dont know what video card to buy

Niflheim · 01-30-2005, 03:11 PM

well i have a pentium 4 3ghz with 1go of ram and 80go hard drive. so its quite good i think. the problem is i have a nvidia 5500. i really dont like it. so id like to buy a new one real soon, but i dont know what to buy. i want a real good card without paying 500$. ive heard about nvidia 6800 or ati 9800, i know people are always arguing against each other,but i dont see the difference.
so what should i buy? not necesserily between theses two, but in general.
thanks!

dtournas · 01-30-2005, 03:33 PM

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toshh · 01-30-2005, 08:36 PM

huh man i dont know
cause i have a p4 3ghz, 512 ram, 120 g of hd and a simple gfx 5200!
should i upgrade my video card???
anyways, i think you should buy one according to what you are going to do (play) with them
try those tom's hardware tests and see which one is better for you.
<doom3, hl2, cs:s auahuahauh

DAChristen29 · 01-30-2005, 11:05 PM

how much is 1go of ram?

google.com/linux is a really good site :-) from friends, i hear nvidia is good. getting the drivers and such can be hell sometimes, from what i hear, but once they work, its worth it.

Niflheim · 01-31-2005, 02:27 PM

well 1go of ram costs, i think, like 150 or 200$ canadian. im not sure though, it was in my system when i bought it.

and the one i finally bought is a nvidia geforce 6600gt, at 350 canadian $. im quite satisfied, i can now play half-life 2 and thief III and all at top graphics,

im having some problems with the card change on linux though

rhinomite · 01-31-2005, 03:45 PM

I just upgraded from a radeon 8500 to a Leadtek 6600GT AGP.

*Much better driver support in linux
*Quiter
*MUCH faster in HL2, Doom3 etc (In Windows)

Paid $350AUD - so not too much to pay for the extra performance and driver support.
IMHO Best value for money card out there.