What gpu do u use and how is perfomance?

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Lestang

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What video cards do you use and how is the performance with the games you play? Is it what you expected better than or were you disappointed.



The biggest problem that I have is the card I want and the card I can afford are 2 different things. I don't need a card that runns all the games at max settings. My current card is a 6800 GS AGP. Its run all games very well on medium settings. I would like to get a card that will run the give me better performance than the 6800. I will be going PCIE since my AGP board bit the dust.

I would love to get an x1950 pro pcie. My wife asks me if I really need to spend 200.00 on a card. I guess not. I am not sure about the 1600 don't like the fact it is only 128 bit and the mem is ddr 2. I been considering 7600 gs or gt would also like an x1800 card but those are scarce now not sure why? I am waiting for the new ati cards to be released soon. I am hoping price will drop on the current cards at that time.
 
i believe the 6800 is a good card but depending on the resolution. the price of current card will drop as new card come out. but i don't believe it will go from 200 to 100. most likely it will drop to 150-160. i have a 8800gtx and i'm very happy with it. i know ati R600 will be out with a month or two. i don't know if it will be better or worst because i just to play the games the makes me happy. right now i'm playing age of empire 3 and even my 8800gtx can't handle it. i get around the single digit when in skirmish mode with 8 players.

if the card price is still expensive, you should check eBay. if not, just get a console. but this is just my opinion.
 
Well...I have an X1900XTX, the performance is awesome, even if there are better cards available now but I believe you would be happy with an X1800.
 
I run a 7600GT at 1440x900 (19"ws) and can run games at mid to highish setting with good framerates. I can max out WoW settings, but Company of Heroes and Neverwinter Nights 2, I have to dial back just a tad, but not much.

Honestly, if you're able to run the games you have now at decent settings and frames, I would recomend that you wait for a mid-range DX10 card to be released. No sense spending the cash now and then having to do it again when you go to Vista. (I know you dont have to upgrade to DX10 for Vista, but you're going to want to, I'm guessing)

[edit - I need to learn to read. Didn't realize your AGP card died and you need a card now. I'd go with the eVGA 7600GT (about the same price as the GS and the GT is a better card) and hope for the mid-range DX10's to be released within 90 days so you can take advantage of their "Step up" program.]
 
i recently bought a 8800gts, this card is the best for playing all games made until today. i wonder if the gts version i have, will play dx10 games as good as the gtx version will?
 
the 6800 gs didn't die, the MB did. 939 agp mb are extremly rare now so I figure it be best to get a 939 pcie mb. I want to get a gpu that will give me performance a step or 2 above the 6800 gs.
 
6800GT(agp) here. I run a 17in LCD and game at 1280x1024, thus far it's been able to play most games that I throw at it fairly well. Although, I can see a upgrade in my future when the DX10 cards mature a little more. The 8600 Ultra looks like a nice upgrade when it comes out.
 
Get at least a 7600GT. But if I were you, I'd wait for the upcoming R600 and Geforce 8 midrange lineups. The value $200 range card will likely give you X1900/7900 performance but with full DX10 functionality. If you're buying another AGP card I'd bite the bullet and get an X1950pro. That card would last at least a year on medium-high settings depending on the game. But if you go PCI-E, get the consensus value gamer DX10 card in a few months that should carry you 2 years.

I use a 512mb X1900XT and it works beautifully. Oblivion is the only game that really stresses it on high settings. I'm definitely waiting to see how Crysis shapes up before considering an upgrade.
I think my card will handle Quake Wars just fine.

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Lestang said:
I will be going PCIE since my AGP board bit the dust.
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Ok. So forget what I said about AGP then. :eek: X1950pro PCI-E is nice if you're buying now.
 
I'm still using dual 6800 Ultras in sli. I build new every 2 years, and it's now time for a new build! By March I'll be using an 8800GTX on a 680i mobo, with an E6600.

I'd say the performance of the sli setup was on par with what I had expected, I have high expectations for the new build as well.
 
ASUS V7100 Geforce 2 MX-400

That's right. Geforce 2

But I'm upgrading to a new comp, X1950 Pro PCI-e, so to the OP, if you want to know more, I can get you info about performance near the end of this month.
 
7900GS, voltmodded and OC'd hard.

Love it. Play a fair bit of CS:S, 1280x960 window. HDR, high textures, reflect all, 4xaa, 16xAF - video torture test avg of 160fps. It's all good.
 
I have an 8800gts now, its tits :D

I useta have a 7900GS clocked at 600/1660, and it was scary fast below 1280 x 1024.

What resolution are you running, we can probly help ya better if we know that.
 
I have a mildly OC'd 7950GX2 and its the shizzle. Plays everything I want at acceptable frame rates. Hell, I get 1000FPS in 3DMark01 lol. I feel my e-penis enlarging ;)
 
x850xt

Runs my primary games (Civ 4, Guild Wars, UT2004) at 1920x1200 maxed.

