Decent Graphix card Thread

hello i want a decent graphix card that can play almost any games.

Is this good enough?

Www2.newegg.com

or this one

Tigerdirect.com

Edited by: heyhey123123

i would advoid the one at newegg, as i had a FX5200 for a while, and there not very good.

not sure about the other as the page didn't load for me.

well which would u recommend taht is a low price?

well they are actually the same card on both sites, just that one is cheaper than the other.
But as deathmedic3rd said, dont buy one. My bro has one in his comp and he isnt satisfied with it at all.
Now what would be interesting is the maximum amount of money u'd be willing to spend.
May i just recommend what i own:
Www2.newegg.com
This card works great for everythign i do, and it should be good enough for games in the upcoming 1,5 or maybe 2 years (at least i hope so )

anything

ANYTHING

ANYTHING

BUT NOT THE GEFORCE4MX

OR THE GFFX5200-5600 CARDS

and no s3/intel/SIS/trident/powervr crap either

oh and if you're looking to play hl2 in full glitz get a radeon 9500 or gf6x00 or so. Valve dicked gffx users over by forcing them to dx8

Edited by: leilei

Any 256 mb graphic card

thanks guyz

Chunky.The.Tree wrote: Any 256 mb graphic card

Don't ever listen to people like him.

Cheap said everything that was needed to be said

Edited by: bart2o

yes i toallly agree with cheapy

one exception: overclocked ati radeon 9800
it workes great for all games

Cheapalert wrote: anything
BUT NOT THE GEFORCE4MX

I'm still stuck with one of these.

Cheapalert wrote: oh and if you're looking to play hl2 in full glitz get a radeon 9500 or gf6x00 or so. Valve dicked gffx users over by forcing them to dx8

Is that why HL2 looked like shite to me? Meh, its gone to a good place where its constantly milked of CS:S, and I got $50, so I'm happy.

BartNowciu wrote:

Chunky.The.Tree wrote: Any 256 mb graphic card

Don't ever listen to people like him.

Cheap said everything that was needed to be said

i was obviously kidding when i stuck my tounge out...

Edited by: Chunky

my FX 5700 seems to work ok.

yeah same i have a FX5700 and it plays everything fine

Radeon 9800pro

No Chucky, you weren't obviously kidding. You just don't know what you're talking about.

Then again, nor do I since I'm stupid enough to own a FX5200. Sigh. I didn't buy it though, it was bought for me.

Krycha wrote: Radeon 9800pro

I'd rather buy an x600pro, same cash, 2.0 shaders and an overall good performance.

Edited by: bart2o

Mauvebib wrote: No Chucky, you weren't obviously kidding. You just don't know what you're talking about.

Then again, nor do I since I'm stupid enough to own a FX5200. Sigh. I didn't buy it though, it was bought for me.

i know i dont know what im talking about. thats why i said it and stuck my tounge out. doesnt matter though so just move on...

Mauvebib, you clearly don't understand the new rules on flaming, so I suggest that you refrain from engaging in discussions if you cannot resist flaming others.

I'd recommend going for a Geforce 6600 GT. They're now just $250, and run any game maxed out absolutely beautifully. If you don't like NVidia, I'd recommend, like most others here, the Radeon 9800 XT. They are cheap, and run everything great. The only shortcoming of this card is that, like all other current ATI cards, does not have PS3.0, which makes games like Splinter Cell 3: Chaos Theory look a ton better. The 6600 GT, on the other hand, does of the latest version of Pixel Shaders, so most modern high-end games will look their best on this card.

Avoid the lower-end Radeon X### series, as they simply cannot compare to similiarly priced NVidia cards.

Might I make a recommendation. When it comes to the middle-lower end radeon cards, don't get stuck with the Radeon 9600se. I've learned my lesson. (This was a year ago however)

Course I doubt they sell it anymore.

Edited by: RatoN

I'd recommend going for a Geforce 6600 GT. They're now just $250, and run any game maxed out absolutely beautifully. If you don't like NVidia, I'd recommend, like most others here, the Radeon 9800 XT. They are cheap, and run everything great. The only shortcoming of this card is that, like all other current ATI cards, does not have PS3.0, which makes games like Splinter Cell 3: Chaos Theory look a ton better. The 6600 GT, on the other hand, does of the latest version of Pixel Shaders, so most modern high-end games will look their best on this card.

That's what im going on when i get the cash