Which Video Card Would Fit My System ?

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07-23-2004, 12:32 PM
Dark Ride

Currently I Have a GeForce2 MX/MX 400 64 MB and I want to upgrade my video card soon.

My system specs are:
Intel pentium 4 1800 MHz
256 MB RDRAM
GeForce2 MX/MX 400
40 GB HDD
Creative Soundblaster Audio PCI 128
ASUS P4T MotherBoard

What video card would you recommend for my system.I don't want to buy a high-end card that will suffer on my system because I don't have enough RAM or my processor is to slow.

I want a video card that fits to my system.

BTW, maybe I will upgrade my RAM to 512 MB.But I'm not quite sure yet.
07-23-2004, 12:41 PM
clocker

What motherboard?
07-23-2004, 01:22 PM
Spicker

ATI Radeon 9600 or 9600pro
Nvidia Fx5600 or fx5700

;)
07-23-2004, 01:32 PM
tesco

Any card will run. just at 4x instead of the faster 8x. but it isn't really that much faster so it doesn't matter.
07-23-2004, 03:18 PM
Virtualbody1234

For that PC, I would go for something like: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-122-177&depa=1

or: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-314&depa=1

Another choice would be to not upgrade at all and save your money for a new PC.
07-23-2004, 07:15 PM
lynx

Quote:

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@23 July 2004 - 16:19
For that PC, I would go for something like: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-122-177&depa=1

or: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-314&depa=1

Another choice would be to not upgrade at all and save your money for a new PC.

No point in going for the Radeon 9200, it isn't DirectX 9 compliant, and it is slower than the FX5200 (and that one is more expensive too).

This is the cheapest DirectX 9 complant Radeon I can find on Newegg.
07-26-2004, 07:48 AM
Dark Ride

@ clocker

ASUS P4T MotherBoard

@ jaigandhi5

Prolly it will be one of those cards you mentioned

@ ROSSCO_2004

Why at 4x ??? :huh:
07-26-2004, 04:39 PM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by Dark Ride@26 July 2004 - 02:49
@ clocker

ASUS P4T MotherBoard

@ jaigandhi5

Prolly it will be one of those cards you mentioned

@ ROSSCO_2004

Why at 4x ??? :huh:

your motherboard only supports up to 4x...

that wouldn't stop me from getting something good though. It will still be running near it's peak performance and u could always buy a new mobo down later on in life.
07-27-2004, 04:17 AM
Dark Ride

Quote:

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+26 July 2004 - 16:40--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 26 July 2004 - 16:40)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Dark Ride@26 July 2004 - 02:49
@ clocker

ASUS P4T MotherBoard

@ jaigandhi5

Prolly it will be one of those cards you mentioned

@ ROSSCO_2004

Why at 4x ??? :huh:

your motherboard only supports up to 4x...

that wouldn't stop me from getting something good though. It will still be running near it's peak performance and u could always buy a new mobo down later on in life. [/b][/quote]
thanks Rossco for the info.
I didn't know that the AGP-posrt speed of my motherboard is limited to 4x :o
07-27-2004, 08:46 PM
Dark Ride

Quote:

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@23 July 2004 - 13:23
ATI Radeon 9600 or 9600pro
Nvidia Fx5600 or fx5700

;)

If I had the choice:

FX 5600 VS. ATI 9600

Which one ?

Or:

5200 VS 9200 ?

Which one ?

Just in case if it comes down to a binary choice ;)
07-27-2004, 08:50 PM
Twist3r

9600XT there great but expensive
07-27-2004, 09:50 PM
haha21

5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.

5700 and above is good.
If your lucky you can find Ti4200 - Ti4800.

Radeon 9600PRO and above.
07-28-2004, 12:32 AM
Spicker

Quote:

Originally posted by haha21@27 July 2004 - 22:51
5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.

are u saying that from experience?

i cant play far cry at 1024x768 on medium settings on my MSI Fx5600 and with litle AA
07-28-2004, 12:45 AM
bigdawgfoxx

My friend has a 5600 and he scored 11,000 on aquamark3 with a 2.0Ghz P4.

We then tested the 5600 with a mobile 2500 and got 17,000. Nice just for just an 85 dollar CPU. I dont like the 5600 much though, I would go for the 9600Pro
07-28-2004, 02:07 AM
haha21

Quote:

Originally posted by jaigandhi5+27 July 2004 - 16:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jaigandhi5 @ 27 July 2004 - 16:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-haha21@27 July 2004 - 22:51
5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.

are u saying that from experience?

i cant play far cry at 1024x768 on medium settings on my MSI Fx5600 and with litle AA [/b][/quote]
http://www.videocard-forum.com/nvidia/Ti42...0XT_416932.html
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/arch...hp/t-67526.html
07-29-2004, 05:22 PM
Dark Ride

Quote:

Originally posted by haha21+28 July 2004 - 02:08--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (haha21 @ 28 July 2004 - 02:08)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Quote:

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@27 July 2004 - 16:33
<!--QuoteBegin-haha21

Quote:

@27 July 2004 - 22:51
5600 series are crap.
Its equal to 5200 but a bit more preformance.

are u saying that from experience?

i cant play far cry at 1024x768 on medium settings on my MSI Fx5600 and with litle AA

http://www.videocard-forum.com/nvidia/Ti42...0XT_416932.html
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/arch...hp/t-67526.html [/b][/quote]
Thanks for the links.