Graphics Cards related queries here.

[Sambit]

To view TV channels you will need a TV Tuner card. Nothing else will do.

For decent casual gaming I recommend nVidia FX5200 based cards. Now this card is not a TV Tuner card but a plain graphics card. To meet all your requirements, you will need to buy :

1. TV Tuner Card - 1.7k
2.GFX Card - 2.8k

Thanks for your reply. Now, cant I get a card which has both, I mean a GeForce FX5200 with TV-Tuner rather than buying two different card ??
Well if such a card exists then it makes sense to buy that only if the price of it is less than ( 1.8 + 2.7=) 4.5 K.

[anishcool]

Originally Posted by Sambit

Now, cant I get a card which has both, I mean a GeForce FX5200 with TV-Tuner rather than buying two different card ??
Well if such a card exists then it makes sense to buy that only if the price of it is less than ( 1.8 + 2.7=) 4.5 K.

Yes you can get Graphic cards with a built in TV-Tuner, but those will definately not be below 4k.

Ati's All-in-wonder cards have all the features you are looking for, but to my knowledge even the Radeon 9000 Pro all-in-wonder retails for somewhere around 8-9k

Though I am not sure at all on the prices. I recommend you check out the prices from a dealer or post a thread asking for prices.

If I get the prices I will PM you.

Cheers !

Anish.

[sumitava_b]

Somewhere I heard that games older than 2/3 years wont be run with pc-e card. Is it true?

[akshayt]

says who?

[sumitava_b]

I forgot just heard in some trash talking......dont mind.

[The Day Walker!]

hey pals...

had several questions... needed some help...

1. wot is the price range...... of asus 6200 cards........???

i checked the asus site,,, for various models, for 6200,

and got this 2, N6200/TD, N6200GE/TD.

the 1st 1, says agp 4x complient, but the second 1 doesnt says anything

like that, so

2. wanted 2 know whether the 2nd 1 is also 4x complient or not????

3. is it better 2 buy a 5200 card or 2 buy a 6200 card????

thanx

TDW {RES}

[mohit]

you should have posted this on the sticky for all grafix card queries. go here.

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13761

mods plz move this query there.

[The Day Walker!]

hey pals...

had several questions... needed some help...

1. wot is the price range...... of asus 6200 cards........???

i checked the asus site,,, for various models, for 6200,

and got this 2, N6200/TD, N6200GE/TD.

the 1st 1, says agp 4x complient, but the second 1 doesnt says anything

like that, so

2. wanted 2 know whether the 2nd 1 is also 4x complient or not????

3. is it better 2 buy a 5200 card or 2 buy a 6200 card????

thanx

TDW {RES}

[medigit]

it depends on ur budget.if u have a high budget then go for 6200 but other than that go for 5200 .Its is a good value for money Graphics card

[akshayt]

dude geforce 6200 may be better than radeon 9600 and fx 5600

what comparision

geforce 6200 non-tc
better still geroce 6600 agp,abt 8k

[sam2211]

hey ppl, this is my comp:
pentium 4 2.8 ghz
512 mb ram
geforce 4 mx 400
and the other usual stuff
that mx card is completely useless, culd sumone pls suggest the best card for a price below 10k, thanks a lot

[akshayt]

go for 6600gt agp if you don't want to upgrade to pci-e

agp shd be abt 11k and up

[sandeeprao]

does anyone know which version of directx does the geforce 4 mx 420 support????i'm having heck a lot of problems..i recently installed "mohpa" but when i start the game it just gives a message that " u need a DX8.1 compactable card".but the readme file says that the game has been tested with a geforce3,4,4ti etc. so how come it doesn't work for me??

[sam2211]

Originally Posted by akshayt

go for 6600gt agp if you don't want to upgrade to pci-e

agp shd be abt 11k and up

are the pci-e cards that much better? can i install a pci-e card on my comp? wat are the prices for the pci-e cards?
thanks a lot

[geek_rohit]

Originally Posted by sandeeprao

does anyone know which version of directx does the geforce 4 mx 420 support????i'm having heck a lot of problems..i recently installed "mohpa" but when i start the game it just gives a message that " u need a DX8.1 compactable card".but the readme file says that the game has been tested with a geforce3,4,4ti etc. so how come it doesn't work for me??

You might need to update you drivers. And install the latest version of DirectX

@sam2211 you can install a PCI-E card only if your computer is based on the new intel 915 or 925 chipset.

[akshayt]

amd 64 too have support for pci-e

also,some games aren't supported by geforce 4mx

also,pci-e is newer over agp,in mid range cards atleast cost a bit cheaper and won't you prefer it over agp

but you can wait some time to make biger upgrade.

