.TuG.Bulldog Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 got about ?100 for a new card at the moment i got a gf4 4200 ti looking at the fx 5200 256k but dont know what to compair it to in the radion range HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Wizard Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB DDR AGP Manufacturer ARIA PC TECHNOLOGY Supported Operating Systems WIN98SE, WIN2000, WINME, WINXP, WIN2003 Min Recommended CPU N/A Bus Type AGP Chipset RV350 Core Speed (MHz) 400 External Connectors Dsub, DVi, TV-out Extra Features N/A Max Resolution 2048x1536 Memory Speed 400 Memory Type DDR Minimum Required Hard Disk Space 20MB for drivers Minimum Required Memory 64MB Onboard Memory 256 RAMDAC (MHz) 400 Supplied Software Drivers Supported APIs Direct X 9, OpenGL 1.4 ?77.00 exc, ?90.48 inc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hope that helps check it out with the other graphics cards and best to make sure they compatible support for Direct X 9 for ease as radion cards will say if supported Direct X 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Bulldog Posted July 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 ok thanks very much wizzy! does every one recon the radeon is better that the g foce fx ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Beaver Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 DO NOT BUY A FX5200! If you need to get a FX5xx range card - go for a FX5900XT - usually from 120-150 depending on manufacturer. XFX - MSI - PNY - are good starts - its only 128MB ram - but the clocks and core are up. 5200 is poop. As for the ATI cards - 9800XT is the best from what I read in reviews. Goto: www.pczone.co.uk & www.pcpro.co.uk They both recently did GFX card reviews and you can see them online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Bulldog Posted July 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 ok! re-thinking any other thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Bulldog Posted July 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 decided on the radeon 9800 pro or xt both good they seam to kick the fx cards ass now does the brand realy make a differance?? i have seen one for ?130 which seams cheap but i dont know the brand gex cube i think and will i notice much of a differance from 128 to 256 k ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantalus Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Originally posted by TUG_Bulldog@Jul 22 2004, 04:18 PM ...does the brand realy make a differance?? (sic)... Yes, absolutely. It's all down to quality of components and service/support and OEM driver updates etc,. The usual suspects (MSI, ASUS, CREATIVE aso) tend to use tighter quality control than say, the likes of SAPPHIRE; and they produce frequent driver updates, unlike the latter. PNY are a good alternative and have produced some good quality boards for a reasonable price. As for the Radeon/GeForce debate this rages on; with both sides claiming the better core speeds and bandwidth; of which I believe Bandwidth to be of great importance! I had the 9600pro when it first came to the market (at a cost of ?385) and the bandwidth at that time was phenomenal, although driver compatibility was a problem as it always is with 'cutting-edge' technology. ATI were forced to climb-down on their declaration that there card was faster when it was discovered that their '3D-Mark' score had been manipulated by the designers creating inbuilt processor codes to produce a faster result - This was always denied.. but items are still around on the net wrt this event.. Of late the holder of the AGP crown was the Radeon 9800XT, with resounding framerate victories achieved in certain tests over the 5950 Ultra (which still beats everything else in sight bar the afformentioned 9800XT). ATI have held strong over the last year with nVidia catching up, but never quite making it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Bulldog Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 so would you go for a top end 9600 xt or a cheaper 9800 pro ? and 128 or 256k ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^el_dub^ Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 I have a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro - flawless card. You can get one now for less than $200.00 US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Bulldog Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 roger ! does any one know if its worth getting the 256k or is it over kill ... considering they are so fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantalus Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 If you are going for a 9600 Pro have the extra RAM; so when your AGP aperture is (correctly) set to say 64MB in the BIOS, the AGP functions will be forced to the Video Card's DDR (the job for which it was designed), rather than have the processes farmed out to the system memory... Considering a lot of games require a minimum 128MB on a card, give yourself the 'breathing' space and have the 256MB.. sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Bulldog Posted July 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 ok great! 256mb now i just have to find a bargain keep your eyes open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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