Hi,
I am about to order a new computer and have short listed the choice of graphic cards to the following two. The cost is approximately the same.
512MB ATI Radeon X1600 Pro - TV-Out + DVI - PCI-Express
256MB nVIDIA GeForce 6800XT - TV-Out + DVI - PCI-Express
The PC will be an AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ with HT Tech, 1024MB DDR400 PC3200 memory. Uses for the PC are general tasks such as Word and Excel documents, amateur digital photographs, watching DVDs, Internet, emails and a few games such as Age of Empires 111, Civilisation V, Railroad Tycoon and Flight Simulator. The games are not played online.
I note that the Geforce is slightly more expensive (about £20) but has only half the memory, although I know there are other factors to consider such as memory speed etc.
Help in making the choice would be appreciated.
Axel
I am about to order a new computer and have short listed the choice of graphic cards to the following two. The cost is approximately the same.
512MB ATI Radeon X1600 Pro - TV-Out + DVI - PCI-Express
256MB nVIDIA GeForce 6800XT - TV-Out + DVI - PCI-Express
The PC will be an AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ with HT Tech, 1024MB DDR400 PC3200 memory. Uses for the PC are general tasks such as Word and Excel documents, amateur digital photographs, watching DVDs, Internet, emails and a few games such as Age of Empires 111, Civilisation V, Railroad Tycoon and Flight Simulator. The games are not played online.
I note that the Geforce is slightly more expensive (about £20) but has only half the memory, although I know there are other factors to consider such as memory speed etc.
Help in making the choice would be appreciated.
Axel