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jeeper07

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Well i have a vid card now but i went cheap when i designed my custom pc originally. Now i want to do some gaming. I got a 19 inch dell screen and here is my pc set up:
ASPIRE X-CRUISER- Black ATX Mid Tower Case
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Opteron 144
NEC 3550A DVD burner
2x OCZ 2GB EB PC4000
OCZ Xtreme 600W
Raptor 70 gb HD(10k)

the processor is over clocked (will be) to 2.6 and i am gettin another hd but besides that i think my set up is final. Now i just need my vid card
 
Well, if you can afford it, an 8800GTS would be nice, albeit slightly overkill for your 19 incher but at least DX10 compatible for the future. As for something cheaper basically anything from the nVidia 7900 series or ATI X1900 series will be top performing in all current games on your setup and monitor resolution.
 
how much are we lookin at price wise on the above card. is there a disadvantage to buying used?
 
i just checked out that vid card and i cant afford that. I was lookin more around 200 bucks. If it isnt worth it to get one ill just keep saving money if you dont think 200 will buy a decent one for moderate gaming.
 
For 147.00 you can get a 7600GT. IMHO this a great bang for the buck gaming video card. Get the XFX 7600GT XXX edition with 590core / 1.6GHZ mem.
 
jeeper07 said:
i just checked out that vid card and i cant afford that. I was lookin more around 200 bucks. If it isnt worth it to get one ill just keep saving money if you dont think 200 will buy a decent one for moderate gaming.
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You can probably find a 7900GT in the fs/ft forums for about $180-190.
 
It's kinda odd that you picked out all nice ass equipment, yet only wanna look at midrange video cards.

I say make the rig 2gigs of ram only and head towards a nicer vid card...
 
is 200 bucks for a vid card mid rage? i thought it was pretty decent. i mean i cant spend 500 on a vid card
 
jeeper07 said:
is 200 bucks for a vid card mid rage? i thought it was pretty decent. i mean i cant spend 500 on a vid card
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Prices have went up considerable for top end cards now. Most High end cards start at $300-$400 Mark now and go up to $650 for 8800GTXs.

Probably best bang for the buck for $200 is the x1950PRO, $300 is the X1950XTX, $400 is the 8800GTS and for $600 is the 8800GTX.
 
TheBluePill said:
Prices have went up considerable for top end cards now. Most High end cards start at $300-$400 Mark now and go up to $650 for 8800GTXs.

Probably best bang for the buck for $200 is the x1950PRO, $300 is the X1950XTX, $400 is the 8800GTS and for $600 is the 8800GTX.
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would the x1950 be able to handle most games? need for speed carbon and the like ??
 
A 256MB variant of the Radeon X1950XT is now available for about $250 new. It's a pretty good bang-for-the-buck card, and should be able to handle just about anything you can throw at it.
 
An X1950XT would be more than enough for a 19" monitor. The 7600GT is not enough and a X1950Pro would be decent.
 
1950xt, nice. It would work with your system easily. If you want to spend a little less, I'd go for a GF 7900GT or GS. 180 - 210$ for a GS. Overclocks well and handles NFS Carbon (old game engine now) flawlessly for me with a e6600.

1950pro is around par with the 7900gt. Both good values. If you stick with a DX9 card now, don't whack a lotta money into it considering DX10 and it's corresponding cards (G80 / GF 8800 and ATI's R600) will take a price dip as soon as ATI releases the R600. Competition ;)
X1900** / 7900** should be sufficient enough to play todays DX9 games easily IMO. Your max resolution on the 19" flat-p (guessing) is not extremely high (1280x1240, I got the same monitor), SLi or Crossfire wouldn't benefit your cause a whole huge amount IMO.
 
so do u not agree with the X1950XT? or are you just tryin to save me some cash. At this point im pretty sure thats the route im going.
 
you should get a used x1900xt or xtx, very good card and you can save lots of $$$

or get a new x1950xt,
 
bobrownik said:
you should get a used x1900xt or xtx, very good card and you can save lots of $$$

or get a new x1950xt,
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lol thats exactly what we have been discussing!!
 
As i am a newb i found a question while looking for new video cards. Do i need or want AGP or PCI-E? How do i know and which is better etc.
 
jeeper07 said:
As i am a newb i found a question while looking for new video cards. Do i need or want AGP or PCI-E? How do i know and which is better etc.
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AGP slots are usualy brown, PCI-E can vary. Black most of the time.
Start>Programs>Accesories>System Tools>System Information ... open Components tab (+), click on Display ... look in the right box of information and PNP Device ID should tell you.
 
would this work do you think with my computer and 19 inch screen? i think i might just get this?! ATI Radeon X1900 XTX
 
Any mid to high end card will work on any monitor, the bottleneck comes in the form of the max resolution on that screen your looking at ;) Most ATI Radeon cards out-preform Geforce compition cards at the highest resolutions - yet most nV cards cost less. So if your monitor doesn't view past 1280x1024, you might as well buy the equivelent to that XTX, but if you found an XTX for 300, you can't beat that with a stick :eek:
 
jeeper07 said:
As i am a newb i found a question while looking for new video cards. Do i need or want AGP or PCI-E? How do i know and which is better etc.
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If your using your DFI mobo, You'll need a PCIe video card. Apg will not fit. Your a newb with a DFI board? Nice :)

edit, PCI-E is the way to go.
 
jeeper07 said:
As i am a newb i found a question while looking for new video cards. Do i need or want AGP or PCI-E? How do i know and which is better etc.
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Your motherboard supports PCI-E, so you'll part a PCI-E video card. This bus is newer and faster than the AGP bus.
 
well guys it appears my uncle hooked me up BIIIGGG time with a screen. He said to me" i went in and asked for the most expensive 19 inch monitor they had, here it is" its a NEC MultiSync 90GX2. Its pretty freakin slick! i mean its really really nice
 
ok. i want to make sure the vid card i get will last and will be able to play some of the newer games out. Need for speed carbon and all those. Will he one u said work? i want the top one i think
 
Yeah, your PC is fairly new. Most anything will work it just depends on what you wanna spend. Like said: 7900GS is your best bang for the buck and can outperform 200+ dollar cards overclocked. 1950XTX will kick your wallet and framerate at high resolutions. It's a tossup jeep. The 7950GT is a decent card but probably not worth as much as a 1950XTX.

Anything beyond a nVidia GF 7800 and an ATI x1800 will perform vastly well on current games.
 
blacken said:
Yeah, your PC is fairly new. Most anything will work it just depends on what you wanna spend. Like said: 7900GS is your best bang for the buck and can outperform 200+ dollar cards overclocked. 1950XTX will kick your wallet and framerate at high resolutions. It's a tossup jeep. The 7950GT is a decent card but probably not worth as much as a 1950XTX.

Anything beyond a nVidia GF 7800 and an ATI x1800 will perform vastly well on current games.
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so u think ill be cool wihthe 1950xtx?
 
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