All Graphics Cards related queries here.

[sonicspeed]

A 9600GSO for 6.5k


sir From where? and from which brand?

[kuki_295]

ofcourse that mobo can run it. The price u wud get for that card sud be around 5k. if budget permits than obviously 8800GTS otherwise the 8800GT will be the best. And regarding threads, ask the mods :)

Thanks i was just wondering if it will need a PCI-E 2 mobo
btw how about
EVGA 9800 GTX SSC 512MB DDR3 18900
MSI 8800GTS OC Edition 512MB DDR3 16750

I hear 9800 GTX is almost similer performer to 8800 GTX which is alot more expensive

[paranj]

^^ya its true but that card costs 19k right now but if u can afford it tthan go for it! and no u dont need PCI-e 16x 2.0. PCI-e 16x [any 1.0 |1.1| 2.0] will run any card out there.

Cheerz mate

[kratos5589]

originally posted by me


" now that i am building a mediocre gaming rig with da most efficient mid price range powerful graphics card available in da market.,i.e , the 8800gt.
i hv to choose da card and i m quite confused which one 2 buy

i can either buy :-
gigabyte 8800gt oc edition (comes wid a zalman cooler)
msi 8800gt oc edition (some say it comes wid a zalman cooler too i dunno)
or just
non oc edition of msi 8800 gt or any other company u can preffer

(u may suggest frm EVGA or XFX)
though agent 001 suggested gigabyte's 8800gt in the may edition
but i want to make sure he went through to check these cards as well

"

so looks like nearly everyone wants to go fer the MSI 8800gt oc edition rather than gigabyte
so does everyone think i should go fer the card
thnx

[paranj]

yes my vote says that go for MSI 8800GT OC. its the best bet if ur pocket permits :)

[topgear]

Hi all,
can u suggest me the GPU for following configuration pc:
MB: Intel dg965ry
Pro: Intel pentium d 3.4 (Dual core)
RAM: 2 GB (667)

my budget is: 6000/-

^asus En8600gt 256mb Gddr3

I think Palit, XFX, Galaxy or MSI 9600GSo 384MB DDR3 would be a better choice. It should be around Rs. 6500-7000. But worth the money.


take a look @ here :
http://www.shop.bt.com/ProductList.aspx?NavigationKey=4294952503,41923000 0&CategorySelectedId=11137

[mastermunj]

^^^ i agree with topgear...

[paranj]

i didnt knw abt it, go for Palit.:)

[ancientrites]

guyz many of you have already know the specification for gtx 280.it has one 6 pin and one 8 pin connectors.So i wondering are there any smps officially supporting these insane graphic card?i know its too early to chat about not even hit the street as yet.

[paranj]

^^Cooler Master and Corsair and Tagan are already getting out SMPSes to support that "monster" .

WTF nOOb NVIDIA!

[nvidia]

WTF nOOb NVIDIA!

:confused::p:rolleyes:

[sonicspeed]

guyz many of you have already know the specification for gtx 280.it has one 6 pin and one 8 pin connectors.So i wondering are there any smps officially supporting these insane graphic card?i know its too early to chat about not even hit the street as yet.

sir ask keithji about pin requirement. he is giving so much information on graphics cards.

[pratik03]

decided to buy palit 9600GSO 384MB Soinc
just called rahul

i have few questions

will this card run perfectly on my very old asus M2A-VM mobo

also what do you think about palit after sales service

[paranj]

^^Palit has the worst after-sales service. M2A-VM will do just fine!

[nvidia]

^^+1
AFAIK, its not a very popular brand, at least in India its not.. The motherboard will work fine with the card. Make sure you get a good power supply which supports the card..

[pratik03]

^^Palit has the worst after-sales service. M2A-VM will do just fine!

^^+1
AFAIK, its not a very popular brand, at least in India its not.. The motherboard will work fine with the card. Make sure you get a good power supply which supports the card..

I am getting EVGA 8800GT for Rs 9050/- from US

so which is the best option (not in terms of performance) in my budget(9K max), i dont want to buy 9600GT

1> EVGA 8800GT for Rs 9050/-(with Loss of warranty)
or
2> Palit 9600GSO 384MB sonic for Rs 6350/-(with worst after sales service)

[mayanksharma]

Ofcourse EVGA! :p

[mastermunj]

^^ +1

[paranj]

EVGA outperforms Palit easily ! And anyways u are comparing a 8800GT with 9600GSO. Obviously 8800GT!

[pratik03]

I am not comparing 8800 & 9600gso what i want to ask, is it worth to loss the local warranty for rs 3000

[paranj]

^sure. Most EVGA cards dont have any probs. so that u will need the warranty:) Go for it blindly!

[Pathik]

Evga 8800gt.

[pratik03]

Thanks for replies I will definitely go for EVGA :)

[paranj]

^^Now u are classified as a gaming-geek :D

[mukherjee]

I hav finally come across an eVGA card in kolkata!!!!! :) 8) :D

Tirupati International are stocking them...

I hv decided on a eVGA eGeforce 8800GT KO edition card(675/1674/1900) for abt 12.8 k.

but before i took the plunge,i went into fresh doubts....

i hv the XFX 650i ultra mobo sporting the nvidia 650i ultra chipset.....and PCI express v 1.0.
but the 8800gt is a PCI express v2.0 card.....
now i am confused whether this mobo will support the gpu :( :( :(

PLEASE HELP FRIENDS

[sagargv]

^^^ yes , ur mobo will support the discreet graphics u r going for without any loss in performance too . .

[johnjjx]

@pratik...goin for evga card is nice 88gt roxx....but r u gettin it shipped or sme1 bringin it over here(a fren or relative??)

[john_the_ultimate]

@pratik03
I got EVGA 8800GT Akimbo edition from newegg for $222.99, It's now available for $209.99 + $7.59 shipping. You can look into it, it's got a great dual slot cooler bundle with it. This is the card I bought http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130347

@mukherjee
I am using the same mobo with EVGA 8800GT without any problem. BTW, could you please check with tirupathi for the akimbo edition and its price.

[pratik03]

@john

already ordered the card
please tell me version & release date of bios of your card
card having older version of bios have some compatibility issue with certain type pci gen1 motherboard, evga has released the bios update to fix this but new bios can be flashed only with pci gen2 motherboard

[john_the_ultimate]

mine BIOS version is: 62.92.24.00.27

[pratik03]

Your have latest bios
bios prior to 64.92.24.00.xx have compatibility issues with pci gen1 motherboard

[john_the_ultimate]

Your have latest bios
bios prior to 64.92.24.00.xx have compatibility issues with pci gen1 motherboard

Yes, I do have the latest BIOS. Just checked from the evga forum and since I did get the card with this particular cooler, the BIOS has to be 64.92.24.00.XX, since EVGA recommends everyone who purchase this cooler seperately, to update their BIOS for optimum performance. Also this BIOS update help in better fan speed management and thermal sensing.

[andysmith45]

How good are zotac 8600GT cards? I am still trying to find a 256 MB GDDR3 version & haven't found any except for XFX. Do the zotac cards overheat a lot?

[56561]

well I am buying :
Intel E8200 Rs.7500
Transcend (3x1024) DDR2 800mhz Rs.3000
ABIT IP-35E Rs.5500

well with this processor and motherboard , I need a good graphics card around 5-6k . need to run games like bioshock , crysis .

[nvidia]

For that price you can get an 8600GT.
If you can wait for a few weeks, then you could get 8800GT at that price since the 4850 is out..

[topgear]

For that price you can get an 8600GT.
If you can wait for a few weeks, then you could get 8800GT at that price since the 4850 is out..

WoW ! that's a great news :D

[nvidia]

^^Umm... Anything wrong ? Why the bold text? :confused:

[topgear]

No! nothing is wrong. Just tried to direct that 8800gt thing coz ati's 4850 release news is also great. But the 8800gt news is more important to me :D

[bikdel]

@nvidia... 8800 GT wont be that cheap man....

[nvidia]

^^Lol.. Planning to get one?

@bikdel: Just wait and watch.. nvidia cant compete with ATi with 8800GT priced at ~ 10k.

[bikdel]

yeah, this festive season though.... 2-3 months later... will let the market settle a bit..

edit: oops i thought u asked that to me...

but nvidia wont lower price to what you have said... too low...

[nvidia]

^^They will have to reduce the prices a lot to give a good competition to ATi. Otherwise, they'll lose their share in the industry. Its a battle to provide the best VFM.

[mayanksharma]

Good news then!! I was planning for 9600GT. Now, em gonna head for 8800GT! hehe.. :D

[nvidia]

^^Spend a little more and wait to get the 4850..

[mayanksharma]

errr... a little more? How much... :p ? I dont think 4850 is going to be that competitively priced against the "Green Beast" ! :D Coz, its going to be the best GPU. 8800GT on the other hand would be close to 10K. :)

[johnjjx]

88gt wud never b tht low pricd imho. Btw u knw hw much 4850 wil retail here tht u r claimin 88gt prices wil drop tht low:-P. If 4850 is fr 15k 88gt wud b 10k

[nvidia]

^^Thats the entry price.. 4850 is said to be around 10-12k in the US, then it wont be more than 15k here.. In a month or so, it'll come down..

