Finially going to buy a new video card (Pea Sea Help)

Started by Razgovory, July 14, 2009, 03:25:38 AM

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DGuller

#15
July 14, 2009, 09:48:38 AM
My 8600 worked well with a computer of a similar spec until its capacitors blew out 18 months after I got it.

Tamas

#16
July 14, 2009, 10:15:49 AM
ATI cards equal driver issues, a lot of them, and actually the one time I had one, I had very few of those problems, but still more than with my nvidia cards combined (zero). Plus all my IT-head colleauges had awful experiences with ATI cards.

HVC

#17
July 14, 2009, 11:00:37 AM
I've had both ATI and Nvidea. Besides cards dying from eventual old age i never had any troubles with either. Recently (saturday) my Nvidea card died so i went and bought a new one. That one was dead in the box so i went for an exchange and they gave me an option for a better ATI card at the same price so i took it.
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Razgovory

#18
July 14, 2009, 01:16:46 PM
So far this thread has been less useful then I hoped. :Embarrass:
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Josquius

#19
July 14, 2009, 02:11:53 PM
Quote from: HVC on July 14, 2009, 11:00:37 AM
I've had both ATI and Nvidea. Besides cards dying from eventual old age
Woah, I've never had that.
My old Voodoo something card from nearly 10 years back is still running in a non-gaming computer even.
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Barrister

#20
July 14, 2009, 02:39:51 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 14, 2009, 01:16:46 PM
So far this thread has been less useful then I hoped. :Embarrass:

What kind of slot/interface do you have (I'm blanking on the exact name): AGP?  PCI? PCI-E? 

That's the first thing we need to know.
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katmai

#21
July 14, 2009, 02:42:07 PM
Quote from: grumbler on July 14, 2009, 09:35:02 AM


I didn't find the ATI performance to be inferior at the price point, but the nnoise and heat issues for both my ATI cards were ginormous (yes, i actually bought a second ATI card even after buying one previously!  :Embarrass:)

You know the definition of insanity right? :P
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Razgovory

#22
July 14, 2009, 06:19:42 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 14, 2009, 02:39:51 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 14, 2009, 01:16:46 PM
So far this thread has been less useful then I hoped. :Embarrass:

What kind of slot/interface do you have (I'm blanking on the exact name): AGP?  PCI? PCI-E? 

That's the first thing we need to know.

PCI
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Barrister

#23
July 14, 2009, 06:22:04 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 14, 2009, 06:19:42 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 14, 2009, 02:39:51 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 14, 2009, 01:16:46 PM
So far this thread has been less useful then I hoped. :Embarrass:

What kind of slot/interface do you have (I'm blanking on the exact name): AGP?  PCI? PCI-E? 

That's the first thing we need to know.

PCI

PCI, not PCI Express?
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

Razgovory

#24
July 14, 2009, 06:24:40 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 14, 2009, 06:22:04 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 14, 2009, 06:19:42 PM
Quote from: Barrister on July 14, 2009, 02:39:51 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 14, 2009, 01:16:46 PM
So far this thread has been less useful then I hoped. :Embarrass:

What kind of slot/interface do you have (I'm blanking on the exact name): AGP?  PCI? PCI-E? 

That's the first thing we need to know.

PCI

PCI, not PCI Express?

Oops.  Yeah it's PCI Express.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Barrister

#25
July 14, 2009, 06:48:19 PM
Okay, so you should be able to buy any card on the market.  That's good.

How much do you want to spend?
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Barrister

#26
July 14, 2009, 06:53:57 PM
Figure out how much you want to spend, then buy the nVidia card recommended in that price range.  I echo the ATI mistrust.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-price,2323.html
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Razgovory

#27
July 14, 2009, 07:47:11 PM
Probably around 100 bucks. I could spend more but I doubt it would do me much good.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Monoriu

#28
July 14, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
I bought a Dell computer, which came with a special discount.  The ATI card was part of the package  :blush:

Barrister

#29
July 14, 2009, 09:28:54 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 14, 2009, 07:47:11 PM
Probably around 100 bucks. I could spend more but I doubt it would do me much good.

So the link I gave you said the GeForce 9600 was a good bet at $70.
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