New Video card? suggestions.
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New Video card? suggestions.
I am looking at getting a new Video card for my computer, its giving me the green screen of death. I do play several games on the PC, but not ALOT, but I do want to get the most for my buck. I am looking for something great, yet cheap, if that makes sense at all! Post links if you can, I would of posted this in the VId card section, but there are two main cards, and I didn't want to spam it in two places!
Re: New Video card? suggestions.
I have a MSI 8800GT, and it is awesome. You can get an 8800GT now for around $150-$160... a quick search on Newegg came up with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150280 - $139.99 after rebates
You can easily overclock these. I have the reference cooler and a single slot card and I got mine up to 675mhz. With the Zalman Cooler on this card you could easily get it higher, just keep and eye on your temperatures.
Keep in mind that this is a PCI-e card, and if you have AGP this won't be compatible. If you post your hardware specs we can help you find the right card for your system.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150280 - $139.99 after rebates
You can easily overclock these. I have the reference cooler and a single slot card and I got mine up to 675mhz. With the Zalman Cooler on this card you could easily get it higher, just keep and eye on your temperatures.
Keep in mind that this is a PCI-e card, and if you have AGP this won't be compatible. If you post your hardware specs we can help you find the right card for your system.
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
for best bang for buck, you're probably looking at $100-$200 price range right?
for Nvidia the 8800GT and the 9600GT are popular choices in that range
EVGA 8800GT $164.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130319
XFX 9600GT $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150304
for ATI/AMD the HD 3850 and HD 3870 will probably do the trick
DIAMOND Viper HD 3850 $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814103051
Sapphire HD 3870 $155.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102719
In order of how fast they are(slowest first):
HD 3850
9600 GT
HD 3870
8800 GT
Make sure of course you know which is compatible with your motherboard and how much wattage your power supply can output, otherwise you will find more screens of death
for Nvidia the 8800GT and the 9600GT are popular choices in that range
EVGA 8800GT $164.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130319
XFX 9600GT $139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150304
for ATI/AMD the HD 3850 and HD 3870 will probably do the trick
DIAMOND Viper HD 3850 $119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814103051
Sapphire HD 3870 $155.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102719
In order of how fast they are(slowest first):
HD 3850
9600 GT
HD 3870
8800 GT
Make sure of course you know which is compatible with your motherboard and how much wattage your power supply can output, otherwise you will find more screens of death
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
my brother has a 8800 GS its a very nice card. plays all the games he plays.. starcraft, bf2142, cs:s, company of heros, warhammer - very nicely.. they can be had at newegg for around $90 after rebates
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130332
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130332
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
I will post all the specs a bit later, I know my power supply is a 530W, motherboard is an ASUS, but not sure the exact spec. I will get it all to you later tonight.
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
I also recommend the 8800GT. It runs pretty well in my system. I haven't tried Crysis yet but CoD2, CoD4, Bioshock, Hellgate London, Witcher all run fine at my 24" panels native res.
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
I love my XFX 8800GTS 512. $250, and it came with Call of Duty 4 too!
Plays Crysis all Very High with 2x AA @ 1680x1050, and any other game totally maxed out!
Plays Crysis all Very High with 2x AA @ 1680x1050, and any other game totally maxed out!
Re: New Video card? suggestions.
If I am correct, here are the top four card that you should look for, from cheap to most expensive:
8800 GS
9600 GT
8800 GT
8800 GT 512MB (edit: whoops, meant to write 8800 GTS)
All of these should be perfect for a casual gamer
8800 GS
9600 GT
8800 GT
8800 GT 512MB (edit: whoops, meant to write 8800 GTS)
All of these should be perfect for a casual gamer
Last edited by Sapientun on Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
If the first 8800 GT is the 256MB version then the 512MB 9600 GT is a better buy IMHO. I would go with the 8800 GT 512MB stillSapientun wrote:If I am correct, here are the top four card that you should look for, from cheap to most expensive:
8800 GS
9600 GT
8800 GT
8800 GT 512MB
All of these should be perfect for a casual gamer
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Core i7 2600k
Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler
8gig (2x4) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
Powercolor HD5870 PCS+
OCZ Agility 2 240G SSD (boot, programs, games)
WD Caviar Black 1TB (Data)
CM UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W 80+ Silver PSU
CM Storm Sniper
Gateway FHD2400
Win 7 Pro 64bit
Core i7 2600k
Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler
8gig (2x4) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
Powercolor HD5870 PCS+
OCZ Agility 2 240G SSD (boot, programs, games)
WD Caviar Black 1TB (Data)
CM UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W 80+ Silver PSU
CM Storm Sniper
Gateway FHD2400
Win 7 Pro 64bit
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
I'd go with the 8800GT/GTS (G92 512 version) as well, but that's just me I guess.
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
Here is the stuff I run
Windows XP Prof
Motherboard - Asus A8N-SLI
PowerSupply - Hiper Type R Series 580W
2GigRam
Windows XP Prof
Motherboard - Asus A8N-SLI
PowerSupply - Hiper Type R Series 580W
2GigRam
Re: New Video card? suggestions.
All of the listed cards would do well for you. You could even go SLI with a couple 8800GTs if you have the money.
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New Rig: Intel Q6600 (2.7ghz), ASUS P5KC, 4GB DDR2-800, Palit 9600GT (1GB), Ultra X3 1KW (thanks LR!), Vista 64bit
Dell Rig: AMD Athlon X2 4000+ (2.1ghz), 2 GB DDR2 Ram, MSI 8800GT (512MB), Vista 32bit
PSN: VICaphit
Andy
New Rig: Intel Q6600 (2.7ghz), ASUS P5KC, 4GB DDR2-800, Palit 9600GT (1GB), Ultra X3 1KW (thanks LR!), Vista 64bit
Dell Rig: AMD Athlon X2 4000+ (2.1ghz), 2 GB DDR2 Ram, MSI 8800GT (512MB), Vista 32bit
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
not on that psu he couldntvicaphit wrote:All of the listed cards would do well for you. You could even go SLI with a couple 8800GTs if you have the money.
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Re: New Video card? suggestions.
A decent brand 530w PSU is definitely enough for 8800GT/9600GT SLI. If it's a generic brand PSU though, then that's a different story.martini161 wrote:not on that psu he couldntvicaphit wrote:All of the listed cards would do well for you. You could even go SLI with a couple 8800GTs if you have the money.
But IMO it's better to go with 1 good card instead of 2 inferior cards. Plus Intel chipsets are more stable than Nvidia.
Re: New Video card? suggestions.
Try to go with something that does not need to be cooled that much,or at least does not consume that much power. It would be advisable to get a g92 gpu. g92 is the next generation of nVidia graphics processors. The 8800 gts and the 9800 are both very good gpu's from what I hear, and they will give pretty good 3d gaming performance.
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Liquidsnake wrote:I am looking at getting a new Video card for my computer, its giving me the green screen of death. I do play several games on the PC, but not ALOT, but I do want to get the most for my buck. I am looking for something great, yet cheap, if that makes sense at all! Post links if you can, I would of posted this in the VId card section, but there are two main cards, and I didn't want to spam it in two places!
If you want the most bang for your buck, as you said, I would recommend the 9600gt, for ~$130 you could get a helluva good GPU there, something that is more powerful than both the xbox360 and ps3's at least. If you wanted to upgrade in the future slapping another one in for less than $100 down the road would be a viable option too, but I dont know how well performance is scaling with the current sli configurations out there.
9600gt ftw!