[blueterror]

can any one please tell me which one is the best graphics card based on 8600GT GPU right now

[nvidia]

^^Do you mean to say the best manufacturer?
Go for Asus if thats your question.. Although there isn't a lot of difference in performance, the cooling is better in Asus 8600GT.

[blueterror]

how much the asus one cost?my budget is 5-6k.
what are the other good manufacturers (except XFX)?? tell me the prices.

[nvidia]

The ASUS card costs somewhere around 5.5k i think.. You can get MSI cards also.. But i'm not sure about their price.. Asus is the best for buying 8600GT IMO. Stay away from XFX.

[KPower Mania]

The ASUS card costs somewhere around 5.5k i think.. You can get MSI cards also.. But i'm not sure about their price.. Asus is the best for buying 8600GT IMO. Stay away from XFX.

quite good suggestion, but i say Palit sould be considered. Check out their cards at 6.0k. its called Palit Sonic+. ASUS is also superb. ASUS EN8600GT 256MBGDDR3 is the fastest 8600GT. XFX has severe heating problem, MSI is good but expensive. Mercury has 8600GT for 3k but its slowest too. I say ASUS.

[nvidia]

Palit doesn't have good customer service in india and its not very popular also.. So i'd recommend the Asus card anytime.

[KPower Mania]

Palit doesn't have good customer service in india and its not very popular also.. So i'd recommend the Asus card anytime.

i had posted ur answer here in this thread, let me quote it.

by paranjPalit has the worst after-sales service.

ya and ASUS shud be ur choice AFAIK

[nvidia]

^^Its you! Parnaj the II.. :lol:
Welcome back..

[KPower Mania]

^^Its you! Parnaj the II..
Welcome back..

parnaj? buddy its "paranj" :D

anyways thanks for the homecoming party ;)

[nvidia]

oops... typo..

[KPower Mania]

anyways back to the topic, Palit has a sexy cooler;) but its after-sales service.....wait is there a Palit a after-sales service department? no they forgot to build it:D

Anyways ASUS is the best, fastest, and the best bang for ur buck. 'nuff said buy it.

[technocool]

alrights guys, planning to buy a 9800gtx.... i hweard that it requires two 6 pin pcie connectors. So, which PSU to get???

[KPower Mania]

alrights guys, planning to buy a 9800gtx.... i hweard that it requires two 6 pin pcie connectors. So, which PSU to get???

other components??

CoolerMaster eXtreme Power 600W

OR

Tagan 600W.

[keith_j_snyder2]

Try Corsair HX620 or if going for single card setup then Corsair TX650.

quite good suggestion, but i say Palit sould be considered. Check out their cards at 6.0k. its called Palit Sonic+. ASUS is also superb. ASUS EN8600GT 256MBGDDR3 is the fastest 8600GT. XFX has severe heating problem, MSI is good but expensive. Mercury has 8600GT for 3k but its slowest too. I say ASUS.

8600GT Sonic for 6K?
I 'de rather suggest 9600GSO for 6500/-
Way better than any 8600GT!

[KPower Mania]

8600GT Sonic for 6K?
I 'de rather suggest 9600GSO for 6500/-
Way better than any 8600GT!

But I'm against Palit, its after-sales service sux.

by the way "how are u keith" ?

[mukherjee]

@john_the_ultimate

sorry...tirupathi are currently stocking only the evga 8800gt ko edition! :( :p

[Kush6]

Hey guys, just thought I'd put this in - the GTX 260 and the GTX 280 are out.
Check out the reviews from links on this new site if you're interested.
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7870.html
P.S. I DON'T recommend buying these beauties though, unless you've got money to buy Microsoft itself.

[topgear]

^^ Thanks for sharing that link

[KPower Mania]

by kush6
P.S. I DON'T recommend buying these beauties though, unless you've got money to buy Microsoft itself.

True :D

[rajkumar_pb]

Since my system supports only AGP card i decided to buy such card. My budget for that is around 3-4k. Will u please suggest me the good one. Will i buy Palit X600 Pro for my budget?

[KPower Mania]

by rajkumar_pb
Since my system supports only AGP card i decided to buy such card. My budget for that is around 3-4k. Will u please suggest me the good one. Will i buy Palit X600 Pro for my budget?

better get a 7300GT 512MB:)

[topgear]

Isn't Gecube 1600 pro 512MB is a better option costing just Rs. 275 more than the 7300 GT
http://www.theitwares.com/gfxcards/gfxcards.htm

[anubisX]

I'm planning to get a nVidia 7600 GT AGP this month and I want to know which one to buy the 256 MB one or the 512 MB one ? Please suggest. I'm from Kolkata so I want to know if Corsair / Kingston DDR3200 is available.

[rajkumar_pb]

better get a 7300GT 512MB
by KPowerMania

Wil u please tell me which brand i should go for... like XFX, LeadTek etc...

better get a 7300GT 512MB
by KPowerMania

But i heard that some of these cards making a big problem like system hanging, game crashing etc... So please help me choose the best out of this

[KPower Mania]

by rajkumar_pb
But i heard that some of these cards making a big problem like system hanging, game crashing etc... So please help me choose the best out of this

i havent heard such a problem. Anyways buy the e-VGA SuperCloked edition ;)

[prakharpunit]

hey folks i want a medium range gfx card my system is
intel d101ggc motherboard
pIV 2.8 , 1 gb ddr ram , 160 gb hd
my budget is around 5 k...can you suggest a few brands .....
i live in bangalore..........
thank you.....

[nvidia]

You can get the 8600GT for that price... Stay away from XFX.

[NoasArcAngel]

:!:heheheh my 8600GT XFX
[ULTRA ELECTRIC AND GAS STOVE EDITION COOKS @ 145C]:D:D

[anubisX]

I'm having a critical problem with this new GPU I bought 2 days back. It's AGP 512MB GeCube ATi Radeon X1550 Pro. The problem is when I'm installing Vista on my PC, the PC will show fatal error while detecting the Graphics Driver and it restarts and Vista shows that the installation has failed (card says it's Vista Premium Ready). Then I tried to install the same old XP and it's successful. Then after installing all the drivers and Catalyst, I installed the NFS:Most Wanted. It won't show more than 1024x768 in the Video Option and the game lags badly. So I had to use my old AGP 256 MB FX 5200 and the game runs good but still it won't show more than 1024x768 and the graphics suckz. I'm so fcuked up wasting 5K on the ATi card. The same card when used on my friend's MoBo(Asus) creates big problems, his PC won't boot up and if it boots up, it hangs; sometimes it won't detect the Primary and sometimes the Slave. The same card works good on another MoBo(5yrs old Intel) with 512MB 333MHz RAM. and NFS : Most Wanted is doing good on it. What might be the problem ? My HP Pavilion is also 4 years old and the config is :

Asus MoBo (I Guess)
Intel P4 2.8GHz HT
1GB + 512MB 400MHz RAM
40GB HDD
Samsung DVD-RW
Lite-On DVD-ROM
500Watt POV PSU
19" LG TFT

GPUs :
XFX nVidia FX5200 256MB
GeCube ATi Radeon X1550 Pro 512MB

[constantine]

ppl plz tell me if this card is good enuf for crysis to work in high res
= Palit NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 512MB GF
GPU: GeForce 8600GT
Memory Size: 512MB
Interface: PCI Express x16
Core Clock: 675MHz
Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Memory Clock: 2000MHz
Memory Interface: 128-bit
Memory Type: DDR3
DirectX: DirectX 10
OpenGL: OpenGL 2.0
DVI: 2
TV-Out: HDTV / S-Video Out
VIVO: No
Tuner: None
Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600
SLI Supported: Yes
Cooler: With Fan
i need help fast
and is this a good site to buy from http://techshop.in/store/product_info.php?products_id=1696

[vivepulicaci23]

Dude, you may be able to run Crysis, but 8600GT wouldnt be good enough.
you will be able to just run CRYSIS.
Even the 9800gt gets about 26FPS at full resolution.

i guess you will get very very less frames, and sometimes random crashes, even in low resolutions

IF you are on tight budget, then put some extra bucks and get atleast the 9600gt so as to run CRYSIS.
the 9600gt cost around 9k

ELSE break the bank and get the 9800 GTX2 or the GeForce GTX 280, to run CRYSIS smoothly at full HD

http://techshop.in/store/product_info.php?products_id=1904

[Kush6]

ELSE break the bank and get the 9800 GTX2 or the GeForce GTX 280, to run CRYSIS smoothly at full HD

http://techshop.in/store/product_info.php?products_id=1904

Sorry buddy, but even a system with TriSLI GTX 280 with a QX9770 and 4Gb of DDR3 at 1600MHz RAM is brought to its knees in seconds by CRYSIS at Full resolutions of 2500X1600 At 16x Af and 16X AA - Not even 10FPS.
Its just too far ahead of its time. We have to wait anither era of graphics development to ctually utilize the potential of this game.
By the way, contrary to what most people believe, Crysis is not 'horribly coded'. Its just too much eye candy to hold up.

