New Gfx Card Help

Cow · 06-12-2005, 08:07 PM

I only have AGP. Now, after some readings/ect I am leaning towards an Nvidia card (agp still)...My budget isnt very high-- -250$ is preferred.

Cow · 06-12-2005, 10:33 PM

Can anyone supply some links to benchmarks (cant find any)...Would be greatly appreciated

Cow · 06-12-2005, 10:48 PM

Ok, so BF2 is coming out in 10 days. My 9800 pro is gettin kinda dusty so I've decided to go out for a new one. I need your advice on which graphics card I should get. I am leaning towards the Ati x800 series. My current idea is to buy an x800Xl and an artic ice cooling system and overclock it. (Is the X800Xl or XT better??) If anyone has seen any good sales (ebay, newegg, ect) please let me know.

Cow

Silent Archer · 06-13-2005, 12:09 AM

The ATi Radeon x800XL, is better than the X800XT, i would know cause im a ATi Freak... :P and heres a List of ATi X800XL's most of the are PCI-Express... im not sure if you have that or not... and theres a few versions in AGP unfortunetly none of the AGP versions are made by ATi Themselves... they are 3rd party and here are some X800XT's List

Enjoy

Hasse · 06-13-2005, 12:17 AM

Uhm...Isn't the XT better?? And look at the clockspeeds on newegg. XT has higher

Edit: Saw that the XL was PCI-E and XT AGP so I was just kidding :P

KamisoriX · 06-13-2005, 12:42 AM

XT is better than XL. And the self proclamed ATi freak turns out to be....something else

Strawberry knight · 06-13-2005, 01:11 AM

Both cards are the same, XL is just newer and uses PCI-E the XT however has an overclocked core, by default it's 100mhz higher giving it 1600MTexels/s more than the XL version. (8000MTexels/s > fill rate)

Like everyone else said (most of them) XT is my choice :thumbup: (higher clock rates)
Depends on your mobo, AGP/PCI-E, or your founds

*EDIT*

Consider the 6600GT /6800 stock, for the price range.

Cow · 06-13-2005, 01:13 AM

Interesting, could have sworn I saw a XL AGP--anyway, anybody got suggestions on nVidia cards?

06-13-2005, 05:52 AM

The best bet is to go for the Nvidia 6800GT as this is arguably the best card in the mid range new cards, it is also overclockable to Ultra speeds - if you get a good one like XFX :thumbup:

Cow · 06-13-2005, 02:23 PM

Well right now I am stuck between the X800Xl (which I found a deal for 225$) and the BFG Tech 6800 (haven't found any deals for that yet.) :bucky!:

06-12-2005, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cow is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 2,369 Hellbux: 30,735	I only have AGP. Now, after some readings/ect I am leaning towards an Nvidia card (agp still)...My budget isnt very high-- -250$ is preferred. __________________

06-12-2005, 10:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cow is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 2,369 Hellbux: 30,735	Can anyone supply some links to benchmarks (cant find any)...Would be greatly appreciated __________________

06-12-2005, 10:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cow is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 2,369 Hellbux: 30,735	Ok, so BF2 is coming out in 10 days. My 9800 pro is gettin kinda dusty so I've decided to go out for a new one. I need your advice on which graphics card I should get. I am leaning towards the Ati x800 series. My current idea is to buy an x800Xl and an artic ice cooling system and overclock it. (Is the X800Xl or XT better??) If anyone has seen any good sales (ebay, newegg, ect) please let me know. Cow __________________

06-13-2005, 12:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Silent Archer is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 469 Hellbux: 7,109	The ATi Radeon x800XL, is better than the X800XT, i would know cause im a ATi Freak... :P and heres a List of ATi X800XL's most of the are PCI-Express... im not sure if you have that or not... and theres a few versions in AGP unfortunetly none of the AGP versions are made by ATi Themselves... they are 3rd party and here are some X800XT's List Enjoy __________________ - MSI 865G Neo2 - P4 Prescott 3.2Ghz @ 3.46Ghz 800Mhz FSB 1mb L2 Cache - 1.5 gig Corsair Platinum Twinx XMS Dual Channel Ram, Latency 2-2-2-5 @ 2.8V - ATi Radeon x800XL 256mb AGP @ Stock Speeds - 6.8 Catalyst - SB Audigy 2 ZS Gamer LE 7.1 24-bit Audio Processor

06-13-2005, 12:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hasse is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Onsala - Sweden Posts: 2,894 Hellbux: 32,854	Uhm...Isn't the XT better?? And look at the clockspeeds on newegg. XT has higher Edit: Saw that the XL was PCI-E and XT AGP so I was just kidding :P __________________ Don't know if i'm Gods child or Satans angel.... Step by step, heart to heart, left right left, we all fall down like toy soldiers.... I never thought that I'd find someone to be mine Lord knows I was right cause you just crossed the line.. Cause sometimes you feel tired, you feel weak, then you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up. but you gotta search within you, find that inner strength And just pull that sh*t out of you, and get that motivation not to give up And not be a quitter no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse

06-13-2005, 12:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
KamisoriX is a certified SPAM DEMON. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sexyman Island Posts: 10,231 Hellbux: 173,463	XT is better than XL. And the self proclamed ATi freak turns out to be....something else

06-13-2005, 01:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Strawberry knight is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,028 Hellbux: 14,492	Both cards are the same, XL is just newer and uses PCI-E the XT however has an overclocked core, by default it's 100mhz higher giving it 1600MTexels/s more than the XL version. (8000MTexels/s > fill rate) Like everyone else said (most of them) XT is my choice :thumbup: (higher clock rates) Depends on your mobo, AGP/PCI-E, or your founds EDIT Consider the 6600GT /6800 stock, for the price range. __________________ AquaMark3 score: 25,495 cpu :5,956 gfx:3,242

06-13-2005, 01:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cow is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 2,369 Hellbux: 30,735	Interesting, could have sworn I saw a XL AGP--anyway, anybody got suggestions on nVidia cards? __________________

06-13-2005, 05:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
-Deadly- Posts: n/a Hellbux: 0 [Check]	The best bet is to go for the Nvidia 6800GT as this is arguably the best card in the mid range new cards, it is also overclockable to Ultra speeds - if you get a good one like XFX :thumbup:

06-13-2005, 02:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cow is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 2,369 Hellbux: 30,735	Well right now I am stuck between the X800Xl (which I found a deal for 225$) and the BFG Tech 6800 (haven't found any deals for that yet.) :bucky!: __________________

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