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  • Is this a good video card?

    http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...170-070&DEPA=0

  • #2
    Re: Is this a good video card?

    Yes, but a 6600GT would be better if you can afford it

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    • #3
      Re: Is this a good video card?

      It's not really a very good card for anything more than casual/light gaming, but it's decent for the price, assuming you actually have a system with PCI Express...

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      • #4
        Re: Is this a good video card?

        Originally posted by Yawgm0th
        It's not really a very good card for anything more than casual/light gaming, but it's decent for the price, assuming you actually have a system with PCI Express...

        My PCI-express system is on order. Check out my post at (What should I buy). http://forums.tweaktown.com/showthread.php?t=18947

        I'm guessing that card should do a little better than an ATI 9500 pro video card (Right). Maybe compareable to a Geforce 5700 ultra or an ATI Radeon 9800, somewhere in that range or slightly better.
        Last edited by Spongebob; 12-06-2004, 10:06 PM.

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        • #5
          Re: Is this a good video card?

          No, worse. It's too slow and doesn't have enough pipelines. That kind of performance (9800*) won't be available at that price for a while. The 6600GT is a bit better than a 9800 Pro or XT, and a 6800 or 6800GT would be considerably better. I wouldn't get anything less than a 6600GT for anything other than casual gaming. [i]Maybe[i/] an X700 Pro would do, but a 6600GT is really the starting point for decent gaming performance IMO.

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          • #6
            Re: Is this a good video card?

            Yawgm0th, you do realise he linked to an albatron 6600? Still has 8 pipes, and similar operating speeds to a 9500 Pro, and a more efficient core so i'd expect it to be faster in most situations.

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            • #7
              Re: Is this a good video card?

              Not much faster then it so it would not be a real good upgrade. Spending over $100 to upgrade to a GPU that is only slightly faster then you currently have is just a waste of money. If you cannot offord anything better then wait until you can to make a more worthwhile upgrade.

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              • #8
                Re: Is this a good video card?

                So do you think this card would be worth the extra $50 compared to the Nvidia based 6600 pci-express card?

                SAPPHIRE ATI Radeon X700 PRO Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express

                http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...102-455&DEPA=0

                I thought the newer Nvidia based cards are a better bang for the buck nowdays.
                Last edited by Spongebob; 12-07-2004, 10:36 AM.

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                • #9
                  Re: Is this a good video card?

                  http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...45-098R&depa=0

                  Thats a good card, assuming you dont mind losing the retail package

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                  • #10
                    Re: Is this a good video card?

                    Originally posted by sr4470
                    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...45-098R&depa=0

                    Thats a good card, assuming you dont mind losing the retail package

                    Thanks, I think I'll go with that video card for an extra $58. Now all I need to do is decide what CPU and mainboard to get. Was thinking about the combo below but everyone is recommending to go the AMD way, but I think I want to try PCI express. I already have the ram thats going into the system which is Kingston dual channel pc4000 CL3 1gb.

                    Mainboard.
                    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...170-131&depa=0

                    CPU.
                    http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...116-184&DEPA=0

                    I want to keep these two items under $300 U.S. for the both of them together.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Is this a good video card?

                      The X700 will perform very similair to the 6600 so no it is not a good card. Like I said in your thread in "What Should I buy it may be a good idea to buy a video card off ebay. The 6800 series would be good, but if you do not want to do that the 6600GT would be the mininum I would reccomend for an upgrade.

                      As for mobo and CPU definitely go AMD. Intel should not even be an option for a gaming PC. If you want PCI Express wait for the nforce4 AMD motherboards. IUt should not be much longer unti they are finally avilable. You could also save a bit of money since you could buy a 3000+ for a little over $100 (prices change though) and would perform much better then that Intel you picked out.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Is this a good video card?

                        Originally posted by sr4470
                        Yawgm0th, you do realise he linked to an albatron 6600? Still has 8 pipes, and similar operating speeds to a 9500 Pro, and a more efficient core so i'd expect it to be faster in most situations.
                        Confused it with the 6200 in terms of architecture, but it's still fairly slow.

                        Anyway, that 6600GT looks good, but I think we've already had the Intel conversation... Just wait for the AMD boards. Sure, the $150+ nF4 SLI models will be nice, but there should be cheaper nF4 Ultra models available very soon that would permit you to keep the price for the CPU and mainboard where you want and still outperform the Intel alternative, not to mention leave you with better upgrading options and provide far superior overclockability, in the vent that you want to overclock (and I can tell you right now that that motherboard won't get you any signifcant OC if it gives you anything at all)

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