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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 5:29 pm
Post subject: Best video card for around $200?
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I'm not incredibly knowledgeable on video cards and have been
looking to get a new one. Currently, I have a geForce 420mx
and it's going ok but some of the games I've been getting lately
are running slow. And it's not the PC because it's incredibly fast
for regular apps.
I've got an nVidia MB (EPoX 8RDA+) and would like, if possible,
to get another nVidia video card. I know that the 5900 is going to
be coming out soon so that should drop the prices on the 5800
(currently around $250). But I heard and read several places that
the 5800 dropped the ball and kind of sucks. What about the 5600?
Is that any good?
If not the nVidia cards, are there other brands that wouldn't have a
problem with my motherboard? Ideally, I'd like it to have some of
the same features as my current video card: ability to hook up a
second monitor, virtual desktops, etc.
Thanks for any insight or suggestions you might have!
Christoph
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 5:29 pm
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Try the Geforce 4 Ti 4200....
Christoph wrote:
> I'm not incredibly knowledgeable on video cards and have been
> looking to get a new one. Currently, I have a geForce 420mx
> and it's going ok but some of the games I've been getting lately
> are running slow. And it's not the PC because it's incredibly fast
> for regular apps.
> I've got an nVidia MB (EPoX 8RDA+) and would like, if possible,
> to get another nVidia video card. I know that the 5900 is going to
> be coming out soon so that should drop the prices on the 5800
> (currently around $250). But I heard and read several places that
> the 5800 dropped the ball and kind of sucks. What about the 5600?
> Is that any good?
> If not the nVidia cards, are there other brands that wouldn't have a
> problem with my motherboard? Ideally, I'd like it to have some of
> the same features as my current video card: ability to hook up a
> second monitor, virtual desktops, etc.
>
> Thanks for any insight or suggestions you might have!
>
> Christoph
> ---
> "Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War.
> Our war is a spiritual war. Our depression is our lives."
> - Tyler Durden
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 3:29 am
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At the $200 price point, Nvidia has nothing to really compete against ATI.
I would strongly suggest a 9700 non-pro.
John
"Chris Simpson" <waxman80014.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Try the Geforce 4 Ti 4200....
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>
> Christoph wrote:
> > I'm not incredibly knowledgeable on video cards and have been
> > looking to get a new one. Currently, I have a geForce 420mx
> > and it's going ok but some of the games I've been getting lately
> > are running slow. And it's not the PC because it's incredibly fast
> > for regular apps.
> > I've got an nVidia MB (EPoX 8RDA+) and would like, if possible,
> > to get another nVidia video card. I know that the 5900 is going to
> > be coming out soon so that should drop the prices on the 5800
> > (currently around $250). But I heard and read several places that
> > the 5800 dropped the ball and kind of sucks. What about the 5600?
> > Is that any good?
> > If not the nVidia cards, are there other brands that wouldn't have a
> > problem with my motherboard? Ideally, I'd like it to have some of
> > the same features as my current video card: ability to hook up a
> > second monitor, virtual desktops, etc.
> >
> > Thanks for any insight or suggestions you might have!
> >
> > Christoph
> > ---
> > "Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War.
> > Our war is a spiritual war. Our depression is our lives."
> > - Tyler Durden
> >
> >
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:54 am
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*snip*
I like my Sapphire 9600 Pro a lot, $168 at newegg.com.
Okay, you can probably get a bit higher performance in
an old 9500 or a 9700, but the 9600 for me being a newer
..13 micron design has the advantage of less heat the
supplied heatsink and fan is quite small.
So I can put on a passive heatsink design and get
the quiet system I want, yet still run BattleField 1942
at 1024x768x32 4xAA/4xAF with high detail and extras
and get frame rates good enough for me.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 12:18 pm
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"Vincent Fox" <vf5.TakeThisOut@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message
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> *snip*
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> I like my Sapphire 9600 Pro a lot, $168 at newegg.com.
> Okay, you can probably get a bit higher performance in
> an old 9500 or a 9700, but the 9600 for me being a newer
> .13 micron design has the advantage of less heat the
> supplied heatsink and fan is quite small.
>
> So I can put on a passive heatsink design and get
> the quiet system I want, yet still run BattleField 1942
> at 1024x768x32 4xAA/4xAF with high detail and extras
> and get frame rates good enough for me.
>
I have an ATI retail 9600 pro and am very happy with mine also. It is
definitely faster than a 9500, very close to a 9500 Pro, not sure about 9700
non-pro. Like you I was attracted to the 9600 Pro by the fact that it is
..13 micron, runs cooler than those other cards, and does not require a
connector from my power supply.
I have 2 7200 RPM HDs, a CD-Burner and have an Athlon XP 1800+. So my
system already runs fairly hot and I didn't want to run my video card off a
PSU connector. So the 9600 Pro was a good choice for me. Supposedly they
are very over-clockable and if you OC a 9600 Pro it will be faster than a
non-overclocked 9500 Pro. Hardocp.com has some benchmarks on this:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDY0" target="_blank">http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDY0</a>
I haven't tried OCing mine, it is plenty fast enough for me already.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Best video card for around $200? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 5:02 pm
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> At the $200 price point, Nvidia has nothing to really compete against ATI.
> I would strongly suggest a 9700 non-pro.
What's the difference between the pro and the non-pro?
thnx,
Christoph
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:16 pm
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> What's the difference between the pro and the non-pro?
The pro is simply unlocked for overclocking. You can flash the pro bios
into the non-pro for a free upgrade. This is commonly done, all the files
you need are here:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://home.mindspring.com/~warp11/" target="_blank">http://home.mindspring.com/~warp11/</a>
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 1:12 am
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 2:54 am
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 3:04 pm
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:58 am
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:18:38 -0500, "Paul G"
<xpaulgarrow.DeleteThis@megapathdsl.netx> wrote:
>I have an ATI retail 9600 pro and am very happy with mine also. It is
>definitely faster than a 9500, very close to a 9500 Pro, not sure about 9700
>non-pro. Like you I was attracted to the 9600 Pro by the fact that it is
>.13 micron, runs cooler than those other cards, and does not require a
>connector from my power supply.
ATI sure screwed up their naming convention with the 9600. The numbers
are supposed to go up as the speed goes up. But the 9500pro is a bit
faster than the 9600 so this naming convention no longer holds true.
There are still 9500pro's out there and this is the one I would look
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:00 pm
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 15:16:27 GMT, "Roger Squires" <rsquires.DeleteThis@flash.net>
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> The pro is simply unlocked for overclocking. You can flash the pro bios
>into the non-pro for a free upgrade. This is commonly done, all the files
>you need are here:
>http://home.mindspring.com/~warp11/
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>rms
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Well, it's a bit more than that. I think the pro models use faster ram
so they can run at the higher speeds with a better garuantee of
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:01 pm
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:04:26 GMT, "Christoph" <jcboget DeleteThis @yahoo.com>
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>What makes it the better choice?
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>thnx,
>Christoph
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It isn't. Benchmarks show the 9500pro slightly faster than the 9600.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Best video card for around $200? |
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