I like my 9600XT, but then I am not a heavy gamer.
If you want to spend the money on a 9800pro/XT go for it. You don't hear people complaining about them.
G3 TI200 just won't cut it anymore... stuttering in games is really starting to piss me off... so yeah i need a new one. Got like under £200 to spend what is the best card i can get for the money?
found this one........ on ebay not sure if that is a good deal?
what else can people reccomend? i want one that will be able to run games well and will be able to for a while... I have a really good monitor and for once want to be able to reap the benefits.....
anywho 200 europe dollars huh? ummm id say a fx5900 se by eVGA i had the card when i upgraded from my 9600xt it truly was a great card. I hated to see it go but the deal i got on this 5950 was unreal so alas i sold it. People hate Nvidia but that is by far the best midranged card out there and its 180 USD
My friend has the 9800 pro 128mb We have identical pcs cept the vid card I smoked him in 3dmark with that 5900se
Europe dollars!? :shakehead What the hell have you been smoking??
It's known in this country as POUNDS. We remember your currency, you could try remembering ours.
Anyway... £200 get's you plenty of muscle for your money. That built by ATI 9800pro you linked to is fine. That guys got a hell of alot of feedback and is a good seller. Used to sell a lot of 9700pro's.
If you don't want to get it off Ebay..
Komplett have the same price on the same card (but made by Powercolor)... and it beats the naff nVidia dog suggested by the gnome. I've benched them both side by side, so have alot of sites.. the nVidia card doesn't stand a chance UNLESS It's a 5950 nV card (which conveniently Mr G. Wizzard has).
that looks like a good deal.... will that card be able to ply games like far cry etc decently? I also want something that will work into the future aswell half life 2... doom 3 etc etc.. thanks
I just got a 9800pro/128 and it really is a geniunely fast card. I can't speak for its performance on games that aren't out yet, but it SHOULD be able to play HL2/D3 at a decent pace.
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My 9600AIW is handling Far Cry quite well on an identical system to yours. All the other goodies are fun too. Solid price for less than $200. That's American Gnome!!! Great card.
You might want to wait a few weeks. With the NV40 and R420 introductions the 9800 Pro/XT will be dropping in price. Especially with the GF 6800 Non Ultra coming in at $299 US
I think I might just sell my car and buy a GeForce 6800 8x when they come out...not.
I wish I could afford one though, it looks like nVidia might have finally got the formula right...just in time to beat HL2 by...what, another 6 mo.s or so?
I just got a 9800pro/128 and it really is a geniunely fast card. I can't speak for its performance on games that aren't out yet, but it SHOULD be able to play HL2/D3 at a decent pace.
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My 9800 pro 256 is owning Far Cry at 1280x1024. Awesome card :thumbup
Far Cry plays nicely at 1024x768 4xAA on my 5900U, no slowdowns or glitches at all although I'm running mine mildly overclocked (530core 980mem) so my results may be atypical.
I'm not ruling out ATI Thrax, I'm just saying that the new GeForce should live up to the promise of what the FX line claimed...even if the R4XX is 5% faster than the NV4X (or for all that matters 5% slower) both will be dynamite cards compared to what was available just a few months back.
Both lines should be pretty nice if the preview of the NV40 is any indicator, you know they are going to be in the same ballpark at least.
is there likely to be much of a price drop when the new card come out? I can't find a UK release date for either nvidia cards or ATI, i don't want ot be waiting until mid may before i buy the same card for £10 cheaper if you know what i mean...
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found this one........
on ebay not sure if that is a good deal?
what else can people reccomend? i want one that will be able to run games well and will be able to for a while... I have a really good monitor and for once want to be able to reap the benefits.....
my system specs are:
Abit NF7-S
Barton 2500+
512mb Twinmos 3200 (256 x2)
120gb Maxtor Harddrive
350W Sparkle PSU
thanks
anywho 200 europe dollars huh? ummm id say a fx5900 se by eVGA i had the card when i upgraded from my 9600xt it truly was a great card. I hated to see it go but the deal i got on this 5950 was unreal so alas i sold it. People hate Nvidia but that is by far the best midranged card out there and its 180 USD
My friend has the 9800 pro 128mb We have identical pcs cept the vid card I smoked him in 3dmark with that 5900se
Europe dollars!? :shakehead
It's known in this country as POUNDS. We remember your currency, you could try remembering ours.
Anyway... £200 get's you plenty of muscle for your money. That built by ATI 9800pro you linked to is fine. That guys got a hell of alot of feedback and is a good seller. Used to sell a lot of 9700pro's.
If you don't want to get it off Ebay..
Komplett have the same price on the same card (but made by Powercolor)... and it beats the naff nVidia dog suggested by the gnome. I've benched them both side by side, so have alot of sites.. the nVidia card doesn't stand a chance UNLESS It's a 5950 nV card (which conveniently Mr G. Wizzard has).
Your post got bumped to second because of weird server hardware clock issues. We're working on it.
128Mb ATI Radeon 9800 Pro RTL (Sapphire) Ref: VGA0026
"The Fastest Graphics Card on the Market". NB Lite Version
In stock (14/04/04 16:54)
Online Price £134.56 £158.11 Including VAT at 17.5%
would this card be as good as the powercolour one but just without the games etc? which would be better to get?
Goon
If you don't need the games and fancy box, why the hell not??
AFAIK .. the "Lite Version" is just an OEM card without the usual box of bits to tempt you into spending more money than you need to
(says he with the ASUS 9800xt mega pack
support DirectX® 9.0
In stock (14/04/04 16:54)
more details
Online Price £258.78 £304.07 Including VAT at 17.5%
wtf? why is that one £150 more expensive? (does it come with a rolex or something?)
http://www.cclcomputers.biz/acatalog/vga_atis.htm
Id buy if it did have a Rolex though...
I wish I could afford one though, it looks like nVidia might have finally got the formula right...just in time to beat HL2 by...what, another 6 mo.s or so?
anyways, i love my 9800xt, cant go wrong waiting to see what ATI got up their sleeve.
My 9800 pro 256 is owning Far Cry at 1280x1024. Awesome card :thumbup
I'm not ruling out ATI Thrax, I'm just saying that the new GeForce should live up to the promise of what the FX line claimed...even if the R4XX is 5% faster than the NV4X (or for all that matters 5% slower) both will be dynamite cards compared to what was available just a few months back.
Both lines should be pretty nice if the preview of the NV40 is any indicator, you know they are going to be in the same ballpark at least.