[nvidia]

:!:heheheh my 8600GT XFX
[ULTRA ELECTRIC AND GAS STOVE EDITION COOKS @ 145C]:D:D
:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

[bikdel]

Sorry buddy, but even a system with TriSLI GTX 280 with a QX9770 and 4Gb of DDR3 at 1600MHz RAM is brought to its knees in seconds by CRYSIS at Full resolutions of 2500X1600 At 16x Af and 16X AA - Not even 10FPS.
Its just too far ahead of its time. We have to wait anither era of graphics development to ctually utilize the potential of this game.
By the way, contrary to what most people believe, Crysis is not 'horribly coded'. Its just too much eye candy to hold up.

well actually gamers dont run it that high at 2500x1600 ... by highest resolution people actually mean FUll HD 1080p. thats what games run good at and thats the max u can run well even on a mammoth setup wtih good frames and everything turned on... I dont think textures are optimised for resolutions higher than that.... :)

[nvidia]

@constantine: You can run Crysis at Medium-High settings without AA in 1024x768 with 20-30FPS.

[andysmith45]

Is sparkle or pov a better quality graphics card? I am getting a 8600GT 256MB GDDR3.

[Kush6]

@bikdel
I suppose you are right but I saw these benchmarks (at Guru3d, I think - not sure), and the results really had me jumping in glee - I was actually running Crysis on an 8600GT - felt like some big achievement! But yeah, high end systems do have 30' plus screens so you do have 2500X1600 - and some real rich people do run stuff at that resolution - this is, of course, rare. AFAIK (I'm not sure so correct me if I'm wrong), texturing with AA is independent of resolution but AF is not - of course the effect is minimal at those insanely HIGH resolutions.

[Jayanth.M.P]

OK guys can you explain to me which is better....

GeCube RX3650 1GB DDR2
GeCube RX2600XT 512MB DDR3
POV 8600GT 1GB DDR 2
POV 8600GT 256MB DDR3
Palit 9600GSO 384MB DDR3 (service sux ?)

I really dont know much in detail about this and need your help. If you have any other card in mind.....i welcome that too (budget 6500/- MAX)

Thank you.

[johnjjx]

^^palit 9600gso....but seek galaxy 9600gso 384mb which canb modded to 8800gts 512mb

[keith_j_snyder2]

^Dude don't get fooled to every GALAXY 9600GSO. I clearly mentioned earlier that not every GALAXY 9600GSO can be BIOS modded to 8800GTS.
Read technewstime (http://www.technewstime.com/hardware-news/galaxy-softmodded-to-256-bit-from-192-bit) report before modding.

[vivepulicaci23]

Sorry buddy, but even a system with TriSLI GTX 280 with a QX9770 and 4Gb of DDR3 at 1600MHz RAM is brought to its knees in seconds by CRYSIS at Full resolutions of 2500X1600 At 16x Af and 16X AA - Not even 10FPS.
Its just too far ahead of its time. We have to wait anither era of graphics development to ctually utilize the potential of this game.
By the way, contrary to what most people believe, Crysis is not 'horribly coded'. Its just too much eye candy to hold up.

i just meant at 1080p

[ancientrites]

http://priceguru.in/archives/new-hardware/1932
zotac GTX 280 AMP! Edition – Rs. 44,444/- (w/GRID Game bundle)
zotac GTX 280 Standard – Rs. 39,999/- (w/GRID Game bundle)
xfx GX-280N-ZDF9 (gtx 280) - 49000

this is too much i thought it would be somewhere around 30000 to max.

[nvidia]

^^Whoa!:shock:
Not worth paying that much for that shitty card.. No vfm.

[ancientrites]

nah its just a beginning the prices will fall with in 3 months.I was informed by Topnotch fellas that leadtek prices will fall for sure.I have waited for long time for this gtx280 and i dont mind waiting for few months.

[KPower Mania]

by ancientites
nah its just a beginning the prices will fall with in 3 months.I was informed by Topnotch fellas that leadtek prices will fall for sure.I have waited for long time for this gtx280 and i dont mind waiting for few months.

why only leadtek? get sumthing better like XFX or sumthing. m also looking for one of this but i'll have to wait as i just got my 8800GT 4 months back:)

[ancientrites]

@KPower Mania
xfx better than leadtek?u must be kidding well i dont want to make comparison from afaik xfx are known for noise and heat issues and leadtek has never had so plus leadtek company is older than pine group under which xfx and samtak are subsidiary.
anyways we all have our personal brand choice.

[piyush2202]

I have an onboard GeForce 6100 card (Asus K8N-VM). I wanted to know if it is possible to overclock this card. One of my friends had overclocked a onboard GeForce 2 on one of his old motherboards (Asus A7N266-VM) and it worked.

Please tell me how much can i overclock it and is there any risk of it blowing up.

[KPower Mania]

REALLY? can onboards be overclocked?

[sagargv]

^^ ya , i cud OC my onboard radeon x200 although it gave no performance improvement.

use ATItool / Riva Tuner.

[entrana]

theres no point to overclock a low end card. it wont really give a performance boost

[vivepulicaci23]

Overclockin onboard ??? strange!!!

[volmetius]

Hello everybody!!!
currently am using nvedia 7600Gt PCI-E card & planning to buy another one for SLing it!! Is is worthed!! If it is then do anibody know wats its current price at lamington road???? please reply!!

[entrana]

its not worth it, get a new better card

[KPower Mania]

sell this 7300GT and get a 8800GT 512MB

[vivepulicaci23]

+1

[entrana]

u cant really sell a 7600gt for a high price

[KPower Mania]

by entrana
u cant really sell a 7600gt for a high price

true but performance always cums at a premium :)

[Jayanth.M.P]

get a 9600 /3850 if you want to buy it right now.....else wait for 4850 -- this card kills its nvidia competition.

[entrana]

i doubt it can kill nvidia, specially in gaming

[KPower Mania]

by entrana
i doubt it can kill nvidia, specially in gaming

+1000000000000000000000000

[iceVamp]

hey...am plannin on gettin myself a new card..somewher around 10000...hows the geforce 9600GT compared to the 8800GT(any idea bout the 8800`s price??)??

plus should i wait sometime b4 the new geforce series comes out cuz that could reduce the 9600 prices??

finally my system specs are P4 2.66 GHZ,3 GB ddr2 ram,500 watt supply...equipped with a 9600 gt...can this syetem run crysis or assasins creed??

[sagargv]

^^ what 500W supply do u have ? 8800GT is better and worth the price difference. . get evga 8800GT 512mb. but i suggest u to wait for radeon 4850 .. its smoking 9800GTX many a times. if its priced in india below 15k , its best buy .

[KPower Mania]

dont get me wrong but ATi will always be priced veryyyy high cuz they have a lot o air inside their a$$. 8800GT 512MB will be a killer buy for ur budget.

[entrana]

i doubt any radeon can beat nvidia. go for nvidia trust meget 8800gt its better than 9600gt. theyre both the new architecture of the 9 series strangely

[drvarunmehta]

The Radeon HD 4850 and 4870 have already kicked nVidia's ass. Check out the reviews on www.anandtech.com and www.tomshardware.com. It won't be long before they are launched in India. You'd be foolish to even consider anything else.

[KPower Mania]

hmmm.....thank u for ur kind suggestion :D But NVIDIA is also releasing new cards that will be better VFM. i myself m NVIDIA fanboy so will stick to it till my last breath:)

[drvarunmehta]

What do you get out of being an nVidia fanboy? They are out to extract every last rupee from you just like any other company.

How can you trust a company that only last week was selling the 9800GTX for $300 and as soon as it got it's ass kicked by the 4850 decreased the price to $200?

Don't kid yourself, nVidia doesn't have any new cards coming out except the GTX260 and GTX280 and they certainly can't be considered VFM.

[NIGHTMARE]

^ya bro u r right

[iceVamp]

whats the price of the radeon hd 4850 and 4870 in india???

[KPower Mania]

by drvarunmehtaWhat do you get out of being an nVidia fanboy? They are out to extract every last rupee from you just like any other company.

How can you trust a company that only last week was selling the 9800GTX for $300 and as soon as it got it's ass kicked by the 4850 decreased the price to $200?

Don't kid yourself, nVidia doesn't have any new cards coming out except the GTX260 and GTX280 and they certainly can't be considered VFM.

oh no i m enlightened :D u like AMD/ATi then stick with it let me do what i want. sorry this is not meant for bashing :)

[sagargv]

What do you get out of being an nVidia fanboy? They are out to extract every last rupee from you just like any other company.

How can you trust a company that only last week was selling the 9800GTX for $300 and as soon as it got it's ass kicked by the 4850 decreased the price to $200?

