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Title: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Wayne on April 14, 2009, 12:48:00 am
Hello i have a choice to do..
Which video card, and why?
Power supply = Zalman 460W,
Processor = Core 2 Duo Dual core 2.5
Memory = 3GB
Motherboard:
P17G/133
Suports Pci-E DDR2 memory video cards.

Video card number one.
8600GT ECS 256MB.
(http://www.upgradeinfoshop.com.br/admin/produtos/7856.jpg)
- 256MB DDR3
- 128Bit
- CPU Clock 720MHz
- Mem Clock  2200MHz
Number two:
Geforce XFX 9500GT 512MB DDR2
(http://www.upgradeinfoshop.com.br/admin/produtos/15074.jpg)
- 512MB DDR2
- 128Bit
- Clock: 550MHz
- Memory clock 1600Mhz
Number three:
Point of View nVidia GeForce 9600GSO DDR3
(http://fotos.nagem.com.br/135313.jpg)
-  Memory: 384MB GDDR3
- 192 bits
- Memory Clock: 1600 MHz
- Core Clock: 550 MHz


Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: polopolo on April 14, 2009, 09:56:40 am
At the moment I should choose Geforce XFX 9500GT 512MB DDR2

But.. I am not total geek into Video Cards... but 512 MB is enough to take the games..
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: BlackBird on April 14, 2009, 10:02:07 am
It Depends.
The 9500 is a good stand-alone card. But if you want to expand into something like SLI i would go with the 9600.
I personally like SLI, Faster, more reliable then standalone But i also use anywhere from 1-4 monitors on a daily basis
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Mafs on April 14, 2009, 03:50:27 pm
The 9600 is the best choice, no matter if you want SLI or not. But you should look at your budget, if you can afford the 9600, then get it ;)
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 14, 2009, 04:21:17 pm
A word of advice from me since i have a 9600GT and used to have a 9600GSO..   

DO NOT get the 9600GSO ..

believe me they dont have reliability..., rather concider the 9600GT or another card..
GSO series arent reliable, i learnt the hard way and had to throw the card out.. thats why i now have the 9600GT and its amazing  ;)

Try get this 9600GT if possible:  (( this is the card im using, running SLi and its so insane..  ;) worth getting even with the price if you can afford it  :) ))

XFX GeForce 9600GT XT Edition 
Ordering code is:   PV-T94P-YDE4

(http://www.productwiki.com/upload/images/xfx_geforce_9600_gt-400-400.jpg)

Shader Clock: 1700 MHz 
 Memory Clock: 1.9 GHz 
 Dual Link DVI - Supporting digital output up to 2560x1600: Yes (Dual) 
 Clock rate: 680 MHz 
 Chipset: GeForce 9600 GT 
 Memory: 512 MB 
 Bus Type: PCI-E 2.0 
 Memory Type: DDR3 
 Memory Bus: 256-bit 
 Highlighted Features: SLI ready , Dual DVI Out , HDTV ready , HDCP Ready , RoHS , TV Out , Vista 
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: BlackBird on April 14, 2009, 05:38:23 pm
A word of advice from me since i have a 9600GT and used to have a 9600GSO..   

DO NOT get the 9600GSO ..

believe me they dont have reliability..., rather concider the 9600GT or another card..
GSO series arent reliable, i learnt the hard way and had to throw the card out.. thats why i now have the 9600GT and its amazing  ;)

Try get this 9600GT if possible:  (( this is the card im using, running SLi and its so insane..  ;) worth getting even with the price if you can afford it  :) ))

XFX GeForce 9600GT XT Edition 
Ordering code is:   PV-T94P-YDE4

(http://www.productwiki.com/upload/images/xfx_geforce_9600_gt-400-400.jpg)

Shader Clock: 1700 MHz 
 Memory Clock: 1.9 GHz 
 Dual Link DVI - Supporting digital output up to 2560x1600: Yes (Dual) 
 Clock rate: 680 MHz 
 Chipset: GeForce 9600 GT 
 Memory: 512 MB 
 Bus Type: PCI-E 2.0 
 Memory Type: DDR3 
 Memory Bus: 256-bit 
 Highlighted Features: SLI ready , Dual DVI Out , HDTV ready , HDCP Ready , RoHS , TV Out , Vista 

Madboi It Usually Depends on What Drivers you Run. Some of Nvidias Cards will stop working if you install updated drivers, Or Get Weighed down with excess shiot that isnt needed
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 14, 2009, 05:58:36 pm
yea i know all of those probs and theyre easy to fix, uninstall the drivers then reinstall just the updates and its fixed..  :razz:
but the GSO series is stil something i advise all to stay away from... ive had problems with them so has my friend with a 8600GSO or something like that   :rules:
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: BlackBird on April 14, 2009, 06:08:07 pm
I Have a GSO Series in ony of my Pc's a 8600 i think.
Never had Problems.

And No Madboi you dont install updates again, You jsut install the driver that came with it.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 14, 2009, 06:17:19 pm
No man, you have to update sometime, for optimal performance, you keep it upto date with new drivers...
keeping origional drivers can slow card performance in newer games and so on...  :rules:
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: BlackBird on April 14, 2009, 10:51:11 pm
No man, you have to update sometime, for optimal performance, you keep it upto date with new drivers...
keeping origional drivers can slow card performance in newer games and so on...  :rules:
No it's Quite the oppisite, Loading them with new drivers and such, Depending on the card, will slow performance or even make it not work.

