My Soon To Be Revised Pc!

[silent h3ro]

can any 1 recomend a graphics card from $200-$250?

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by HardcoreGamer+1 December 2003 - 23:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (HardcoreGamer @ 1 December 2003 - 23:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by atiVidia@1 December 2003 - 23:34
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@1 December 2003 - 23:22
Also who knows what ATI cards come with Half Life 2?

the 9800xt, the 9600xt, and the all in wonder 9600 pro

are they good cards and how much are they? [/b][/quote]
9800xt retail: 499
9600xt retail: 200
aiw 9600 pro retail: 250

note: the all in wonder 9600 pro is slightly slower than the 9600 xt, but it comes with a tv tuner, tv in, tv out, FM radio, etc. but it LACKS DVI (for flatscreen biggiez, greater than 21")

[adamp2p]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@2 December 2003 - 00:07
hey adamp2p, wat&#39;s ur aquamark score again? i just got a radeon 9600. my score is 20808. is that good or bad?

That&#39;s good enough, abu. We are in no competition. I hope your new card plays your games and keeps you happy. Does the 9600 overclock to the speed of the 9600 pro? What kind of memory chips are on it and what does the small writing say. If you enter it I can tell you what cas latency you have.

It even says in the aquamark3 end screen that 20,000 and above will play the next generation games well. I would think you could score 30,000 with that card overclocked.

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by HardcoreGamer@1 December 2003 - 23:41
can any 1 recomend a graphics card from &#036;200-&#036;250?

9600xt: 200 average
asylum, chaintech 5700 ultra: 200-220 average
aiw 9600 pro: 250 average

[silent h3ro]

Also can any 1 recomend a computer case for &#036;100 that suits my computer?

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by HardcoreGamer@1 December 2003 - 23:45
Also can any 1 recomend a computer case for &#036;100 that suits my computer?

antec makes excellent cases. if you must have a well suited case visit antec.com

for cases over 100, visit thermaltake at www.thermaltake.com

antec and thermaltake both have kickass cases

[adamp2p]

@atividia--you are new around here, but let me tell you something.

Those benchmarks, I should have stated, came from xbitlabs.com, one of the most respected hardware review sites.

It has been proven in several benchmarks what that one concluded. It is not new news that Nvidia&#39;s entire product line struggles with high AA and AF.

I love AA and AF and high detail settings. The entire reason why I play games in the first place is to enter an alternate reality, and ATI&#39;s card offer a spectacular view of every game I play. That&#39;s why I love ATI. That&#39;s why Valve chooses ATI as a parner for the release of Half Life 2. The rest of us gamers who know that will chill with ATI while you get laggy frames...okay, dude

See ya&#33;

[silent h3ro]

Originally posted by atiVidia+1 December 2003 - 23:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (atiVidia @ 1 December 2003 - 23:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-HardcoreGamer@1 December 2003 - 23:45
Also can any 1 recomend a computer case for &#036;100 that suits my computer?

antec makes excellent cases. if you must have a well suited case visit antec.com

for cases over 100, visit thermaltake at www.thermaltake.com

antec and thermaltake both have kickass cases [/b][/quote]
Thanx, but do u know a case that whould go well with my sysems needs?

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by adamp2p@1 December 2003 - 23:48
@atividia--you are new around here, but let me tell you something.

Those benchmarks, I should have stated, came from xbitlabs.com, one of the most respected hardware review sites.

It has been proven in several benchmarks what that one concluded. It is not new news that Nvidia&#39;s entire product line struggles with high AA and AF.

I love AA and AF and high detail settings. The entire reason why I play games in the first place is to enter an alternate reality, and ATI&#39;s card offer a spectacular view of every game I play. That&#39;s why I love ATI. That&#39;s why Valve chooses ATI as a parner for the release of Half Life 2. The rest of us gamers who know that will chill with ATI while you get laggy frames...okay, dude

See ya&#33;

i use a matrox parhelia. i care ONLY about image quality, and i do know what cards provide.

now be nice, and prevent this from turning into a flame war.
whoever benchmarked those for xbit labs was biased towards ati, as i can see you are as well.

and lastly, if you wanted to truly be helpful to our dear friend here, you would be nicer than to recommend an OEM card and promote it. you me both understand that OEMs from anyone spell disaster because of their lack of warranty.

[silent h3ro]

Originally posted by atiVidia+1 December 2003 - 23:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (atiVidia @ 1 December 2003 - 23:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-HardcoreGamer@1 December 2003 - 23:45
Also can any 1 recomend a computer case for &#036;100 that suits my computer?

antec makes excellent cases. if you must have a well suited case visit antec.com

for cases over 100, visit thermaltake at www.thermaltake.com

antec and thermaltake both have kickass cases [/b][/quote]
I cant see any of the prices of the thermaltake beasts on thermaltake.com