Don't kid yourself, nVidia doesn't have any new cards coming out except the GTX260 and GTX280 and they certainly can't be considered VFM.

i agree with u. .but brothers of GTX280 and GTX260 which if released i think will offer gr8 VFM. but right now radeon 4850 rocks and we indians arent gaining from the situation .. ati is overpriced here , so it depends on the price of radeon 4850 here. if priced around 14k or just above 8800GT , its a fantastic VFM card.

[entrana]

well its still up to the buyer personally ill suggest nvidia but go ahead experiment with ati

[johnjjx]

Its nt alwayz getin high end crds. U need to synchronize it with ya cpu. A 88gt on 2.5ghz proccy wil nt run at its ful potential.:-)

[iceVamp]

is the price of the 8800GT expected to come down anytime soon?

[vivepulicaci23]

is the price of the 8800GT expected to come down anytime soon?

Just now came down..
check
http://www.theitwares.com/gfxcards/gfxcards.htm

they are offering evga 8800gt Knock-Out edition for just 10800rs..

[harryneopotter]

i have heard 4850 will cost 11000+tax in india from sapphire

[sagargv]

^^ fantastic news. . .good card to replace the 8800GT at that price point.

[technocool]

Can I get a 8800gt card below Rs. 10000 yet?

[mayanksharma]

^^not yet. And possibly not for another 1-2 months..

[utsav]

Am on a tight budget. 8600gt 512 mb or 8600gt 256 . Is it worth to spend 1k more for faster memory 256mb version

[desiibond]

You have to just wait. Once ATI 4850 and 4870 comes out, there will be lot of price drops. Better not hurry.

[entrana]

Am on a tight budget. 8600gt 512 mb or 8600gt 256 . Is it worth to spend 1k more for faster memory 256mb version
not worth

[Varad Dilip Choudhari]

Can I get a 8800gt card below Rs. 10000 yet?
Recently I Visited Mumbai And I Have Brought XFX 8800 GT - 256 MB @ 9.6k

[sagargv]

^^ 256mb bottlenecks the 8800GT. i dont think 8800GT comes with ddr2 .. the 8800GT 512mb gddr3 is most commonly availabe.

better wait for radeon 4850 / 4870 to come to india

[pratik03]

4850 available at techshop.in (http://techshop.in/store/product_info.php?products_id=2362) for Pre-Order

[sagargv]

cool . radeon 4850 at 12k is much better than the 8800GT around the same price. .

[Jayanth.M.P]

4850 is available in India shores now....but i dont think they will be available in all cities bcoz of these dammed lorry strike. Estimated Price 11K + Vat.

[Dishant]

hello guys,
my xfx 8600gt crad is showing as "Standard VGA graphics adapter" in Device Manager. i mean i can not install it's drivers bcoz it says no such hardware found.i can not run Aero also. Even in xp it's not working now.

the problem came after i installed my new WD 320 gb Hdd. but it's working absolutely fine.
the monitor is attached to the card.
pls help...

thanks in advance

[MetalheadGautham]

w00t! Radeon 4850 FT! Whats the cost of 790FX mobos to use it with ?
And does Radeon 4850 have support for hybrid graphics in 780G ?

[sonicspeed]

^sir, all ati gpu after 2-series support hybrid graphics.

[MetalheadGautham]

^sir, all ati gpu after 2-series support hybrid graphics.
I remember a statement that only lower end GPUs support Hybrid Graphics:?
And from what I recall, ATI Radeon 3650 was the highest end GPU supporting Hybrid Graphics in 3xxx series :(

[utsav]

not worth

so which one is better ? Ati HD 2600 Pro 512mb or nvidia 8600gt 512 mb? . They both costs the same .

[KPower Mania]

NVIDIA ftw !! ^^^^

[MetalheadGautham]

so which one is better ? Ati HD 2600 Pro 512mb or nvidia 8600gt 512 mb? . They both costs the same .
They DONT cost the same. 2600 is 4k and 8600GT is 3k.
and I said the costs of the 256mb ones.
neither has any use for 512mb.
and 2600 was beaten easily by 8600GT.
but 3650 OWNS 8600GT, but its priced on the higher side at 5k.
Better get 9600GSO if you can spare 6k.
Or even better, wait for HD4650 :D

[utsav]

I can get 9600gso :D but how fast it is compared to 8600gt . Btw are you sure 8600gt 256mb is just 3k :shock: any source?

[KPower Mania]

by utsav
I can get 9600gso but how fast it is compared to 8600gt . Btw are you sure 8600gt 256mb is just 3k any source?

yup, the Mercury one costs only 3k. 9600GSO is 40-50% faster on some tests then a 8600GT

cheerz !!!

[beauty55]

how much is the cost of 3650 and 3850 in india?

[utsav]

Am getting 9600gso then . Which brand to go for? And will it need a high wattage psu . I currently have 450watt intex psu.

[KPower Mania]

by utsav[/B}
Am getting 9600gso then . Which brand to go for? And will it need a high wattage psu . I currently have 450watt intex psu.

Palit. and the PSU depends on ur other components !! i think it will be fine.

[B]by beauty55
how much is the cost of 3650 and 3850 in india?

3650 is around 9.9k and 3850 around 12-13k

[ashfame]

No one seems to help in my thread so I am asking here.

The following is my present configuration:

Processor : Core2Duo E4400 2.0Ghz (http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLA98)
Motherboard : Intel DG965RY (http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG965RY/index.htm)
RAM : 1 X 512 DDR2 @ 667Mhz
Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 798MB plus

And I want to upgrade it with this :
I need a widescreen (preferably 22") (My choice : LG Model : L226WTQ (http://www.in.lge.com/Product/Products-Details.aspx?cat=171&pid=4779&subcat=LCD), a graphics card (8800GT 512MB, i guess) and 2GB 800Mhz DDR2 RAM

Any bottleneck after upgradation?

I don't know if my motherboard supports pcie2.0 architecture but i want to know will 8800gt degrades in performance if its pcie1.0

I asked Kalpik and he says that none of the cards currently supports pcie2.0 so 8800gt will not degrade. Please help asap.

[MetalheadGautham]

No one seems to help in my thread so I am asking here.

The following is my present configuration:

Processor : Core2Duo E4400 2.0Ghz (http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLA98)
Motherboard : Intel DG965RY (http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/DG965RY/index.htm)
RAM : 1 X 512 DDR2 @ 667Mhz
Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 798MB plus

And I want to upgrade it with this :
I need a widescreen (preferably 22") (My choice : LG Model : L226WTQ (http://www.in.lge.com/Product/Products-Details.aspx?cat=171&pid=4779&subcat=LCD), a graphics card (8800GT 512MB, i guess) and 2GB 800Mhz DDR2 RAM

Any bottleneck after upgradation?

I don't know if my motherboard supports pcie2.0 architecture but i want to know will 8800gt degrades in performance if its pcie1.0

I asked Kalpik and he says that none of the cards currently supports pcie2.0 so 8800gt will not degrade. Please help asap.
I doubt there will be any bottle necks, since the system would be *just* about balenced.

I recommend you wait for ATI Radeon HD4850 to hit India in a few weeks. Its much much better than the retro 8800GT.

[ashfame]

I doubt there will be any bottle necks, since the system would be *just* about balenced.

I recommend you wait for ATI Radeon HD4850 to hit India in a few weeks. Its much much better than the retro 8800GT.

What is the deal with different variants available? I won't overclock it so it makes sense to buy a over clocked one. Can you please describe how one variant leads another and expected price? I am in Delhi.

[MetalheadGautham]

What is the deal with different variants available? I won't overclock it so it makes sense to buy a over clocked one. Can you please describe how one variant leads another and expected price? I am in Delhi.
what do you mean by "variant" ?

[ashfame]

what do you mean by "variant" ?

Like on itwares.com

Super clocked / Over Clocked / Knock Out

[KPower Mania]

MSI 8800GT OC
e-VGA 8800GT KO Edition

these are the best available "variants"

[MetalheadGautham]

Like on itwares.com

Super clocked / Over Clocked / Knock Out
they are just names for differently clocked versions. what you should be REALLY worried about are the actual stats - the core speed, the memory speed, etc.

[ashfame]

I have decided to go with the 8800gt 512mb knock out

what about PSU? kitne watt ka?

and 22" inch screen will display HD content at a smaller size. Thats it. right?

[sagargv]

^^ get cooler master extreme power 600W or corsair vx450W

[ashfame]

^^ get cooler master extreme power 600W or corsair vx450W

do i really need that much ?

PSU calculator says 319W so I thnk 450W or 500W shd be enough.

What say?

[shivg33k]

Guys i am assembling a new PC, i have got most if the component except GPU & Mobo, since ATI has recently launches 4xxx series cards, i was thinking of buying ATI 4850 card (12.2K), is there any price cut scheduled for next week,i will also use the mobo for crossfire in future which mobo should i buy (for Intel E8400) budget 13K for GPU and 10k for mobo.

[sagargv]

do i really need that much ?

