I have a lot of load on myself in college and @ work so I'm sorry for being "out of date". Below are not complete searches, but its something I knew before, "Googling" and "NewEgging". I will look for more time and research some more info. IF you have more updated info about Vcards
@The moment, PLEASE HELP THIS THREAD! Thanks
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PLEASE NOTE: Look at the suggestions below more like @ something you should
consider and look around for rather then buy atm. I will revise the post as soon as I'll get more time.
Extra help would be highly appreciated!
arkhile said:
1) What are your system specifications? Give us full specs:
CPU = Opteron 146
Motherboard = DFI Ultra-D
RAM = 2GB G.Skill
PSU = 500watt Enermax Liberty
2) What is your budget? 250
3) For how long are you planning to have this new card? 1 year
4) What will the new Video Card be used for?
--- a) Hard-Core Gaming - LOVE GAMING!
There is a nVidia 7800GTX going for $250 w/FREE shipping in OCForums classifieds (killer deal)! If only you'd be able to get there.. otherwise, I'd suggest going for something in the 7800GT area or maybe 7900GT if they ever go lower in prices.
triet said:
I'm building a new system. The spec below is what I'm thinking of getting. I'm looking for video card. I'm not a hard core gamer, but I would like to do a lot of hi-def video editing using Adobe Premiere and Sony HDR-HC1. Adobe site recommends nVidia QUAD FX series. I'm seriously thinking about PNY Quadro FX 540. Any comments or recommendations?
TIA.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but do you really need a Quadro for VIDEO edition? If I'm not mistaken, Matrox manufactured cards should work better in Video/Picture edition area? I will have to research some more in this matter and get back to this thread. NEED MORE HELP ON THIS ONE!
Bulwark said:
Right now I'm personally looking at 3 options 1) no upgrade and wait till I build a new system in about a year and a half or so, 2) eVGA 6600GT or 3) BFG 6800 GS OC. there's about a $60 difference between these two cards...less if I choose a different brand 6600GT. So I'm just wondering if I should upgrade, buy one of the two I listed, or if there is another option I should consider
1) What are your system specifications? Give us full specs:
CPU = P4 2.4C o/c 3.0
Motherboard = P4P800 DLX
RAM = 1gig
Current Vid card = 9600XT 128mb
PSU = 550 W
5 HDs of various sizes, 1 DVD burner and 1 combo drive
etc.
2) What is your budget?
225 CDN
3) For how long are you planning to have this new card?
between 1 and 1.5 years
4) What will the new Video Card be used for?
--- b) Mixed = Some gaming but not much, a card that will let me play at least at medium/high settings.
CDN prices are my weak spot as I'm not really familiar with their pricings. But looking at your current setup, something like X800GTO or 6800GT/GS comes to mind.
Jdac said:
Im looking into getting a new vid card in 1-2 months. I was wondering what would be the best cards for my system and budget.
My COMP Specs:
CPU = 3200 amd 64 processor currently running at 2.0 ( want to overclock as soon as i find reliable help, which i expect ill find here)
Motherboard = Asus, a8n-vm csm, it has a pci express slot x16 and 1
RAM =2 gig at the moment, soon buying 2 more
PSU = only 300, yet i am looking to upgrade that to atleast 500, maybe 600
currently im running an onboard nvidia geforce 6150 gpu
What will it be used for? Gaming, gaming, gaming, and more gaming
my budget is 200-500 as i will be saving over a few months if needed
For a budget and system like this (+ more PSU power) ATi X1900XT looks very promising. And if I'm not mistaken we should see some price drops on them
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MarX said:
1) What are your system specifications? Give us full specs:
CPU =A64 3200+
Motherboard =DFI LP UT NF4 Ultra
RAM =OCZ Premier PC3200 2x512mb+512(2x256)generic/samsung
PSU =Antec 350W?
HDD=Maxtor 250Gb SATA 7200rpm
2) What is your budget?
Cheap, have to build a system(cou,mobo,gfx,ram,psu)get a laptop and an lcd screen for $1500CAD
3) For how long are you planning to have this new card?
If its crap then only as long as I have to. If its not bad then as long as I can before I must upgrade(probably until December)
4) What will the new Video Card be used for?
--- b) Mixed = Some gaming, a card that will let me play at least at medium/high settings.Must be a competent upgrade from an R8500 LE 128mb
Basically my main concern is keeping it under or near $100CAD.
Thanks
Ouch.. I'm bad w/CDN $'s atm. Should revise my knowledge in this area
. But again, looking at the budget/setup ratio, it seems that if its possible to find nvidia 6800 or ati X800 series, most of them would suit you well for the rest of the year. That is if its possible to get such cards at the price set.
laserkitty said:
1) What are your system specifications? Give us full specs:
CPU = Opti 165
Motherboard = ASRock 939Dual
PCI-E / AGP = Either
RAM = 1GB (2x512 in DC) GeIL PC3200
PSU = ThermalTake PurePower 430w (Might swap in Ultra X-Finity 500W or Antec 400W)
OS = XP Pro, SP2
Current Video = PNY GF 6800 128MB
2) What is your budget? Ideally < $120
3) For how long are you planning to have this new card? A while- a year or two.
4) What will the new Video Card be used for?
--- b) Mixed = Some gaming but not much, a card that will let me play at least at medium/high settings. I mostly rip DVDs & play Far Cry or HL2.
I'm debating between, essentially, the 6800, X800, X800GTO, and X1600.
Altough it looks like the card you have atm should be pretty good for the stuff you do, maybe you should try ATi for the HL2 and FarCry so ATi X1600 Pro?
I need reviews!
. I will have look around for the reviews and tests of the possible cards that you should consider. I am like a computer with about 3 weeks of outdated database atm
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