new cheap video card?

Type941 · 08-24-06, 01:49 PM

I want to have 256MB DX9 support, in a slim card, for under or about 250 euros. Can anyone suggest me anything?

Theres the Xseries, FireGL, and 9800pros, but I wonder what's best of it all? I run 9500PRO right now and its not up to my latest gaming.. not up for a while.

I need a slim card because I have a mini shuttle system and those dont fit the huge cards with huge coolers... 9500Pro fits only just. So yuo know the size I want. if other card makers do anything compatible... let me know.

I want to run games like Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, FEAR, and the likes.

My current choices are the ATI Radeon X800XL - 256 Mo TV-Out/DVI - PCI Express

ATI All-In-Wonder X800GT 128 Mo PCI-Express

SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY Radeon X1300 256 MB PCI Express (THIS ONE IS CHEAP!??)

GeForce 6800 XT 128 Mb PCI Express

GeForce 6800GS 256Mb PCI Express

GeForce 6800 XTreme XT 256 Mb AGP

(what's PCI and AGP? - slot? I have an older PC - 2003, so I need AGP probably, eh?)

SUBMAN1 · 08-24-06, 04:04 PM

ATI is blowing out x1900 all and wonders for $249 US right now. THat would be like $220 euro.

http://shop.ati.com/

THey are normal $349 and I think they are single slot.

SUBMAN1 · 08-24-06, 04:21 PM

Yeah, its single slot:

Dowly · 08-24-06, 04:35 PM

Hehe, the x1900 looks almost identical compared to my GF7800GTX. Dang it´s a big card, took me half an hour to fit it in to my PC.

SUBMAN1 · 08-24-06, 04:52 PM

Newegg has it for $215:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102685

SUBMAN1 · 08-24-06, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Hehe, the x1900 looks almost identical compared to my GF7800GTX. Dang it´s a big card, took me half an hour to fit it in to my PC.

Yep - even the x800 GTO's are long boards.

-S

SUBMAN1 · 08-24-06, 04:58 PM

This reviewer has hit it on the nose for size.

-S

Nice card, see review below

Pros: Excellent card, and works great with windows media center 2005, see reviews below

Cons: to answer the size question, the length is about the exact same as the width of a standard atx MB

Other Thoughts: love this card

Type941 · 08-26-06, 06:09 AM

So everyone ignored my picks and suggests the x1900? Correct?

JSLTIGER · 08-26-06, 10:10 AM

Yes they did...except that their suggestion is useless because it requires PCI-E, which you don't have. The best you can do is either an X800 series, or a 7900GS AGP, because with a 9500 Pro, you have an AGP slot, not PCI-E.

08-24-06, 01:49 PM	#1
Type941 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: U-52 Posts: 1,270 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	new cheap video card? I want to have 256MB DX9 support, in a slim card, for under or about 250 euros. Can anyone suggest me anything? Theres the Xseries, FireGL, and 9800pros, but I wonder what's best of it all? I run 9500PRO right now and its not up to my latest gaming.. not up for a while. I need a slim card because I have a mini shuttle system and those dont fit the huge cards with huge coolers... 9500Pro fits only just. So yuo know the size I want. if other card makers do anything compatible... let me know. I want to run games like Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, FEAR, and the likes. My current choices are the ATI Radeon X800XL - 256 Mo TV-Out/DVI - PCI Express ATI All-In-Wonder X800GT 128 Mo PCI-Express SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY Radeon X1300 256 MB PCI Express (THIS ONE IS CHEAP!??) GeForce 6800 XT 128 Mb PCI Express GeForce 6800GS 256Mb PCI Express GeForce 6800 XTreme XT 256 Mb AGP (what's PCI and AGP? - slot? I have an older PC - 2003, so I need AGP probably, eh?) __________________ Sink the Bismarck SH3 Movie Last edited by Type941; 08-24-06 at 01:55 PM.

08-24-06, 04:04 PM	#2
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ATI is blowing out x1900 all and wonders for $249 US right now. THat would be like $220 euro. http://shop.ati.com/ THey are normal $349 and I think they are single slot. __________________ Last edited by SUBMAN1; 08-24-06 at 04:07 PM.

08-24-06, 04:21 PM	#3
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, its single slot: __________________

08-24-06, 04:52 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Newegg has it for $215: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102685 __________________

08-24-06, 04:58 PM	#7
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This reviewer has hit it on the nose for size. -S Nice card, see review below Pros: Excellent card, and works great with windows media center 2005, see reviews below Cons: to answer the size question, the length is about the exact same as the width of a standard atx MB Other Thoughts: love this card __________________

08-24-06, 04:35 PM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Hehe, the x1900 looks almost identical compared to my GF7800GTX. Dang it´s a big card, took me half an hour to fit it in to my PC.

08-26-06, 06:09 AM	#8
Type941 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: U-52 Posts: 1,270 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	So everyone ignored my picks and suggests the x1900? Correct? __________________ Sink the Bismarck SH3 Movie

08-26-06, 10:10 AM	#9
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yes they did...except that their suggestion is useless because it requires PCI-E, which you don't have. The best you can do is either an X800 series, or a 7900GS AGP, because with a 9500 Pro, you have an AGP slot, not PCI-E. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home