PSU calculator says 319W so I thnk 450W or 500W shd be enough.

What say?

yes. . but most psu's in the range of 500bucks offer very low efficiancy and due to capacitor aging psu efficiancy keeps dropping.
i recommended cooler master 600W coz difference in price between 500W and 600W is low. even a CM 500W will do.
i stand by what i said earlier.

[saiyaman]

I have a query on troubleshooting my graphics card. The thing is I recently got a Zebronics 8800GT and a Cooler Master Extreme 600w PSU. Whenever I start a graphics intensive game, sometimes the screen hangs at the main menu or when the game has loaded and the PC hangs up as well. This happens every once in a while but I dont want it to happen because it doesnt seem to be normal stuff.
Please help me out if possible. I have the latest Nvidia drivers loaded and Iam using Windows XP Service Pack 2 with the following config:
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2 Ghz
2x 1 GB Transcend DDR2RAM @ 800Mhz
Intel DG965RY Motherboard
Samsung Syncmaster 740NW LCD Widescreen

Thanks in advance. :)

[ashfame]

but most psu's in the range of 500bucks

CoolerMaster RS-500-PCAR Extreme Power 500W Rs.2650
CoolerMaster RP-600-PCAR Extreme Power 600W Rs.3150

Corsair 450W Power Supply (VX450W) Rs.3650

I have a query on troubleshooting my graphics card. The thing is I recently got a Zebronics 8800GT and a Cooler Master Extreme 600w PSU. Whenever I start a graphics intensive game, sometimes the screen hangs at the main menu or when the game has loaded and the PC hangs up as well. This happens every once in a while but I dont want it to happen because it doesnt seem to be normal stuff.
Please help me out if possible. I have the latest Nvidia drivers loaded and Iam using Windows XP Service Pack 2 with the following config:
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2 Ghz
2x 1 GB Transcend DDR2RAM @ 800Mhz
Intel DG965RY Motherboard
Samsung Syncmaster 740NW LCD Widescreen

Thanks in advance. :)

Offtopic:
I have a similar configuration as yours. Just 2.0Ghz C2D. I am upgrading to 8800gt so I wanted to know how much performance you can really see. Please note that I will be using 1680 * 1050 resolution.

[ancientrites]

@ saiyaman
i suggest you to try without using UPS .give direct connection to socket.Let me know if it still hangs.

[iceVamp]

hey...do nvidia cards have any conflict with AMD processors...i mean do games run smoothly to the full potential of the card and the processor..and the comp doesnt hang irregulartly and stuff??

[rahulyo]

hey...do nvidia cards have any conflict with AMD processors...i mean do games run smoothly to the full potential of the card and the processor..and the comp doesnt hang irregulartly and stuff??


Only one answer ...

NO

[afonofa]

I'm looking to buy an AGP graphics card. The dealer at a local hardware store said he has 7300GT 512Mb for Rs.3475/- I'm more inclined to buy a 512MB 7600GS. But I don't think its available in India.

Which is the best agp card currently available in mumbai?

I have a friend overseas who might be able to mail me the 512MB 7600GS for Rs.5000/- But I'm not sure whether I'll have to pay extra customs duty or other taxes if I have my friend mail the card to me. Anybody knows about this?

I'll be getting a new comp around diwali. But I want to play caesarIV right now and I don't want to wait for that 7600GS.

Will the 512MB 7300GT be able to handle caesarIV?

While searching I came across a post where somebody was wanting to sell an AGP 7600 with a warranty but I cant find that thread and I dont remember the date of that post anyway. It might have been sold by now but just incase it hasn't, reply here.

[lethalweaponforever]

Hi, I got a game called Top Spin...............The minimum required config being

wanted
OS: Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP
CPU: Intel 1GHz (or equivalent) or higher
RAM: 256MB or higher
HDD: 1.7GB free
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive: 4x speed or higher
Video: Nvidia GeForce 3 (63MB) or ATI Radeon 8500 (63MB) or higher
Sound: DirectX9.0 compatible sound card
DirectX: DirectX9.0 required (included on the CD) or higher

i have
OS:Win XP Service Pack 3(courtesy our good friends at Digit)
CPU:Intel 1.8 Ghz dual core E2160
RAM:1 gb
HDD:80 gb
DVD drive: 52x
Video: Intel 82945G Express Family Chipset, 128 MB
Sound: DirectX9.0 compatible sound card
DirectX: DirectX9.0c

when i run the game it says:
YOUR GRAPHICS CARD DOES NOT SUPPRT VERTEX AND/OR PIXEL SHADER 1.1
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR DRIVERS.

the game is not running...............

now what is confusing is that i had the second version of the same game......Top Spin 2........... and that WORKED, but it kept crashing while i was playing it( you will find a thread bout that posted in the software section........plz help if u can). SO i got the 1st part of the game and that is not even

starting........................THE IRONY OF THE THING.


P.S: Just for info Top Spin and Top Spin 2 are tennis games.:smile:

[saiyaman]

@ saiyaman
i suggest you to try without using UPS .give direct connection to socket.Let me know if it still hangs.
O oki. Will let you know when Ive tested it. And o ya I forgot to mention that when it hangs, theres some sort of colour corruption on the monitor.It shows up when it gets hanged. :)
BTW whats the difference in this? :confused:

[ancientrites]

the reason behind this could be your smps which is low in watts or it could be UPS which restricts maximum usage by smps.for safety sake you should have 550watts smps and 700watts ups

[lethalweaponforever]

ummmmmmmmmm.............. sorry for butting in but can nyone plz help me with my problem

[andysmith45]

Will my psu support XFX 8600GT Fatal1ty?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150238

My psu is Powersafe 500W with 18A on the +12V rail (Single Rail).

[sagargv]

^^ yup. . it'll be fine.. .but dont buy it if it costs more than 5k. .for 6k u can get a much better 9600GSO which ur psu can run . .

[amitjha]

hello to all...
well this is my first post post at the digit forums and its question. I am more on software side of geekness so i dont understand all the hardware terminology. So i want you people to help me out. I recently played Call of duty 4 at my friends place and I became fan of the game at once. So I am planning to buy the game for myself but my PC doesn't has a GPU, and my motherboard is some 845 based chipset from Gigabyte(what the hell is chipset anyways :confused:).
So am planning to upgrade my box and I even searched the net for options but that confused me a lot. I can't understand why asus is making motherboard using intel socket and what not, what's SLI, AGP based card and PCI based card and all such things which might interest you people.

So please tell me in a layman's term which brand which model of motherboard, Processor and GPU to buy given my budget of Rs.25000.

Please suggest a motherboard which has SATA support and atleast two PATA(well am not a complete dumb as u might have guessed) ports as I have 300gb pata hard disk and a DVD-writer which is also PATA based i think and i dont want to waste them, DDR2 RAM support, firewire and WI-FI support too.

As for processor I currently have a Pentium IV and I am also looking to change this though am not clear about diffrence in Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, dual core and all when there speed is less than my PIV(3.02ghz). So suggest a processor based on your experience.

And finally for Graphics Card, i dont have any knowledge or expectations except that it should have atleast 512 MB memory(as COD4 requires that much) and it should be able to play most games easily.

Also would a 500W PSU will be enough for all this or not.

Well I think it's become a long post for a tiny question but please bear with me and do suggest something which is understandable by me. Also if anyone of you could provide me some links where I can clear my concepts regarding all this I would be highly indebted.

[KPower Mania]

@amitjha

ok buddy for Rs.25,000

Abit IP35e motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
MSI 8800GT OC
and seeing ur mob's age i dont think u will have DDR2 !!! so better get 2GB DDR2 RAM!!



cheerzzzzzz!!!!

[Night-Rider]

^^ but that goes way above his budget.

[saiyaman]

the reason behind this could be your smps which is low in watts or it could be UPS which restricts maximum usage by smps.for safety sake you should have 550watts smps and 700watts ups
Erm well I have a Cooler Master Extreme 600W. About the UPS I need to find out.

And o yeah one more thing. I found out that if I restart my PC after it gets hanged, no problem shows up. :|

[iceVamp]

hey..hows the 9800 priced in india??

[ancientrites]

Erm well I have a Cooler Master Extreme 600W. About the UPS I need to find out.

And o yeah one more thing. I found out that if I restart my PC after it gets hanged, no problem shows up. :|

ok forget about ups start the pc give direct connection to socket and let us know if it still hangs while playing high end games.if there is no problem then buy new ups with high watts.if the result is still same then that could be RAM problem other than that i dont know what could be other problem unless you do clean format.

[fire]

Hey guys...m having Intel D102GCC2 motherbaord n not at all satisfied with the onboard graphics...so finally decided to go 4 a graphics card...budget is 4-5k....
current config is Intel pentium-D( 3.4GHz), D102GCC2 motherboad with 1.5G of DDR2.
Monitor is 17" LCD of LG.

It would b nice if u pls suggest some gud graphics card with gud value for money...

