Author Topic: How Much Is That Video Card In The Window?  (Read 4685 times)

June 10, 2004, 10:35:13 PM
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Ulatoh

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MOER POWA!!!!

so yea, $200 bucks, i want a video  card...

my problem is i cant decide between ATI and Nvidia


Discuss.
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June 10, 2004, 10:37:51 PM
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9600 XT?  Or wait for the 9800 Pro's to be $200.

June 10, 2004, 10:59:02 PM
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What Isamil said, I'm kinda tired of Nvidia.

June 11, 2004, 07:30:39 AM
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Radeon is supposedly a bit faster than Geforce, at least with every fancy effect turned on, and with Direct3D games. but it's quite close.

Try to find Toms hardware tests for a proper comparison, that's where i looked.

EDIT: I just remembered..... Let's -not- turn this into a fanboy OMG THAT PWNS thread.
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June 11, 2004, 11:02:51 AM
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radeon 9600 or 9800 if you want to spend a bit more :p
i bought the 9600 ^_^

goooo ati!
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June 11, 2004, 01:54:20 PM
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I have been considering ATI myself.

Aren't there like 28360983 different variations of the 9600 and 9800?  Or are they all the same with a different name slapped on?

June 11, 2004, 02:07:01 PM
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ATI, since they sponsored that tourney,and all.
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June 11, 2004, 02:19:53 PM
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A 9800 pro is just an overclocked 9800. If you can still FIND a regular old 9800, you can soft overclock it and get the same performance. Or you could just leave it alone and get almost the same performance (like a 3 fps drop or something). And save 100 dollars.  :D

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June 11, 2004, 03:04:29 PM
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I have been considering ATI myself.

Aren't there like 28360983 different variations of the 9600 and 9800?  Or are they all the same with a different name slapped on?
Sancho it's the same Chipset(that's why it's named Radeon you know :p), so yeah, it's basically the same.

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June 11, 2004, 03:25:09 PM
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ATI, since they sponsored that tourney,and all.
The Tourney that never took place huh? :p
To the stars!

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June 11, 2004, 04:29:05 PM
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ATI, since they sponsored that tourney,and all.
The Tourney that never took place huh? :p
Waitaminute - isn't it still going to happen, once 3.0 has been officially officially released?

June 13, 2004, 11:14:48 PM
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When that happens the 9800s will be ancient

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June 13, 2004, 11:35:12 PM
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actually guys, IVe made a different decision
ima have about 3k in the bank at the end of the summer, and my parents are willing to spend 1.5k on a laptop for college... im thinking i can add my 3k to the laptop, and get an Awesome laptop a 4.5k laptop would be nice
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June 14, 2004, 12:01:39 AM
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Cept laptops are ass for gaming, but whatever...

June 14, 2004, 12:40:57 AM
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yea, but if i spend 4k on a laptop its bound to be better than spending 3.5k on a laptop, AND upgrading my comps ram, os, monitor (which is going out anyway), vid card, processor, and hard drive

cause i have to have the laptop anyway...
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June 14, 2004, 08:35:23 AM
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cause i have to have the laptop anyway...
Then get a dinky laptop and concentrate on your desktop.  The laptop is going to be out of date sooner or later.

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June 14, 2004, 09:06:53 AM
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yeah, just get a decent laptop for internet/schoolwork use and stuff like that, and for gaming build some kick ass desktop or something
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June 14, 2004, 11:15:53 AM
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$600 can get you a great rig

June 14, 2004, 03:01:18 PM
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Get a mediocre laptop so then you can play Starcraft on it olll :D :D.


But yeah, neither company matters much, its usually just one slightly faster than the other in some areas. Go with whichever you find cheaper.

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