I Need Advice!

[spooger~]

What would be the better choice?

GeForce FX 5600 256MB DDR for $199 or
Geforce FX 5700 Ultra 128 MB DDR2 for $219 or
any other suggestions in this price range....Thx guys...Merry X-Mas! :D

[DWk]

none of the above

if you are gonna go for an nvidia, the choice would be an fx5900

http://www.evga.com/5900/default.asp

check http://www.pricewatch.com for all prices....

[Mr. Elmo]

do u do a lot of gaming? even so , i think the 9600xt should be enough, or you can get teh 9700pro for about the same price as the 5700u at newegg

[spooger~]

I do do alot of gaming and I want to get a card with the nvidia chipset because I have X3D [3D glasses] installed and it only works with their drivers.

[DWk]

then i recommend the 5900....+ u get call of duty for free :w00t:

[bigdawgfoxx]

1 or 4 words...depending on how u look at it

9700Pro $230 at newegg and can beat the 5700. I got one on the way.

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@25 December 2003 - 16:21
1 or 4 words...depending on how u look at it

9700Pro $230 at newegg and can beat the 5700. I got one on the way.
he sed he cant use an ATI card

hey kid: search here (http://www.pricewatch.com) for a 5900 ultra. you should find it under 250. it beats the hell out of the 5900 everyone else keeps talking about

[DWk]

Originally posted by DWk@25 December 2003 - 13:24
none of the above

if you are gonna go for an nvidia, the choice would be an fx5900

http://www.evga.com/5900/default.asp

check http://www.pricewatch.com for all prices....
<_< been there done that lol

[bigdawgfoxx]

What are those 3D glasses things?????

[spooger~]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@25 December 2003 - 17:30
What are those 3D glasses things?????

They&#39;re friggin&#39; awesome&#33; I played AVP 2 with these things and kept getting goosebumps. B)


http://www.x3dshop.com/ProductDetail/x3dsystem.html

[Mr. Elmo]

Originally posted by atiVidia+25 December 2003 - 23:15--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (atiVidia @ 25 December 2003 - 23:15)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@25 December 2003 - 16:21
1 or 4 words...depending on how u look at it

9700Pro &#036;230 at newegg and can beat the 5700.&nbsp; I got one on the way.
he sed he cant use an ATI card

hey kid: search here (http://www.pricewatch.com) for a 5900 ultra. you should find it under 250. it beats the hell out of the 5900 everyone else keeps talking about [/b][/quote]
if it didtn beat the hell outa the 5900, ppl wouldnt be paying the extra money now would they...

but why does the thing work w/ only nvidi driver? it didntn say any thing about that on the link you gave us. have you try it w/ the ati driver or the omega driver?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by Mr. Elmo@26 December 2003 - 14:13
but why does the thing work w/ only nvidi driver? it didntn say any thing about that on the link you gave us. have you try it w/ the ati driver or the omega driver?
Compatibility



PC with Windows® 98se or later
CRT monitor (will not work with LCD monitor)
32X CD-ROM drive or 400 MB available storage recommended
For 3D gaming: video card with NVIDIA chipset
For X3D PC Gateway: Microsoft® Windows® Media Player 8.0 or later
For X3D TV Gateway: TV tuner card and 800Mhz or faster processor
For X3D Image Conversion Software: Adobe Photoshop® or Adobe GoLive
For X3D Games: DirectX® 8.0 or later, DirectX 8.0 compatible video card, sound card and drivers, Pentium II 1Ghz or faster and 90 MB of hard disk free space

[spooger~]

Originally posted by Mr. Elmo@26 December 2003 - 14:13

but why does the thing work w/ only nvidi driver? it didntn say any thing about that on the link you gave us. have you try it w/ the ati driver or the omega driver?
http://www.x3dshop.com/techsupport/gaming/default.html#a1


E-mailed them awhile ago and they said they had no plans to make them available for ati :( ....But&#33;... Now I see it is in development&#33; :D

I&#39;ll have to e-mail them again to find out when it will be released..hopefully there will be a software upgrade or patch so I could still use my old setup...That is if I decide to switch over to ati from nvidia? Should I? :blink:

[bigdawgfoxx]

Does it make any game 3D..?

[spooger~]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@26 December 2003 - 17:34
Does it make any game 3D..?
It works with all games I&#39;ve tried it with so far....AVP2, Unreal games, The Thing, Max Payne, Hitman 1 & 2 just to name a few...some better than others... the 3d properties are adjustable...comes with a 30 day money back...it even works with movies&#33;
Follow the link for more info about gaming...
http://www.x3dshop.com/techsupport/gaming/default.html

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by spooger~+26 December 2003 - 22:08--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (spooger~ @ 26 December 2003 - 22:08)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@26 December 2003 - 17:34
Does it make any game 3D..?
It works with all games I&#39;ve tried it with so far....AVP2, Unreal games, The Thing, Max Payne, Hitman 1 & 2 just to name a few...some better than others... the 3d properties are adjustable...comes with a 30 day money back...it even works with movies&#33;
Follow the link for more info about gaming...
http://www.x3dshop.com/techsupport/gaming/default.html [/b][/quote]
3d glasses rite now should only be compatible with nvidia. the ATI prototype forces the vpu to artifact (god i dont kno why tho rofl&#33;)

[spooger~]

QUOTE=atiVidia,26 December 2003 - 21:11]
3d glasses rite now should only be compatible with nvidia. the ATI prototype forces the vpu to artifact (god i dont kno why tho rofl&#33;)


That is really why I started this topic...to try and determine if I should upgrade my card to a better nvidia or switch over to ati...I don&#39;t want to spend more than &#036;200 and I really don&#39;t want to give up my 3d glasses :(
...[I am happy with nvidia...and I only have a TNT M64 32MB]

[adamp2p]

Those 3d glasses used to be cool when we didn&#39;t have cards that can AA and AF at high resolutions.

Why do you think nobody uses them?

Now we have cards such as ATI 9X00 that can do the high AA and AF, eliminating the need for flimsy glasses.

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by adamp2p@26 December 2003 - 22:53
Those 3d glasses used to be cool when we didn&#39;t have cards that can AA and AF at high resolutions.

Why do you think nobody uses them?

Now we have cards such as ATI 9X00 that can do the high AA and AF, eliminating the need for flimsy glasses.
yes good call

[spooger~]

I&#39;ve never had the pleasure of experiencing a system with such a sophisticated card as the high end ati....and I&#39;m sure it&#39;s impressive...but I find it very hard to believe that any card could produce the same visual effects that these glasses give you...they make it seem as if your monitor screen is actually a window into another room or world that you could literally crawl through and into...not to mention the things that appear to be hovering in front of the screen....plus everything moves with respect to your head and body position and I doubt a video card can do that on it&#39;s own...mind blowing&#33;
And they are actually quite comfortable and stylish as well :)