[ssk_the_gr8]

@amitjha

ok buddy for Rs.25,000

Abit IP35e motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
MSI 8800GT OC
and seeing ur mob's age i dont think u will have DDR2 !!! so better get 2GB DDR2 RAM!!



cheerzzzzzz!!!!


dont go for msi 8800gt go msi hd4870 OC.. performs much better than 8800gt.. u could also go for only msi hd4870.. is will be slightly cheaper than the overclocked one

[amitjha]

thanks Kpower for such a prompt reply... I checked abit's site for IP35e and the product has been discontinued, also this board doesn't has Wi-Fi.. So please tell me about some motherboard having Wi-Fi as well as 2 IDE ports..

Also i have heard that nvidia is the best in graphics card then shouldn't I go for Nvidia than MSI.

And as night-rider says that this config is above my budget so could you please also mention the approx. prices in delhi of any suggestions you make....

Thanks a lot again guys for taking time to answer my questions....

BTW, do prices of mobo and graphics card differ greatly in dubai and india... if yes then please tell me coz someone from family is going to dubai and if it costs cheap over there then i'll get it from there only... So please tell me about prices of these hardwares in dubai if anyone of you has idea.....

[sagargv]

^^ MSI produces cards using the gpu made by nvidia.. .rite now , nvidia is the best but not VFM . ..i suggest u get radeon 4850 for 11k. . its much much better than the similarly priced nvidia 8800GT .

prices of g-cards do differ a lot. . but getting from dubai causes some problems. .warranty will be a BIG problem in case u need it. .(many a times , u'll need it , so dont think its a very remote issue ). .

[Ashutosh Malik]

Hi all,
i want to buy geforce 8600gts, which one is the best model of this GPU.


Board: Intel DG965RY
processor: Intel Dual Core 3.4 Ghz.

[ssk_the_gr8]

Hi all,
i want to buy geforce 8600gts, which one is the best model of this GPU.


Board: Intel DG965RY
processor: Intel Dual Core 3.4 Ghz.

better buy ati hd 4850... u'll have to increase ur budget .. or go for hd 3870.& hd3850..
I suggest palit,sapphire & MSI brands.. palit is cheapest

[sagargv]

^^ radeon 3870 / 3850 both priced above 10k arent good enough. radeon 4850 all the way ..

[Ashutosh Malik]

^^ radeon 3870 / 3850 both priced above 10k arent good enough. radeon 4850 all the way ..

But i want PCI Express x16 (1.0) card and my budget is 7000/-:confused:

[sagargv]

radeon 4850 will work fine in ur slot. . u can increase ur budget to 11k . its worth it.

i hope u have a good enough smps to run the card. . .7k , i dont think u have much of a choice. . if u can get radeon 3850 at 7k , its good..

[Jayanth.M.P]

Is Plait 4850 a good buy ? No other brand is available in Bangalore. If anyone knows of any other brand available here or price of any make 4850 card please post.....

[ashfame]

Is Plait 4850 a good buy ? No other brand is available in Bangalore. If anyone knows of any other brand available here or price of any make 4850 card please post.....

Its good. There is not much difference in brands, buy anyone that you can find cheap. I ordered for a Sapphire and the dealer gave me Palit anyway. :D

[lethalweaponforever]

Can anyone tell me how to find out if ur system supports an AGP or PCI card or something else( i am a complete novice in cards,don't know a thing and eager for knowledge)................Also what is the cheapest 128MB GFX card available(not a very rich guy u know)...................and, i have an onboard 128MB Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family, now if i install an external card will a game use both the card's graphics memory or will it use only 1................For e.g if a game requires a 256 MB card and i install a 128 MB card in addition to the onboard one stated above will the game use both the onboard and off-board card or will it use only one of them.

[sagargv]

^^ what u're talking about is called hybrid SLI .. both onboard+gfx card. . nope, it doesnt happen in 945 chipsets.. so if u put a discreet g-card , then onboard will be disabled. whats ur budget ? cheapest maybe geforce 6200 - 1.8k or something , but not worth it. u're onboard may perform better. whats ur budget ?

[dOm1naTOr]

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/4973/

[ssk_the_gr8]

Is Plait 4850 a good buy ? No other brand is available in Bangalore. If anyone knows of any other brand available here or price of any make 4850 card please post.....

Palit hd4850. yup its an awesome card... u can go for it.. it should cost u around 11k... ashfame just bought it on my recommendation (i guess :D)
Palit cards are good.. they are not bad.

[lethalweaponforever]

budget's around 5k
can u also explain the difference between a PCI and AGP card and how to identify which one i should get

[Jayanth.M.P]

one more question..... I want to install a aftermarket cooler for my 4850 (the one i buy) bcoz a lot of people say it runs really hot (80 C).So i want to install Thermalright VGA Cooler HR-03 plus (http://www.primeabgb.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=22&Itemid=28) i have 2 questions

1. Will it void my warranty ?
2. How long is the warranty for graphics cards by palit ?

[forever]

Palit offers 3 year warranty on the HD4850. Installing a 3rd party cooler will not void your warranty. The only chance you have of having your warranty nulled is when you mess with the heatsink or the cooler fan on the GPU, modify it in anyway or cause any other damage to the GPU for which you bear responsibilty.

[lethalweaponforever]

My system gets pretty heated up at times. I am thinking of buying a new GFX card. do u think i should install an additional cooling unit. if yes, what does it cost

[topgear]

Post your HW config in details .
What type of cabinet do you have & with how many fans ? ( also post the fan positions )
What gfx card you're using now ?

[aniket4562000]

I am looking for graphic card for my pc
Plz suggest me a good graphic card along with its price.
My budget is upto 5k
My pc config is as
Pentium Core2Duo E6600 2.4 Ghz@1066FSB
Intel DG965WH m/b
1GB DDR2@ 667Mhz RAM (Transcend)
19" TFT Flatron L1953S (LG)
250GB HDD Seagate

Plz suggest me a good graphic card...

[lethalweaponforever]

@top gear
Cabinet Shape is...................er....................rectagu lar. Two fans present, one for smps, one for processor. Am currently using an integrated 128MB intel 82945G Express Family Chipset for graphics

[sagargv]

I am looking for graphic card for my pc
Plz suggest me a good graphic card along with its price.
My budget is upto 5k
My pc config is as
Pentium Core2Duo E6600 2.4 Ghz@1066FSB
Intel DG965WH m/b
1GB DDR2@ 667Mhz RAM (Transcend)
19" TFT Flatron L1953S (LG)
250GB HDD Seagate

Plz suggest me a good graphic card...


evga 8600GT - 5k

[spindoc]

which would be the best budget ATI card comparable with a 8600Gt or 9600GSO?

[Varad Dilip Choudhari]

I am looking for graphic card for my pc
Plz suggest me a good graphic card along with its price.
My budget is upto 5k
My pc config is as
Pentium Core2Duo E6600 2.4 Ghz@1066FSB
Intel DG965WH m/b
1GB DDR2@ 667Mhz RAM (Transcend)
19" TFT Flatron L1953S (LG)
250GB HDD Seagate

Plz suggest me a good graphic card...
@ aniket4562000

You Should Go For nVIDIA 9600GSO. But It Will Extend Your Buget By 1k.

Don't Go For XFX 8600GT. It Has Heating Problem

[sagargv]

which would be the best budget ATI card comparable with a 8600Gt or 9600GSO?

radeon 3850 which has a absurd pricing of 11k. . get 9600GSO

[vijayb]

Can anyone tell me how to find out if ur system supports an AGP or PCI card or something else( i am a complete novice in cards,don't know a thing and eager for knowledge)................Also what is the cheapest 128MB GFX card available(not a very rich guy u know)...................and, i have an onboard 128MB Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family, now if i install an external card will a game use both the card's graphics memory or will it use only 1................For e.g if a game requires a 256 MB card and i install a 128 MB card in addition to the onboard one stated above will the game use both the onboard and off-board card or will it use only one of them.

Stay away from cards, sharing with system memory. These cards just increase performance marginally.

[abhisek_bsws]

I also want to buy a new graphics card...and as far as I know 9600gso is a pretty good card for mid range....but palit is the only brand I am hearing about this days....can anyone tell if 9600gso of other brand is available in india???:confused:

I am in kolkata and I want 2 buy a 9600gso Galaxy overclocked edition (AS IT CAN BE SOFT AND BIOSMODDED):D...is the galaxy one available in kolkata???:!:

[constantine]

hows the palit 9600gso 786 mb sonic priced in india and where do i buy it from ?

[Night-Rider]

Its good. There is not much difference in brands, buy anyone that you can find cheap. I ordered for a Sapphire and the dealer gave me Palit anyway. :D
Does the card heat up? What are the temperatures for ur card? At load and idle? I aslo want to buy this card and was thinking that is it good?

[topgear]

@top gear
Cabinet Shape is...................er....................rectagu lar. Two fans present, one for smps, one for processor. Am currently using an integrated 128MB intel 82945G Express Family Chipset for graphics

You don't have any case fan ( except the proc & smps fan ).
So if your cabby has provision for front & rear fan ( as most cabby do ) install as
required.

