Vid Card Choice

[RED Hot Machine]

I'm looking to get a new vid card, as my current one on lone from someone.

I'm trying to work out which of the following would give me the best performance.

256mb FX5600TD
128mb FX5700TD
128mb FX5600Ultra


I've found 3 cards with the above for about the same price, and I'm not sure which one to go with.

Anyone got any suggestions or advice ?

 

[Yuriman]

Have you been out of the loop for a while? Sorry if i sound rude, but the 5600 series is horrible compared to the competition. Stay away from the 256mb 5600. The 5600U is a decent card, but only if you get a Rev2. The 9600pro is still preferable to it. I dont know about the 5700, but the 5700U is doing pretty well. You might consider it.

 

[RED Hot Machine]

Not looked at video card tech for a while.

I always have driver problems with ATI, and I'm on a limit budjet.

Hense the lower end chipsets.

Thanks for your input

 

[Yuriman]

Ati resolved their driver thing, catalyst 3.10 is better than anything Nvidia has IMHO. Ive used both and I know. I would recomend in the $100 area to pick up something cheap like a ti4200 or an 8500 and save up for a real card. For the $150 budget I would recomend a 9600pro. For the $200 area, get a 5900NU, or if you can, buy a used 9700. It will kill any card in it's price range.

EDIT: Also the link in your sig is dead.

 

[Yuriman]

I suppose you are using linux, and THATS why you want nvidia? Pick yourself up a nice Geforce4 ti4200.

 

[RED Hot Machine]

EDIT: Also the link in your sig is dead.

The site in my sig is having some DNs probs

I was thinking Nvidia so I don't have to reinstall drivers

 

[Penguin4x4]

If you're considering the FX series you'll have to upgrade to at least 52.16 series drivers anyway, as these new(er) drivers include a compiler (not found in earlier versions) that "grabs" shader code that runs poorly on the FX's GPU and rearranges key functions to use the hardware more effeciently. (You might as well just grab the 9600 Pro/XT card and run with it)

 

[Kenshiro]

if you can push you budget for your vid card to $200, go for the FX5900 non ultra. But personally I will recommend the 9600 pro.

 

[blurry]

From your list: 128mb FX5700TD

From my list: 128mb FX5900 non-ultra

Yours and mine: same price.

 

[stratcatprowlin]

bad rap on the 5600s

i dont know about the 5600s bein that bad? $130 bfg5600ultra at comp usa rocks man cmon.....definitely recommended!