 > Cheers.

THe GF4 Ti is quiet as is the 9600 XT. Not sure about the pro though.

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"Groove" <grooove.RemoveThis@FRAGmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
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 > dave stockdale said this...
  > > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the two
  > > cards you mentioned is signifcant?
 >
 > The fan on my Ti4200 was buzzy and unpleasant after only a few weeks use.
I
 > replaced it with a Zalman heatpipe cooler ZM80A-HP which works splendidly
 > and is totally silent. No problems with overheating even when maxed out
 > gaming online. This on a Barton xp2500 system slightly overclocked.
 >
 > --
 > º~ dªv¡d ~º
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Ok, many thanks all - am slowly coming to the conclusion I don't need such
an advanced card - something like a NvidiaFX5200 or Radion9200 would
probably suffice.
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dave stockdale wrote:

 > ----------------------
 > Thanks for comments.
 > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the two
 > cards you mentioned is signifcant?
 > Cheers.


If you're not a gamer, then why not consider a GF4 MX?
Quite a few are fanless and $50 or less.


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I have one in my wife's computer and its a good inexpensive card. It has a
fan but you can hardly hear it.....

"Will Dormann" <wdormann.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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 > dave stockdale wrote:
 >
  > > ----------------------
  > > Thanks for comments.
  > > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the two
  > > cards you mentioned is signifcant?
  > > Cheers.
 >
 >
 > If you're not a gamer, then why not consider a GF4 MX?
 > Quite a few are fanless and $50 or less.
 >
 >
 > -WD<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Will Dormann" <wdormann DeleteThis @yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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 > dave stockdale wrote:
 >
  > > ----------------------
  > > Thanks for comments.
  > > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the two
  > > cards you mentioned is signifcant?
  > > Cheers.
 >
 >
 > If you're not a gamer, then why not consider a GF4 MX?
 > Quite a few are fanless and $50 or less.
 >
 >
 > -WD
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OK, Thanks for the info.
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"Bret - Newsgroups" <thedude999.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote in message
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 > I have one in my wife's computer and its a good inexpensive card. It has
a
 > fan but you can hardly hear it.....
 >
 > "Will Dormann" <wdormann.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
 > news:PbPUb.1832$se2.905@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
  > > dave stockdale wrote:
  > >
   > > > ----------------------
   > > > Thanks for comments.
   > > > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the
two
   > > > cards you mentioned is signifcant?
   > > > Cheers.
  > >
  > >
  > > If you're not a gamer, then why not consider a GF4 MX?
  > > Quite a few are fanless and $50 or less.
  > >
  > >
  > > -WD
 >
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"Aaron" <drizzt321 DeleteThis @phpfreaks.com> wrote in message
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 > dave stockdale wrote:
 >
  > > Upgrading to AMD XP 2800 Barton on (possibly) an Asus A7N8X Delux Mobo
and
  > > 512 Mb mem
  > > I'm not a gamer.
  > > Currently looking a something like the MSI GeForce FX5600
  > > I'd be glad of comments/advice/opinion ref a decent graphics card.
  > > Thanks.
  > >
  > >
 >
 > For my money a GF4Ti 4200 128meg card or a ATI 9600/9600pro card. pro is
 > better, and I _think_ you can also get a form for a free copy of
 > HalfLife 2 whenver it comes out.
 >
 > Aaron
 >

I have the stock 9600 on a P4 system and could not be happier. Solid and
stable in my configuration.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"dave stockdale" <dave RemoveThis @stockdale65.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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 >
 > "Groove" <grooove RemoveThis @FRAGmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
 > news:Xns94879ABA51684d4v1d@194.168.222.40...
  > > dave stockdale said this...
   > > > Trying to keep noise down...would you know if the fan noise from the
two
   > > > cards you mentioned is signifcant?
  > >
  > > The fan on my Ti4200 was buzzy and unpleasant after only a few weeks
use.
 > I
  > > replaced it with a Zalman heatpipe cooler ZM80A-HP which works
splendidly
  > > and is totally silent. No problems with overheating even when maxed out
  > > gaming online. This on a Barton xp2500 system slightly overclocked.
  > >
  > > --
  > > º~ dªv¡d ~º
 > -----------------
 > Ok, many thanks all - am slowly coming to the conclusion I don't need such
 > an advanced card - something like a NvidiaFX5200 or Radion9200 would
 > probably suffice.
 > Thanks again.
 >
 >

Dave, you can get a licensed version of the 9200 (that is, not an
ATI-branded version) for around $60 or so. An ATI 9200 goes for around $100.
For that money you could get an ATI 9600 on eBay (that's what I did). For
that price it's a way better card than the 9200.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Tony" <none.RemoveThis@none.com> wrote in message
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 >
 > "Aaron" <drizzt321.RemoveThis@phpfreaks.com> wrote in message
 > news:45OdnVJtM_Gv4r7dRVn-jg@comcast.com...
  > > dave stockdale wrote:
  > >
   > > > Upgrading to AMD XP 2800 Barton on (possibly) an Asus A7N8X Delux Mobo
 > and
   > > > 512 Mb mem
   > > > I'm not a gamer.
   > > > Currently looking a something like the MSI GeForce FX5600
   > > > I'd be glad of comments/advice/opinion ref a decent graphics card.
   > > > Thanks.
   > > >
   > > >
  > >
  > > For my money a GF4Ti 4200 128meg card or a ATI 9600/9600pro card. pro is
  > > better, and I _think_ you can also get a form for a free copy of
  > > HalfLife 2 whenver it comes out.
  > >
  > > Aaron
  > >
 >
 > I have the stock 9600 on a P4 system and could not be happier. Solid and
 > stable in my configuration.
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Tony, novice question - does the 9600 have a fan? Would you know if the
standard 9200/5200 have fans=probable additional noise?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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