I have £120 ($218) to spend on a graphics card (AGP) which one?

NoPK!!!11 · 05-30-05, 04:16 AM

I really need help not sure what to buy at all, I can't go over 120 at all so out of the question at the moment. looking for new card asap.. (AGP!!!)

If people could choose for me here
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal..._Video_56.html

Which one I should buy, I only want to buy from that place.

I don't mind NVidia or ATI as long as I'm making the most of the £120!

Looking for good clear image quality in DVD-playback and a card that can pretty much play the next upcoming games in the future.

I'll never buy another card off ebay after what happend last time.

Anyways, let me know which one for £120.

Thanks

Opio · 05-30-05, 04:27 AM

I would go with this one: PowerColor ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All-in-Wonder 128MB DDR VIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (AW98-PC3) (GX-034-PC)

I am pretty sure you can flash the bios on that to an XT, and maybe spend the leftover money on an ATI silencer to keep your temps down. ATI > Nvidia.. especially with their monthly updated drivers.

coustang · 05-30-05, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by NoPK!!!11

I can't go over £120 at all.

In that case...
Any 6600GT from this page.

With a preferance towards the XFX, AOpen, and Asus cards.

coustang · 05-30-05, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by NoPK!!!11

Looking for good clear image quality in DVD-playback and a card that can pretty much play the next upcoming games in the future.

What exactly does DVD-playback mean? Do you want a video card that has a "video in" feature, or do you just want one that has clear image qulity for when you play DVDs on your computer?

NoPK!!!11 · 05-30-05, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by coustang

clear image qulity for when you play DVDs on your computer?

coustang · 05-30-05, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by NoPK!!!11

clear image qulity for when you play DVDs on your computer

In that case, I stand by my original suggestion for a 6600 GT.

cowboy · 05-30-05, 05:10 AM

AOpen GeForce 6800 LE 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) & DOOM 3 Bundle - Retail (GX-006-AO)

retails for £117 inc vat

IrishAssassin · 05-30-05, 09:05 AM

AOpen GeForce 6800 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-003-AO)

You can unlock the pipes on this card to make perform even better. PRetty good if you ask me.

Yuriman · 05-30-05, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by IrishAssassin

AOpen GeForce 6800 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-003-AO)

You can unlock the pipes on this card to make perform even better. PRetty good if you ask me.

^ ^ ^ ^

Btw, what happened to the 9800 in your signature?

IrishAssassin · 05-30-05, 10:20 AM

I never had a 9800...

NoPK!!!11 · 05-30-05, 01:09 PM

arf, this is all rather confuggling to me, i have the guy Opio telling me to go with the 9800 pro with ati updating their drivers blah blah.

And other people telling me to go with the XFX Geforce 6600 GT.

I'm about to buy ''XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3''

am i making the right decision?

Ur final thoughts before i buy and use all my 140quid!

'shaun'

IrishAssassin · 05-30-05, 01:24 PM

I would recommend the 6800nu which is slightly more expensive than the 6600GT. Once you unlock the dormant pipes on the 6800 it's much faster than the 6600GT.

Opio · 05-30-05, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NoPK!!!11

arf, this is all rather confuggling to me, i have the guy Opio telling me to go with the 9800 pro with ati updating their drivers blah blah.

And other people telling me to go with the XFX Geforce 6600 GT.

I'm about to buy ''XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3''

am i making the right decision?

Ur final thoughts before i buy and use all my 140quid!

'shaun'

Well, after having an NVidia GeForce 4 Ti 4400, and then buying this 9800 xt, I really liked the ATI card a lot better. How does it compare to the 6600 GT? I am not sure, but if you can unlock the pipes (on 6800 only?) and get 16 pipes, then it is probably better.. I have sorta lost interest in Nvidia since I tried out ATI, however that's just my preference.. they are both very good cards, the other guys are probably right (they are the majority) so the nvidia GT is probably the best purchase for you.

I also am a hardcore gamer, so that really affects what I want out of a video card.. I need stable, high FPS and a smooth card, which isn't what you are looking for.

all this peer pressure to BUY BUY BUY... lol either card you get from those recommended will be a very good card.

