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video card suggestions -
06-10-2004, 03:02 PM
Just tried to run Theif 3 & It wont run & it gives me an error saying that "none of the Nvidia GeForce MX, or GeForce 2/GTS/GO video cards are supported." mad: I know i need a new video card anyways but this is just the straw the broke the camels back & is going to make me go out & buy a new one. So anyways, im willing to spend max $150 canadian to buy a Nvidia card that should last me a few years like my current GF2 mx400 did.. any suggestions?
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Command Sergeant Major
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06-10-2004, 03:50 PM
You can get a Radeo 9600 XT 256mb for around 150. A good buy. Go to pricewatch and check out the prices.
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06-10-2004, 03:54 PM
Yea im actully thinking of trying out an ATI this time around. I find nvidias selection to be just flat out confusing.
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06-10-2004, 03:55 PM
Get a card that supports PIXEL SHADERS and DIRECTX9...
Preferably, something like a Radeon 9600, 9800 or the PRO version of one
of the two.
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06-10-2004, 04:17 PM
50$ - 100$ You can get a GeForceFX5200. Mine runs Thief perfectly. rock:
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06-10-2004, 04:22 PM
150 canadian people. Not 150 American.
http://www.factorydirect.ca , pick somethign cheap up their. |
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Lieutenant Colonel
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06-10-2004, 04:46 PM
[quote="Bean 2":f04eb]You can get a Radeo 9600 XT 256mb for around 150. A good buy. Go to pricewatch and check out the prices.[/quote:f04eb]
more like 128mb....and thats american $$
I got my Gigabyte Radeon 9600XT 128mb for 230 Canadian a couple months ago...kicks ass
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06-10-2004, 05:03 PM
I cant remember where but iv heard some bad things about the fx5200
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Major General
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06-10-2004, 05:10 PM
I had nVidia for years, than i got the 9700 and all i can say is:
ATI >>>> nVidia
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06-10-2004, 05:44 PM
do you have 8x agp on your motherboard that's like the only way to go
i have a nvidia geforce 4 TI-4200 and it's good and all but only running at 4x it can be 2x as better on 8x cry: cry:
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Senior Member
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06-10-2004, 06:18 PM
my computer is almost compleatly top of the line except for video card. its an athalonxp 2600 with an asus mother board
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06-10-2004, 06:40 PM
Top of the line right now is a socket 939 fx53....And a 800xt[better with gaming] or a 6800U[More 3dmarks]
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Colonel
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06-10-2004, 06:51 PM
[quote="[22nd Elite] Cloud":6ca35]do you have 8x agp on your motherboard that's like the only way to go
i have a nvidia geforce 4 TI-4200 and it's good and all but only running at 4x it can be 2x as better on 8x cry: cry:[/quote:6ca35]
Umm... no. There is almost no performance difference between 4x and 8x AGP. We've bearly topped the bandwidth that 4x AGP offers with highend games.
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Colonel
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06-10-2004, 06:54 PM
Oh yeah... card recomendations...
Ultra High End: X800 XT-PE ~ $500
High End: X800 Pro ~ $400
Mainstream: 9800 Pro ~ $200
Low End: 9600 Pro or Ti4600... not really worth getting.
US prices, BTW.
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06-10-2004, 06:54 PM
we havent even capped out on 2x agp let alone 4 lol.
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