Your mobo is based on intel 945G chipset so it should have a pci-ex gfx slot. Check your mobo manual.
BTW which mobo do you have. Mention exact model & company name.
So you can install any pci-e gfx card. Look for cards Like 9600GSO, 8800GT or ATI 4850.

If you install a separate gfx card games will use the gfx cads memory instead of your onboard gfx memory which depends on your system ram.

[john_the_ultimate]

I also want to buy a new graphics card...and as far as I know 9600gso is a pretty good card for mid range....but palit is the only brand I am hearing about this days....can anyone tell if 9600gso of other brand is available in india???:confused:

I am in kolkata and I want 2 buy a 9600gso Galaxy overclocked edition (AS IT CAN BE SOFT AND BIOSMODDED):D...is the galaxy one available in kolkata???:!:

What about xfx and leadtek. Leadtek can be compared to the best and price is always reasonable. This is the card http://www.leadtek.com/eng/3d_graphic/overview.asp?lineid=1&pronameid=422

Check with M.D. Computers. Donno about galaxy's availablity.

[niranvv]

Hi all,

I'm looking for PCI (not PCI Express or AGP)Graphics Card which will cost around 3000RS. and it should be supporting the new games (like Race Driver GRID ;) )

Please find my system configuration below:
CPU:Type Intel Pentium 4, 1700 MHz (17 x 100)
Motherboard Name: Intel Ashland D845GLAD (4 PCI, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset: Intel Brookdale-G i845GL
System Memory: 758 MB (DDR SDRAM)
Video Adapter: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller (64 MB)
3D Accelerator: Intel Extreme Graphics

[sagargv]

^^ time to get a new pc. .

[Night-Rider]

^^ Dude upgrade time. U cannot expect to play GRID with this configuration even if u buy a better card. U need to purchase a whole new pc.

[ratedrsuperstar]

anyone knows a good shop in lammy with the latest cards like 9600gso except mahavir

anyone knows a good shop in lammy with the latest cards like 9600gso except mahavir

[se7en_sg]

Hi All,

I want to go for 8800GT 512MB Alpha Dog (now Rs 9700 + VAT :p) but need some advice whether my present PC will do it justice.

My speces are in the signature line.

Thanks in advance..

[sagargv]

^^get the radeon 4850 .its way better than 8800GT .ur pc will be fine. psu is good enough.

[se7en_sg]

^^get the radeon 4850 .its way better than 8800GT .ur pc will be fine. psu is good enough.

HD 4850 is a very good option indeed, given its only 2K more.
But i don't think my mother-board is capable of handling 4850; in that case, 8800 is a safe bet.
Also, is nVidia nForce 430 (mobo-chipset) compatible with Ati cards??

[ancientrites]

Also, is nVidia nForce 430 (mobo-chipset) compatible with Ati cards??

it will work No problem with that but since its nvidia chipset stick with nvidia graphic card.

[sagargv]

HD 4850 is a very good option indeed, given its only 2K more.
But i don't think my mother-board is capable of handling 4850; in that case, 8800 is a safe bet.
Also, is nVidia nForce 430 (mobo-chipset) compatible with Ati cards??

nope. .chipset and g-card matching wont improve performance on ur board. there was an article in tomshardware maybe a year back proving this fact . ati cards run fine on nvidia chipset . the radeon 4850 will be about twice as fast as 8800GT for just 2k more. .dont worry about temps . there's a way u can increase fan speed in radeon 4850 to get decent temps on stock cooler ( ofcorse u may also buy a aftermarket cooler from thermalright for 2k ).

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about16404.html

and dont worry about ur cpu bottlenecking the gpu .. u have a decent cpu. even on ur pc , the radeon 4850 will be MUCH faster than 8800GT. .get the radeon 4850

[KaranTh85]

How difference is there in performance while comparing 4850 vs 8800GT :D

I think OC 8800GT will be good instead of Ati 4850 :rolleyes:

[ssk_the_gr8]

How difference is there in performance while comparing 4850 vs 8800GT :D

I think OC 8800GT will be good instead of Ati 4850 :rolleyes:

u must be jokin man!!!
hd 4850 is way better than even OC 8800gt


Also, is nVidia nForce 430 (mobo-chipset) compatible with Ati cards??

yes it is.... their is no problem in buying Ati cards

[arjun_101]

I am planning on getting a gigabyte 8800 gt GV-NX88T514HP. My motherboard is a msi p965 neo f. Will i have any compatibility issues with the graphics card and the mobo? Secondly i read that this graphics card has a dual slot fan(cooling). What exactly does this mean ?
Suggestions are welcome on the graphics card (preferably one with good cooling ). I am getting the card from singapore ,so availability shouldnt be problem.

[sagargv]

^^ dude , read a few of the previous posts. .get the radeon 4850 and forget the 8800GT. . man , i'm getting sick of telling this many times. .maybe , we shud have a sticky for while which has the title that says "buy radeon 4850 . dont get 8800GT "

1. no compatibility issues.
2. dual slot means the cooler + card will take up 2 slots . not electrically but physically.
3. get radeon 4850 and a thermalright cooler if u need it. ( or zalman cooler from singapore )
4. if u're getting from singapore , make sure u can obtain warranty. ok , now i read this , in singapore 8800GT will be much cheaper .. so if ur budget is enough , get radeon 4850. .if budget limits u , get the 8800GT. . in india , there's not a huge price difference . overall , i recommend buying in india itself . warranty is much easier to procure. and the extra penny u pay for radeon 4850 even if bought in singapore is worth it.

[amrawtanshx]

Hi All,
I want to go for 8800GT 512MB Alpha Dog (now Rs 9700 + VAT :p) but need some advice whether my present PC will do it justice.


AFAIK ...Currently XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog costs 11.9k + VAT.
MSI one is around 10.5k .None is less than that.

[se7en_sg]

AFAIK ...Currently XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog costs 11.9k + VAT.
MSI one is around 10.5k .None is less than that.

Nope, latest price drops came into effect earlier this week after the "ATI Onslaught".
As far as Kolkata is concerned, the XFX 8800 GT 512MB Alpha Dog is available here for 9500-9700 + VAT.

[dOm1naTOr]

@KaranTh85
read the anandtech and xbit labs review of 4850
xbitlabs :
ATI Radeon HD 4850: Summary

Highs:

* Excellent gaming performance
* Outperforms Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX in high resolutions
* Wide range of supported FSAA modes
* Best edge detect CFAA quality in the industry
* Excellent quality of anisotropic filtering
* Impressive potential: 800 ALU, 40 texture processors and 16 render back ends
* DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support
* Fully-fledged hardware HD video decoding
* High-quality HD video post-processing with scalability
* Built-in 8-channel audio controller with HD support
* Compact PCB and cooling system
* Low noise
* No compatibility issues
* Sound over HDMI
* Low price

Lows:

* Relatively high power consumption
* Cooling system works at the utmost of its potential
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/amdradeonhd4850preview_061908005229/17115.png
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/ati-radeon-hd4800-games_12.html#sect1



[quote from anandtech]
For starters, the Radeon HD 4850 looks to be the best buy at $199, even better than NVIDIA's price-dropped GeForce 9800 GTX. What's also unbelievable is that compared to the 4850, our beloved GeForce 8800 GT seems downright slow in a number of benchmarks - and the 8800 GT is only 8 months old. It's also very refreshing to see this sort of competitive pressure at such a reasonable price point, while it's fun to write about 1.4 billion transistor GPUs it's a dream come true to be able to write about this type of performance at under $200.
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3338&p=7


bout the heating problem, guru3D found that the fan speed is locked at 30% even at high temps[some bug in bios] and they did some tricks[downloadable] and after increasing the fan speed to 70%, the temps wont go higher than 55c!!!!!!! otherwise it wud touch 90c at max load. Soon ATI wud release an updated bios to fix the problem.

[KaranTh85]

@KaranTh85
read the anandtech and xbit labs review of 4850
xbitlabs :
ATI Radeon HD 4850: Summary

Highs:

* Excellent gaming performance
* Outperforms Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX in high resolutions
* Wide range of supported FSAA modes
* Best edge detect CFAA quality in the industry
* Excellent quality of anisotropic filtering
* Impressive potential: 800 ALU, 40 texture processors and 16 render back ends
* DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support
* Fully-fledged hardware HD video decoding
* High-quality HD video post-processing with scalability
* Built-in 8-channel audio controller with HD support
* Compact PCB and cooling system
* Low noise
* No compatibility issues
* Sound over HDMI
* Low price

Lows:

* Relatively high power consumption
* Cooling system works at the utmost of its potential
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/amdradeonhd4850preview_061908005229/17115.png
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/ati-radeon-hd4800-games_12.html#sect1



[quote from anandtech]
For starters, the Radeon HD 4850 looks to be the best buy at $199, even better than NVIDIA's price-dropped GeForce 9800 GTX. What's also unbelievable is that compared to the 4850, our beloved GeForce 8800 GT seems downright slow in a number of benchmarks - and the 8800 GT is only 8 months old. It's also very refreshing to see this sort of competitive pressure at such a reasonable price point, while it's fun to write about 1.4 billion transistor GPUs it's a dream come true to be able to write about this type of performance at under $200.
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3338&p=7


bout the heating problem, guru3D found that the fan speed is locked at 30% even at high temps[some bug in bios] and they did some tricks[downloadable] and after increasing the fan speed to 70%, the temps wont go higher than 55c!!!!!!! otherwise it wud touch 90c at max load. Soon ATI wud release an updated bios to fix the problem.

