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should i upgrade
Discuss should i upgrade
Posted by: Kerpal
i have a ati radeon x800 it plays all the current games including battelfield 2, however it doesnt live up to some my gameing needs (having 20,000 troops on screen in rome: total war) should i upgrade my card if not now when, and if i should upgrade, should i stick with ati or go with nvidia
Posted by: GuitarFreak1857
GO with Nvidia all the way, if you plan on spending money check out the GPU in my comment, its the best graphics processor out now!
Posted by: Kerpal
should i get the nvidia now or wait a couple of months?
Posted by: Kerpal
the one thing i have against nvidia is that the products are a little confusing, some graphic cards are 600$ and others that came out at the same time are 15$ i assumed the really cheap ones are for laptops (when i think about if i have no idea why they come out with cards that cheap)
Posted by: Execute
Id get a 6600gt instead, its a good deal too.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130214[/url]
or if you can afford it a 6800gt
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130203[/url]
Posted by: Kerpal
how can a 150$ and a 250$ videocard be an upgrade to a raedon x800 or is nvidia just that cheaper
Posted by: Execute
Well a 6800 is better by some people.
Plus if you plan on playing the new unreal engine youll need a nvidia card.
Posted by: vaderpro
You want at least a 6800gt as an upgrade, that should be your minimum. Assuming you are agp, you have to spend at least:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130203[/url]
Thats a great price.
Posted by: Kerpal
and all of theses are better than this
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102487[/url]
Posted by: vaderpro
Check tomshardware for benchmarks on that vs 6800gt. It also costs alot more and it may lack shader support 3.
Posted by: Execute
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kerpal [/i]
[B]and all of theses are better than this
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102487[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
Ive seen benchmarks on this card vs the 6800gt and it turns out the 6800gt is better in some games.
Its also 100+ dollars cheaper.
Always go nvidia. :D
Posted by: timmer
yea i beleive the 6600GT beats the x800 sorry.
but with 600$ to blow i would get a 7800GTX for sure. either bfg or evga.
that card is sick.