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[Evan321]

I play a lot of computer games and right now I have an Nvidia Geforce 5200. I'm thinking about getting a new card around December. Does anyone have any good reccomendations?

[DrugSummit]

budget = 9600 XT

Performance = 9800 Pro (Will last you 4 years +)

Xcellent = X800 XT or Pro (depends on price) Get agp one.


Trust only Ati! There should be a pre-december price drop as well as a sale.

[StOrM]

Agp video cards are a thing of a past, if you plan to upgrade buying a agp card will have you needing another card in 6 months. If i were you i'd get a PCX compatible motherboard and a Video card to go with.

[Elyubarov]

I don't care much for video cards, id rather buy a nice processor for $200 then spend it on some graphics card, I like my 32 MB onboard :-), i don't play much games that's why

[StOrM]

Ati isn't always the way to go, it depends on what kind of games you play. Most games todays are optimized for on nVidia chipsets and its a pain in the a** searching for updates for Ati Drivers. I have a 2500+ Barton core Overclocked to 3200+ running on a M7NCD ultra 1gb of Geil Membory with a 9600xt it plays most games with a good framerate but it also needs a driver update now and then and it also has trouble with Painkiller (grr). If you want a card that would work on all games without trouble you probally should go with nVidia. If you don't mind the constant updates then Ati is the way to go. I might just go nVidia for my next card but thats isn't probally goin to be till a 64bit motherboard that supports Pci Express come on the market, And i'll probally get a full system upgrade and maybe even a fx-53 if i could get a good part time job. A tip while shopping Ati though. Never Buy Sapphire maybe Infotek or Powercolor but Never Sapphire

[dannyyboii]

I'm running with ATI Radeon 9800..it's old now. been with it for like a year or so..there this more advanced and better one i forgot the name ..it's ATI

[StOrM]

You mean the X800xt.

[DrugSummit]

Video card are screwed up, every 6 mos there's a new one =(

[Elyubarov]

I know I don't even bother with a video card, well maybe just to get the x-server up faster :x

[aegistar]

storm, is there a reason for not buying sapphire ati cards?

[Elyubarov]

uhmm, there really not worth it

[DrugSummit]

Yes they are, despite being oem they are cheap. A 75 dollar 9200 Pro with 256 Megs is awesome and will last you on a budget.

[StOrM]

Sapphires take short cuts, they use cheeper versions of parts to save them $$ but leaves you short. For instance, on NewEgg the Sapphire version of the 9600xt has a memory clock of 580mhz while the PowerColor one has a memory clock of 680mhz, And sell for the same price on NewEgg.