Madboi dont argue with me about this, i have hand built 13 computers that all run Nvidia in my studio, i know what im talking about.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 14, 2009, 10:53:45 pm
 :cap: :cap: :cap:
ok ima go bury myself now   :gn:
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Squeak on April 14, 2009, 11:30:51 pm
Ugh, Nvidia? I'd recommend an ATI, as they have a broad range of cards, and their performance speaks for itself.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 14, 2009, 11:46:57 pm
-.-  Squeaky.. just walk away with ATI before someone gets hurt   :out:

XD  :rules:  NVIDIA Rules!!!
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Squeak on April 14, 2009, 11:48:48 pm
-.-  Squeaky.. just walk away with ATI before someone gets hurt   :out:

XD  :rules:  NVIDIA Rules!!!
Just sayin', I got a lot 'a bang for my buck with this Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4850. ^_^, $80US and I can play any game on the market.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 14, 2009, 11:57:42 pm
hmm... stil will be creamed by a  XFX GeForce 9600GT XT Edition for around $120-$180 US  :redface:
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: BlackBird on April 15, 2009, 01:09:20 am
Squeak stfu and gtfo :P
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 15, 2009, 01:44:49 am
Squeak stfu and gtfo :P

rofl  :rofl: ATI are like the following pic:   :redface:
(http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/images/p-jokes/toilet/cat-crap-big.jpg)
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: tiderman on April 15, 2009, 12:31:59 pm
Yeah, ATI is like delicious chocolate. Nvidia is good also, though.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Wash on April 15, 2009, 01:10:20 pm
ATI suck ass, nVidia rock my own socks. :D

Uhm, I think the 9600GSO is the best there and will run nearly everything..
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: tiderman on April 15, 2009, 01:16:58 pm
ATI suck ass, nVidia rock my own socks. :D

Uhm, I think the 9600GSO is the best there and will run nearly everything..
How many ATI cards have you had?



OnTopic: Uhm.. 9600 .. looks.. good?
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Wash on April 15, 2009, 01:40:02 pm
How many ATI cards have you had?

98712 - Every single card was shit.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: polopolo on April 15, 2009, 06:19:24 pm
I had a ATI card ones... doesn't support my videocard for a along time.. damn piece of shit..

I had 2 Nvidia cards (6200 and 8400), and these are still one of my favourite's, because I never had problems with it with ANY program.. while I had sometimes with the ATI.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 15, 2009, 06:42:00 pm
i had a ATI, it ended up burning from overheating  -.- the heatsync fan stopped working after 1,5years.. i had even cleaned it every month but it still broke 

-.-  never again will i waste money on ATI
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: BlackBird on April 15, 2009, 06:49:02 pm
ATi Always ends up overheating and costing more and more money to replace.
Not to mention crossfire is shit, and ATI isnt widely supported on motherboards as much as Nvidia is.
So plain and simpole, Nvidia is better
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 15, 2009, 07:27:45 pm
hell yea... nVidia FTW!!!    :gun:  ATI must die!!!    :war:
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Roadkill on April 16, 2009, 03:20:28 pm
If you want to play games like Call of Duty, 9500GT will be fine.

If you want to play games like Crysis, or just want a good investment that will be able play future games that will require a good GPU, then go for the 9600GT.

Check some reviews on YouTube on the card you want before buying.

I'm going to get the 9800GT because I'm probably going to have my new PC for a while.

It's all down to personal preference.

NVIDIA / ATI. It doesn't really matter which brand, both have good video cards that perform well and bad ones that have bugs or overheat, I use both, people just support NVIDIA like a football team. It's like comparing a Peugeot 107 to a Citroen C1.
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 16, 2009, 04:30:53 pm
-.-  nope.. i hate both cars and if memory serves me right, theyre both French cars  -.-
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Roadkill on April 16, 2009, 04:45:25 pm
-.-  nope.. i hate both cars and if memory serves me right, theyre both French cars  -.-
It was a metaphor...
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Mafs on April 16, 2009, 04:55:42 pm
Also, to all nVidia or ATI haters. Without either ATI or nVidia, one of the companies has no competition, meaning they can put the prices as high as they want to.
So be glad that there are atleast 2 major graphic card makers, or else we would end up paying thousands of dollars/euro's for a card.

Think about it ;)

Don't hate, embrace :)
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: Devin on April 16, 2009, 05:30:08 pm
no youre gone off the tracks there,, if there was no ATI which are shit,,, NVIDIA would be cheaper because would have more sales and no need to fight with other new technology from other companies eventhough ATI cant make 1 card that doesnt have flaws...    :lol:
Title: Re: Chosing right Video Card...
Post by: polopolo on April 16, 2009, 06:44:52 pm
no youre gone off the tracks there,, if there was no ATI which are shit,,, NVIDIA would be cheaper because would have more sales and no need to fight with other new technology from other companies eventhough ATI cant make 1 card that doesnt have flaws...    :lol:
You don't know anything about economic's ah?

Anyway, let's get back on-topic.. this disscussion isn't the right place here.
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