IrishAssassin · 05-30-05, 01:44 PM

6600GT is already fully unlocked. Max pipes is 8. 6800 has 12 pipes and 4 dormant pipes. So I think the 6800 would be a better bet.

NoPK!!!11 · 05-30-05, 02:03 PM

thanks for answers guys, whats a geforce 6800 "nu" ?

SolidxSnake · 05-30-05, 02:04 PM

6800 for sure. It kills the 6600GT, and the 6600GT is better than the 9800Pro in most cases.

IrishAssassin · 05-30-05, 02:07 PM

It's just a normal 6800, non-GT, non-LE and non-Ultra.

Yuriman · 05-30-05, 03:18 PM

NoPK, what happened to your 9800? Did it die?

sean4231 · 05-30-05, 04:42 PM

OcUK GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-005-C3)
only £111.57

Silversinksam · 05-30-05, 05:27 PM

Overclockers Uk is a good outfit, if I had your budget I would look in their Refurb section as you can get more card for you Pound in that section if thats the vendor your going to use

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...ics_Cards.html

05-30-05, 04:16 AM	Thread Starter #1
NoPK!!!11 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	I have £120 ($218) to spend on a graphics card (AGP) which one? I really need help not sure what to buy at all, I can't go over 120 at all so out of the question at the moment. looking for new card asap.. (AGP!!!) If people could choose for me here http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal..._Video_56.html Which one I should buy, I only want to buy from that place. I don't mind NVidia or ATI as long as I'm making the most of the £120! Looking for good clear image quality in DVD-playback and a card that can pretty much play the next upcoming games in the future. I'll never buy another card off ebay after what happend last time. Anyways, let me know which one for £120. Thanks __________________ i5-2500K @ 4.5 & Hyper 212+ // Asus P8Z68-V Pro // RipJawsX 8GB 1600MHz // 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1GB // OCZ Vertex 3 120GB // WD Caviar Black 1TB // Corsair Professional Series AX750 // Antec 902 V3 // Windows 7 x64
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05-30-05, 04:27 AM	#2
Opio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles	I would go with this one: PowerColor ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All-in-Wonder 128MB DDR VIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (AW98-PC3) (GX-034-PC) I am pretty sure you can flash the bios on that to an XT, and maybe spend the leftover money on an ATI silencer to keep your temps down. ATI > Nvidia.. especially with their monthly updated drivers.
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05-30-05, 05:10 AM	#7
cowboy Registered Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: merry old england	AOpen GeForce 6800 LE 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) & DOOM 3 Bundle - Retail (GX-006-AO) retails for £117 inc vat
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05-30-05, 09:05 AM	#8
IrishAssassin Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal	AOpen GeForce 6800 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-003-AO) You can unlock the pipes on this card to make perform even better. PRetty good if you ask me. __________________ Gaming Rig cpu - Intel Core i5 760 @ 3.5 gHz mobo - Asus P7P55-E LX vid card - Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB @ 850core/1700shader/2000memory ram - GSkill GBNQ 3x2gb DDR3 @ 9-9-9-24 1T hd - WD Black 640gb - OCZ Vertex 2 60gb psu - Corsair TX750 sound - Asus Xonar Essence STX case - Lian-Li PC-60FNWB OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PSN: Aenimosity
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05-30-05, 10:20 AM	#10
IrishAssassin Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal	I never had a 9800... __________________ Gaming Rig cpu - Intel Core i5 760 @ 3.5 gHz mobo - Asus P7P55-E LX vid card - Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB @ 850core/1700shader/2000memory ram - GSkill GBNQ 3x2gb DDR3 @ 9-9-9-24 1T hd - WD Black 640gb - OCZ Vertex 2 60gb psu - Corsair TX750 sound - Asus Xonar Essence STX case - Lian-Li PC-60FNWB OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PSN: Aenimosity
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05-30-05, 01:09 PM	Thread Starter #11
