Graphics Card Upgrade Time.....

ASWnut101 · 10-28-06, 05:32 PM

you lost me at "Chipset.....":hmm:

micky1up · 10-28-06, 05:41 PM

dont upgrade until vista and dx10 comes out

GT182 · 10-28-06, 06:29 PM

I don't plan on get Vista for a long long long time Micky. I can live with XP for FSX for quite awhile.

ASWnut, don't feel bad.

It looses me too. LOL

HunterICX · 10-29-06, 10:18 AM

Vista what?

Meh....I stick with XP untill I have a better system.

jumpy · 10-29-06, 04:02 PM

I had (read still have, but in another machine) an XFX Geforce 6800GT 256mb dual DVI AGPx8 card. Good bit of kit- it handled just about anything I cared to throw at it, plus settings for dual monitors is a dodle

I currently have a BFG Geforce 7950GT OC 512mb PCI-E card in my main computer, essentially because I upgraded to a motherboard for socket AM2 dualcore AMD CPU which has no AGP slot but has 2 PCI-E slots for SLI multiple GFX card setups.

If you're thinking of having it as a card to upgrade to a new mobo in the future, you might find getting AGPx8 a problem as PCI-E seems to be taking over hence my decision to go down the PCI-E route when setting up a whole new computer. It was more expensive than I originally wanted to lash out but considering how fast things change I tried to get the best I could with my buget to last for the next 2-3 years at least.

I will say this though, more onboard gfx card memory (ie. 512 or 1024mb) will set you up for some of the newer games, BF2 and the like. A good GFX core speed is good, but I always reconed more GFX memory was better than an uber fast core, but that's just me. Swings & roundabouts I guess...
Still, the 6800 series don't have much not to recomend them. I was certainly happy with mine.

10-28-06, 05:32 PM	#1
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	you lost me at "Chipset.....":hmm: __________________

10-28-06, 06:29 PM	#3
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	I don't plan on get Vista for a long long long time Micky. I can live with XP for FSX for quite awhile. ASWnut, don't feel bad. It looses me too. LOL __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

10-29-06, 10:18 AM	#4
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Vista what? Meh....I stick with XP untill I have a better system. __________________

10-29-06, 04:02 PM	#5
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I had (read still have, but in another machine) an XFX Geforce 6800GT 256mb dual DVI AGPx8 card. Good bit of kit- it handled just about anything I cared to throw at it, plus settings for dual monitors is a dodle I currently have a BFG Geforce 7950GT OC 512mb PCI-E card in my main computer, essentially because I upgraded to a motherboard for socket AM2 dualcore AMD CPU which has no AGP slot but has 2 PCI-E slots for SLI multiple GFX card setups. If you're thinking of having it as a card to upgrade to a new mobo in the future, you might find getting AGPx8 a problem as PCI-E seems to be taking over hence my decision to go down the PCI-E route when setting up a whole new computer. It was more expensive than I originally wanted to lash out but considering how fast things change I tried to get the best I could with my buget to last for the next 2-3 years at least. I will say this though, more onboard gfx card memory (ie. 512 or 1024mb) will set you up for some of the newer games, BF2 and the like. A good GFX core speed is good, but I always reconed more GFX memory was better than an uber fast core, but that's just me. Swings & roundabouts I guess... Still, the 6800 series don't have much not to recomend them. I was certainly happy with mine. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

10-28-06, 05:41 PM	#2
micky1up Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: helensburgh Posts: 525 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	dont upgrade until vista and dx10 comes out