Chosing right Video Card...

[Wayne]

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.

- 256MB DDR3
- 128Bit
- CPU Clock 720MHz
- Mem Clock  2200MHz
Number two:
Geforce XFX 9500GT 512MB DDR2

- 512MB DDR2
- 128Bit
- Clock: 550MHz
- Memory clock 1600Mhz
Number three:
Point of View nVidia GeForce 9600GSO DDR3

-  Memory: 384MB GDDR3
- 192 bits
- Memory Clock: 1600 MHz
- Core Clock: 550 MHz

[polopolo]

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..

[BlackBird]

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

[Mafs]

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

[Devin]

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



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 

[BlackBird]

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



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

[Devin]

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:

[BlackBird]

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.

[Devin]

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:

[BlackBird]

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.

[Devin]

 :cap: :cap: :cap:
ok ima go bury myself now   :gn:

[Squeak]

Ugh, Nvidia? I'd recommend an ATI, as they have a broad range of cards, and their performance speaks for itself.

[Devin]

-.-  Squeaky.. just walk away with ATI before someone gets hurt   :out:

XD  :rules:  NVIDIA Rules!!!

[Squeak]

-.-  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.

[Devin]

hmm... stil will be creamed by a  XFX GeForce 9600GT XT Edition for around $120-$180 US  :redface: