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GAF Video Card roundup

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Diablos

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So what video card(s) do you use?

I have a Radeon 9800 Pro, but since I don't have the time for UT, Half Life and a random game every now and then, I bought a 9550; makes less noise, doesn't get as hot. Sucks for 3D performance, but I'll put in my 9800 Pro if I ever want to play UT or something.

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Diablos

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human5892 said:
ATi Mobility Radeon 7500! 32 whole MBs!

(I don't game on my computer.)
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32MB is still pretty bad for desktop performance.
Windows XP + 64MB of vram would give you optimal performance.
 
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vatstep

This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
GeForce4 440Go (64MB)

That's about as good as I can get with this machine. I've had this laptop for three years, and I've only played UT games in that timeframe. With a lot of tweaking, it runs UT2004 great at 1024x768, and that's all I ask. Obviously when 2007 comes out I'll be upgrading, if not before.
 
Late Stage Marxist

Late Stage Marxist

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DELL/NVIDIA GeForce 6800 PCIe
NV41 GPU 350MHz
RAM 700MHz (350x2)
256bit Memory Interface
256MB GDDR1 Memory

Not quite a GT, but a little better than a vanilla.
 
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AntoneM

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My old card that is currently resting on top of my monitor is a FX 5900 XT (at the time it was the cheapest 5000 score you could get on 3D Mark 03). My current card is 6800 OC with the 16x6 mod (basially a 6800GT with less and slower ram)...

The 5900XT:
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the BFG 6800 OC:
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human5892

Queen of Denmark
Diablos said:
32MB is still pretty bad for desktop performance.
Windows XP + 64MB of vram would give you optimal performance.
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Eh, the computer functions well for what I use it for (Dreamweaver, light Photoshop, Internet) and so I don't really feel the need to put a new card in. When I feel like I need to move up, I'll most likely just get an entirely new system.
 
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etiolate

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I'm looking at getting a Geforce FX 5700 ve with 256ddr ram

Anyone know the difference of the ve model? It's $100 and thats about my price range. Currently I just have a geforce 4 mx.
 
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element

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the 9550 really isn't that bad of a card. I guess compared to a 9800 Pro, it would suck. but if you play a random 3D game, it works quite well.

Me:
G4 - ATI 9000
Inspiron 6000 laptop - ATI x300
Game Machine - ATI 9700 Pro
Server (retired game machine) - Geforce 4 4600ti
Extra machine - ATI 9550
 
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Drinky Crow

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nVidia GeForce 6800GT 256 MB

My laptops have a Radeon 9000-M and a Radeon 7000-M (IGP345) respectively. My old server has a PCI GeForce FX 5200 128 MB.
 
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The Shadow

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nVidia GeForce 6800GT 256mb

I put one of those NV silencers on it. It didn't cool it all that much more than the stock hs/fan but it's a hell of a lot quieter. Worth the money IMO for that alone.
 
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Pachinko

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Currently I have a 9500 pro in my desktop but I'm getting a new computer in the next couple days with an x700pro 256 mb .
 
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Error Macro

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ATI Radeon 9500 Pro (2.5 years now!)
Leadtek 6800GT

I bought the 6800GT a few weeks ago, put it in my system... and had some problems with it. After hours, and days, of trying to isolate the problem, I think it's a hardware incompatibility issue somewhere. I have decided to just build a new rig altogether. Nothing fancy, just a fairly solid gaming setup. It pisses me off that I blew $300 on a new card, thinking that would be it, and now I find myself justifying a whole new system because of the problem. And I really don't have the money to do all of this right now, but I'm pretty stupid when it comes to those things.
 
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mrklaw

MrArseFace
PNY 6600GT

Upgrade from intel onboard graphics! - seemed good value for good power, even though I don't really game, and I have an audio problem causing stuttering.
 
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Zensetsu

Member
256mb Radeon 9600 ..........only its faulty so I sent it back to the people, and they're sending me a new one........AND TAKING THEIR SWEET TIME.

So at the moment I am using a geforce 2 mx that i had lying around.
 
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Danj

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MSI Geforce FX5200 128Mb.

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Hey, it was cheap, and at the time it was better than my old Geforce 2MX 64Mb...
 
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Manics

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My video card is usually under the "discontinued" line of your favorite graphics card providers.

I have an All-in-Wonder Radeon 8500DV
 
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Lucky Forward

Member
I have the 128MB Radeon X300 SE that came with my Dell. Right now I'm playing Morrowind and Rome: Total War on my PC, and they look fine to me.

I've been told that the X300 SE is not a great card, but serviceable. If I were to upgrade to a performance video card, how exactly would the graphics improve? More detail? Better textures? More draw distance?
 
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scorcho

testicles on a cold fall morning
since living close to a heavily trafficed expressway brings about untold levels of dust and grime, i chose the best fan-less card i could - the radeon 9600. i haven't played much computer games except for Tribes, and enjoy the card's tv-out quality.
 
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Hooker

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Sapphire ATi Radeon 9800 Pro (r360 core)

So flashed to XT :) Still stock cooling system, will change that in time
 
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