Best Card to Compliment My Machine & Price

[Nucleo]

Hi all

I have:
AMD 3700+ san diego
2GB DDR400 RAM
ASROCK Dual PCI-X & AGP
Geforce 6800NU
Hiper Type R 580W

Right, i also have £170 to spend on a new video card, i mainly play css and bf2. I'd like to play both with a fiar bit of AA and AF to make it look nice and pretty and keep nice FPS.

All suggestions would be nice, im not biased between nvida or ATI, but i would like the best bang for buck

Thanks all

 

[oweneades]

X1800XT / X1900GT

/thread tbh.

Reasons:

- Fast
- Cheap
- Better value than a 7900GT
- Arguably better image quality
- Should be at least twice as quick as your current card.
- Will also leave you with change

 

[Darkwave]

Connect3D X1800XT or HIS X1900GT IceQ 3 would be perfect.

The only true difference there is the cooler, the IceQ 3 is much cooler and quieter than the stock cooler.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

get the x1800xt. or if you want to spend less money the go for a 7600gt.

either way stay clear of the failure prone 7900.

 

[Darkwave]

either way stay clear of the failure prone 7900.

Didn't you say in my mini-FAQ twice that I had stopped you from "making the big mistake" of buying an ATI X1000 series over a 7900GT and that you had a 7900GT on order?

brilliant guide, i was about ot order a x1800xt for a new machine i was putting together but this guide saved me from making that mistake and i ordered a 7900gt insted.

this thread is good, saved me from making a big mistake.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

LMAO.


OWNED

 

[Nucleo]

Connect3D X1800XT or HIS X1900GT IceQ 3

thanks for the info all, without all the messing like in the other threads, which of these 2 will give me the best performance in BF2 and CSS? just these 2 games

 

[ACESHIGH]

For just those 2 games: X1800XT.

Great card btw.

 

[Tetras]

For just those 2 games: X1800XT

Seconded. With current drivers anyhow.

 

[Nucleo]

thanks guys, you've confirmed my buy. Just need to wait for the payment from selling a motherboard and RAM on the bay to come through to my bank account and i'll be well away

 

[Cyber-Mav]

Didn't you say in my mini-FAQ twice that I had stopped you from "making the big mistake" of buying an ATI X1000 series over a 7900GT and that you had a 7900GT on order?

yea i ended up cancelling that order too as soon as i heard about the x1950 series comming out in a couple of months.

 

[Darkwave]

yea i ended up cancelling that order too as soon as i heard about the x1950 series comming out in a couple of months.

But you just recommended an X1800XT over a 7900GT. I thought that was "a big mistake."

 

[Curio]

Hi all

I have:
AMD 3700+ san diego
2GB DDR400 RAM
ASROCK Dual PCI-X & AGP
Geforce 6800NU
Hiper Type R 580W

Right, i also have £170 to spend on a new video card, i mainly play css and bf2. I'd like to play both with a fiar bit of AA and AF to make it look nice and pretty and keep nice FPS.

All suggestions would be nice, im not biased between nvida or ATI, but i would like the best bang for buck

Thanks all

Out of interest, have you tried unlocking and overclocking your 6800nu? Mine fully unlocks to 16/6 and also clocks nicely as well - really helps a lot with AA. It's a very easy procedure (2 second job with Rivatuner) and might be worth a try before you splash the cash

 

[Naffa]

But you just recommended an X1800XT over a 7900GT. I thought that was "a big mistake."

What's the point of even trying?

He's blatently talking out of his backside. Theres no point in even listening to it.. I've just come to terms with the fact that practically everything he says is incorrect.

 

[Darkwave]

What's the point of even trying?

He's blatently talking out of his backside. Theres no point in even listening to it.. I've just come to terms with the fact that practically everything he says is incorrect.

Ouch, I would personally say that's a little harsh but I don't really know the guy so I could be wrong. I am just curious as to why he's saying completely contradictory things in different threads, it's kinda' suspicious.

Anyway, let's forget it. I shouldn't have mentioned it in the first place and it's beginning to de-rail the thread.

 

[Nucleo]

Come on guys, i dont care about what someone says now and what he's said before. I just needed a hand. Something must have made him change his mind, no ?


As for my 6800NU, i was right in there as soon as rivatuner was capable of unlocking pipes, unlocking the pipes gave me artifacts, I could unlock the extra vertex shader, but didn't notice much of a difference in performance. Every now and then i overclock the vid card, but its just not worth it. I can get 50-80Mhz on core and mem, but no matter what i do, CSS is just a harsh game and my 6800 is dieing trying to run it.

Im using a config which removed everything to give me 60fps constant'ish I think my 6800 may be a bit dud, really not sure. It needs upgrading anyway so im going to go for it.