Runs BFME2 fine at 1600x1200 medium, though I haven't played it lately, Quake 4, FEAR acceptably at 1280x960 ish with some AA or AF.
 
BFG 7800 GS OC > Flashed to a EVGA 7800 KS OC >Runs 460 -1600
Don't even overclock it ,just let those speeds run default ,and I play everthing
max res. with everthing on high .Never slows down ..serious

Thats why when I see all the people having problems whith the 8800 , I thank god that I have yet to make that
Big jump yet away from AGP .Sytem and video still FLY's.
754 system that kicks just as much @ss.
 
Stereophile said:
Get at least a 7600GT. But if I were you, I'd wait for the upcoming R600 and Geforce 8 midrange lineups. The value $200 range card will likely give you X1900/7900 performance but with full DX10 functionality. If you're buying another AGP card I'd bite the bullet and get an X1950pro. That card would last at least a year on medium-high settings depending on the game. But if you go PCI-E, get the consensus value gamer DX10 card in a few months that should carry you 2 years.

I use a 512mb X1900XT and it works beautifully. Oblivion is the only game that really stresses it on high settings. I'm definitely waiting to see how Crysis shapes up before considering an upgrade.
I think my card will handle Quake Wars just fine.

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Ok. So forget what I said about AGP then. :eek: X1950pro PCI-E is nice if you're buying now.
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7600gt is not much better than a 6800gs once GS is overclocked. Maybe 5 fps at most...

If I were you go with 7900gs or 1900gt for $150 if not just wait for the mid range dx10 cards... 1950pro doesn't overclock better than 1900gt other than it consumes 19 watt less @ peak and 2 watt less at idle for $50 more. If you want to spend $200... Get the 1900xt 256 @ newegg...

http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q4/radeon-x1950-pro/index.x?pg=10
 
I have a 7900GT overclocked to 700/1600 on the Zalman VF900-Cu.

It's good. I'm a graphics whore and like to run everything on max at 1680x1050, and this card is capable of doing that in most games while maintaining a smooth framerate. The only game that this card cannot run at max with a smooth framerate is Oblivion--I get around 20 to 30 FPS average. I don't play that game much, though, so it doesn't bother me.
 
X1950 XT here. Does gaming at 1920x1200 pretty well. I play most of my games with all the details cranked and 4xAA and 16xAF enabled with Max Quality settings and it is truly beautiful. Although I wish I had more than 256 megs of video ram available still it's really the best single-card solution you can find from ATI right now if pricing is a concern, you can find this card for 200-250 bucks.

I picked it up last month as a stop-gap until R600 finally comes out and it hasn't disappointed. I'm kinda waiting for them to work all of the issues out of DX10 hardware before I make the jump to that.
 
I just moved from a Sapphire X1600XT to a BFG 7900 GS OC. I haven't had much time to test yet but with BF2 and the Sapphire card I could do 800x600 to 1024x768 on medium settings. With the BFG I can do 1024x768 on maximum settings or go to 1280x1024 without much of a sacrifice. This machine is a little CPU/memory bound tho with a Sempron 3400+ and only 768MB DDR400. I borrowed another 512MB recently, for a total of 1.2GB, and didn't see much of an improvement. I borrowed 2GB (2x1GB) over the weekend and found that game play was noticably smoother... so 2GB is where I need to be to take advantage of this card. I'm thinking of upgrading the CPU to an Athlon 64 4000+ (SanDiego) as well. Just getting all the $$$ in order first. :)

With the a decent system (CPU/memory) I think the 7900 GS, or comparable, would make for a decent gaming experience.
 
I have a 6800GT. It serves my purposes decently because most of my gaming is at 1280x1024 whether I'm on my 17" LCD (native res) or 21" CRT. It doesn't really do well enough at higher resolutions except in older games, where I can bump up the res to 1600x1200 @ 85 Hz when I'm on my CRT. Most games I can play with medium to high settings but more current games (within the last year or so) I need to keep settings at around medium or even lower. Gaming is suitable overall but I like eye candy and it's hard to turn it on in many of the newer games that I enjoy. Hopefully in the next month or so I'll pull the trigger and do a complete system overhaul to a C2D/8800/2 gigs RAM.
 
Lestang said:
What video cards do you use and how is the performance with the games you play? Is it what you expected better than or were you disappointed.



The biggest problem that I have is the card I want and the card I can afford are 2 different things. I don't need a card that runns all the games at max settings. My current card is a 6800 GS AGP. Its run all games very well on medium settings. I would like to get a card that will run the give me better performance than the 6800. I will be going PCIE since my AGP board bit the dust.

I would love to get an x1950 pro pcie. My wife asks me if I really need to spend 200.00 on a card. I guess not. I am not sure about the 1600 don't like the fact it is only 128 bit and the mem is ddr 2. I been considering 7600 gs or gt would also like an x1800 card but those are scarce now not sure why? I am waiting for the new ati cards to be released soon. I am hoping price will drop on the current cards at that time.
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What RESOLUTION will you be using?
 
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