NoPK!!!11 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	arf, this is all rather confuggling to me, i have the guy Opio telling me to go with the 9800 pro with ati updating their drivers blah blah. And other people telling me to go with the XFX Geforce 6600 GT. I'm about to buy ''XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3'' am i making the right decision? Ur final thoughts before i buy and use all my 140quid! 'shaun' __________________ i5-2500K @ 4.5 & Hyper 212+ // Asus P8Z68-V Pro // RipJawsX 8GB 1600MHz // 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1GB // OCZ Vertex 3 120GB // WD Caviar Black 1TB // Corsair Professional Series AX750 // Antec 902 V3 // Windows 7 x64
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05-30-05, 01:24 PM	#12
IrishAssassin Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal	I would recommend the 6800nu which is slightly more expensive than the 6600GT. Once you unlock the dormant pipes on the 6800 it's much faster than the 6600GT. __________________ Gaming Rig cpu - Intel Core i5 760 @ 3.5 gHz mobo - Asus P7P55-E LX vid card - Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB @ 850core/1700shader/2000memory ram - GSkill GBNQ 3x2gb DDR3 @ 9-9-9-24 1T hd - WD Black 640gb - OCZ Vertex 2 60gb psu - Corsair TX750 sound - Asus Xonar Essence STX case - Lian-Li PC-60FNWB OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PSN: Aenimosity
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05-30-05, 01:44 PM	#14
IrishAssassin Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal	6600GT is already fully unlocked. Max pipes is 8. 6800 has 12 pipes and 4 dormant pipes. So I think the 6800 would be a better bet. __________________ Gaming Rig cpu - Intel Core i5 760 @ 3.5 gHz mobo - Asus P7P55-E LX vid card - Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB @ 850core/1700shader/2000memory ram - GSkill GBNQ 3x2gb DDR3 @ 9-9-9-24 1T hd - WD Black 640gb - OCZ Vertex 2 60gb psu - Corsair TX750 sound - Asus Xonar Essence STX case - Lian-Li PC-60FNWB OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PSN: Aenimosity
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05-30-05, 02:03 PM	Thread Starter #15
NoPK!!!11 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	thanks for answers guys, whats a geforce 6800 "nu" ? __________________ i5-2500K @ 4.5 & Hyper 212+ // Asus P8Z68-V Pro // RipJawsX 8GB 1600MHz // 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1GB // OCZ Vertex 3 120GB // WD Caviar Black 1TB // Corsair Professional Series AX750 // Antec 902 V3 // Windows 7 x64
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05-30-05, 02:04 PM	#16
SolidxSnake Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Massachusetts, USA	6800 for sure. It kills the 6600GT, and the 6600GT is better than the 9800Pro in most cases. __________________ Too funny. When I logon to Windows, I press Ctrl+Alt+ELITE i7-2600 4001MHz @ 39x102.6~ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Professional~MSI N580GTX Lightning 1536MB @ 1000//2400 @ 1.149v~8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24~256GB Samsung 830 SSD and 60GB OCZ Vertex~2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TBs in RAID1 ~BFG ES-800 PSU Custom Watercooling Loop \| Apogee GT, MCW82, MCP35x + Res, Thermochill PA120.2 and 120.3 (both rev1) w/ Gentle Typhoon AP-15s pull, 7/16"x5/8" MasterKleer, 100% Distilled Water with Iodine ---All encased in a Silverstone TJ07B-W Join in on the fun! Heatware OCForums Metal Club member #13224
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05-30-05, 02:07 PM	#17
IrishAssassin Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal	It's just a normal 6800, non-GT, non-LE and non-Ultra. __________________ Gaming Rig cpu - Intel Core i5 760 @ 3.5 gHz mobo - Asus P7P55-E LX vid card - Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB @ 850core/1700shader/2000memory ram - GSkill GBNQ 3x2gb DDR3 @ 9-9-9-24 1T hd - WD Black 640gb - OCZ Vertex 2 60gb psu - Corsair TX750 sound - Asus Xonar Essence STX case - Lian-Li PC-60FNWB OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PSN: Aenimosity
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05-30-05, 03:18 PM	#18
Yuriman Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The OCFORUMS	NoPK, what happened to your 9800? Did it die?
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05-30-05, 04:42 PM	#19
sean4231 Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: uk,wales	OcUK GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-005-C3) only £111.57 __________________ AMD 64 X2 3800@2.80 DFI Infinity NF UltraII-M2 1GB GEIL PC6400 Asus 7600GT@630/805 WD 250GB Cavier SE 16 Hiper Type R 580w
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