Hmmm looks Ati has done a lot of hardwork & homework also :D

[desiibond]

Do you remember Tortoise and hare race story?

nVidia relaxed a lot in the past couple of months and AMD did steady improvements to ATI's GPU lineup and the result is clear now :)

[nvidia]

Nice example:)
Now that they're ahead of nvidia, its no more slow and steady wins the race. ATi will have to keep up with whatever nvidia throws..

[ssk_the_gr8]

^^ dude , read a few of the previous posts. .get the radeon 4850 and forget the 8800GT. . man , i'm getting sick of telling this many times. .maybe , we shud have a sticky for while which has the title that says "buy radeon 4850 . dont get 8800GT "



Totally agree man.. even i have got sick of explaining this to people on various forums.:x
we live in the land of NVIDIOTS

ATi HD4850 >>>>>> 8800gt

P.S.- people please read previous posts & do a little bit of searching.:!:

[nvidia]

we live in the land of NVIDIOTS


:lol:
Thats true..
And you got some things wrong i think..
The 4850 >>>>> 8800GTX
Correct me if i'm wrong but this is what i found in a review in AnandTech.
The only bad thing is that the 4850 consumes a li'l more power than the 8800GT. But that hardly matters compared to the huge performance difference..

[giri1991]

I have Intel D946GZIS Model Mother Board
My Processor is Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (Dual Core)
Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / 2 Cores / 2 Logical Processors / 64 bits
Has a PCI X16 Slot ...

What Series cards can be Supported in my PC ? and I have a budget of aroung 8000 RS so will i get ant worth card of 8 Series ?

P.S : I need some lil Power gaming atleast :)

[dOm1naTOr]

and the main drawback 0f 4850 being high temps will not be a big concern as guru3d found its some bug with fan speed, and will be soon fixed with a bios update.
so one less (-) for 4850

[ssk_the_gr8]

:lol:
Thats true..
And you got some things wrong i think..
The 4850 >>>>> 8800GTX


i know that man.. i was just pointing out to people its much much better than 8800gt...which everyone seems to want to buy.

[KaranTh85]

What is the maximum temp any card can handle?

if 4850 consumes more power the it needs a high watt SMPS ? how much 500Watt will
suffice ? :D

Any any steps we can take to keep this card cool to make it last longer ? :rolleyes:

[sagargv]

^^if u r referring max temp to the threshold temp. its different for each card, example 8600GT has a threshold of 110C beyond which it slows down ..

usually 90C is the max that is considered OK. . anything beyond 80C causes slight uneasiness and we try to increase fan speed or reduce OC. ofcourse , there are exceptions

500watt i expect is enough. if its a cooler master model , assuming 70% efficiancy , we get 350watt .

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/731/17/

this says radeon 4850 used 235 watt at peak .. so we're quite safe ..

toms say http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4850,1957-20.html

250watt peak , so again we're safe with a CM 500W psu even if offers 60% efficiancy ( we get 300watt ) ..

as far as the temps are considered , do a bit of googling dude.

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about16404.html . here's one solution.

[ssk_the_gr8]

What is the maximum temp any card can handle?


ATi .. cards.. can bear a max temp of 100C. ..
if u want to a cool card.. :D .. u could go for a non-refrence cooler..
buy a card.. which has a zalaman.. or some non-refrence cooler..
like Powercolor PCS,Sapphire Toxic, MSI Diamond editon

[nvidia]

I have Intel D946GZIS Model Mother Board
My Processor is Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz (Dual Core)
Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / 2 Cores / 2 Logical Processors / 64 bits
Has a PCI X16 Slot ...

What Series cards can be Supported in my PC ? and I have a budget of aroung 8000 RS so will i get ant worth card of 8 Series ?

P.S : I need some lil Power gaming atleast :)
All PCI-e cards are supports your config.
I'd suggest you to buy the 4850. Although its priced at around 11.5k, its better than the 8800GTX.
If you can't increase your budget, then wait for a price drop..

[KPower Mania]

^^ dude , read a few of the previous posts. .get the radeon 4850 and forget the 8800GT. . man , i'm getting sick of telling this many times. .maybe , we shud have a sticky for while which has the title that says "buy radeon 4850 . dont get 8800GT "

1. no compatibility issues.
2. dual slot means the cooler + card will take up 2 slots . not electrically but physically.
3. get radeon 4850 and a thermalright cooler if u need it. ( or zalman cooler from singapore )
4. if u're getting from singapore , make sure u can obtain warranty. ok , now i read this , in singapore 8800GT will be much cheaper .. so if ur budget is enough , get radeon 4850. .if budget limits u , get the 8800GT. . in india , there's not a huge price difference . overall , i recommend buying in india itself . warranty is much easier to procure. and the extra penny u pay for radeon 4850 even if bought in singapore is worth it.


Dude are u paid to bash NVIDIA ?? It seems so ...... i dnt hav any problem with buying the ATi HD 4850 but ur bashing NVIDIA like ur paid to do it !!!

[nvidia]

^^
Dude we are here to guide people. He is just making sure that people get the best for what they pay.
See some old posts in this thread and you'll find sagargv asking people to buy nvidia cards. Its about whats best, not anything else.

[sagargv]

@kpower mania , i am not bashing nvidia ( although i agree the intial price of gtx260 and 280 says that nvidia deserves bashing ).

between 8800GT and hd4850 which are closely priced , i'm merely pointing out that hd4850 is a better buy than 8800GT .. .agreed , i'm bashing the 8800GT for that price. . not nvidia.

it makes sense to buy 8800GT if its priced at 7-8k now considering the performance of hd4850.

if indeed nvidia was paying me for bashing , would i stick with the pathetic 8600GT ? if nvidia pays me to buy ( or offers freely ) i will definitely take a 8800GT.


@nvidia , thank you for ur support. i'm just offering my opinion to fellow digitians after reading reviews.

[topgear]

Can anybody tell does hd4850 has any kind of inbuilt physics processing unit (ppu).

[nvidia]

^^I don't think it has one.
@sagargv: No problem man..

[Davidboon]

which is the best graphic card that is now availaible in india.
well how about the ati radeon hd 4850.please help me i need aquick descision. to be precise im in bhubaneswar and where can i get that card. i can spend a max of rs 14000.

[nvidia]

^^For about 12k you can get the 4850.
Awesome VFM and beats every other card in that range.

[giri1991]

Plz help ... is this that Radeon HD 4850 Card ???
Link 1 (http://www.amazon.com/HIS-H485F512P-Radeon-DL-DVI-Express/dp/B001AZI9BG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1216396083&sr=8-3#productPromotions)

[sagargv]

^^ yup . thats the one.

@topgear , neither nvidia nor ati are making ppu's . nvidia is offering physics processing through the gpu. even amd's gpu's can do the same thing. . actually , there are drivers which do that though not official .

nvidia's drivers emulate a ppu. there was an article in toms which was telling abt the progress on physics on ati gpu's...

[giri1991]

Great ... Ordered my BRO and Told abt that CARD could be getting it in 2 months :D

[topgear]

Look, What I've found :

Palit Radeon HD4870 512MB Graphics Card Review

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/8162-palit-radeon-hd4870-512mb-graphics-card-review.html

iew.html

Read through all 22 pages coz it worth reading every page :D

I guess price should be near Rs. 20000 as gecube is selling their HD4870 for Rs. 19500 ( from theitwares )


which is the best graphic card that is now availaible in india.
well how about the ati radeon hd 4850.please help me i need aquick descision. to be precise im in bhubaneswar and where can i get that card. i can spend a max of rs 14000.

GeCube HD 4870 GC-HD487XTG5-E3 for Rs. 19500. Though it's more costly than 4850 but worths every bucks.
http://www.theitwares.com/gfxcards/gfxcards.htm

[ssk_the_gr8]

Dude are u paid to bash NVIDIA ?? It seems so ...... i dnt hav any problem with buying the ATi HD 4850 but ur bashing NVIDIA like ur paid to do it !!!

hey .. hes not bashing nvidia... hes sayin the truth..
check his previous posts....

& why are u haveing a problem... are u a NVIDIOT/nvidia fanboy :D

[ancientrites]

@ ssk_the_gr8
pls check the later posts sagargv has already explained him.

[rajkumar_pb]

My System hangs very often and after the reboot a huge noise come and i think it comes from GFX card... What may be the problem..