[sam2211]

i think ill stick to an agp card for now, thanks for the help ill check prices for the 6600gt in my area. till then i wanted to switch to the intel extreme graphics chip that i have, how do i switch from my agp to the intel xtreme?
thanks a lot for the help

[nashedi]

Originally Posted by supersaiyan

hey nashedi, the 6200 is available in only 32mb man. u need a pci-ex mobo and atleast 512mb ram to run it. but yes it is around3-4k.

hey man i think i worte there 6200/256 mb perfectly clear....
can't u read it that way....(not the tc thing dude)

[akshayt]

dude tc may comes for 64mb dedicated and upto 256mb ,check chip

[sam2211]

dude will the 6600gt allow me to play most of the games with full graphics, like deus ex invisible war and maybe even hl2. does the gt come in 128 and 256, wat are the prices for both
thanks

[Shreekant]

hi
can i use the divx output of the msi ati rs480 to connect to my normal tv ? i'll be getting a new pc with this mobo.

thanks in advance

[akshayt]

don't get rs 480,get something better ,nforce 4 preferably nforce 4 ultra or higher

also,6600gt is a decent card

check this link for performance in diff games.

but with a good system you may for instance say,
deux invisible war: @ 1024*768,highest settings you may not even get 30fps,but you can ask others whther lower fps is fine or not
if you want 30>= then you will need to invest in 6800gt or x800pro atleast,,maybe higher for lower system

hl2 you shd be able to play @ 1024*768,highest settings

both of them don't include aa and af though

doom3 you might be able to play @1280*1024,highest and no ADDITIONAL aa and af on.

these are probably ingame settings,refer to link to ee how they are tested.

[PrinceHeart]

Hi Guys,

Just returned from Mumbai last night.
Got the graphic card i was looking for. Or rather - got the costly one available there

XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra
256MB DDR3
256Bit
AGP8X
DUAL DVI/S-Video OUT
3 yrs warranty from Big Byte Corp.
running on win98se and winxp_sp2
Bundled Package:
2 X DVI-SERIAL port socket
1 S-Video Cable
1 NVIDIA Driver's CD
1 X MOTOGP2
1 X X2-THE THREAT (2 CD)
1 X COMMANDOS - DESTINATION BERLIN (3 CD)

Cost = Rs. 32100 /- from Prime ABGB
Got 550W power supply for Rs. 5750 (before i had 300w)

Installed latest drivers for win9x and winxp from nvidia.com last nite.

So well - the cost went real UP with all this - i wasn't expecting - BUT it all well when it ends well. Looking good now though.

Question:
Bought a s-video to 3 rca cable
can see the desktop and the folders - had set the card on dual display
But when i open window media player and power dvd - can't see the movie. please help me out. Can't hear any sound either when i play any mp3 with media player and winamp.

This is the only problem i got for now. Rest seems working properly. Don't wanna overclock the card - since im just a novice with this. Don't wanna end up loosing everything.

Kindly try to help me out with the TV diaplay and sound problem please.

thanks

[vegeta_killer]

i got my self P4 1.7 ,4x AGP i know it's a old machine but can u suggest me a good card .
but i got some querries.....

1.what the difference 4x , 8x n PCIe cards have n what else some one must have in there GPUs to play all up-end game

how much is it like to invest in them if i m just a novice in this field.

[[flAsh]]

I saw on "ebay.in" some body was selling BFG 6800 Ultra OC just 4 Rs.29K
nice indeed!!! I didn't wanted 2 buuuy b'coz I will buy my new PC when I go 2 MIT so I thought it might help u ppl

The biggest thing in that card is that the core at stock clocks 410Mhz instead of 400 Mhz (that's what oc means)
It gives 1yr comprehensive warranty and has good bundled goodies

[hafees]

someone pls update the price list.

[sam2211]

thanks for the help akshayt, i was thinking of making the upgrade to pci-e,
how do i check which motherboard i have? also could u suggest some
pci-e cards that are as good as the 6800gt and also the prices for the gt and pci-e.
thank u vry much

[akshayt]

Just tell your motherboard.

Also,6800gt pci-e shod be starting at abt 24k.
THough x800xl you shd get around 20k.

Also,if somebody has 1.7ghz , he shd upgrade if not now then within few months as that is a bottlenekc also now since pci-e is out it is safer to stick with wit or atleast 8x.

THough ask others abt 4x.

just upgrade 1.7ghz

[magnet]

okk guys...i want to know.........which card within the range of 4.5k to 6k is good........

my frnd needs it.....he is having intel 915 mobo original....well i also think it has the pci-e feature.....

nyways now i want to gain some knowledge regarding cards..........i heard that card of pci sucks comparing too pci-e and agp...is it true????

next out of all the post i read here......the 2 companys which rule graphic industry r nvida (whtever) and ati..........nvida make geforce....and the ati makes radeon(sorry....wht knowledge i gain frm post is wht i m concluding...if i m wrong correct me)...........out of this 2 which makes better card than other..... and wheredoes asus and all stand??? also wht is leadtek,powecolor gainward and all......other companies or part of the above 2........

mor questions ill post l8er as they strike......
(i m newbie..in graphic card related thing....all games i hav played is with onboard graphics....now i m trying to know abt card........so my questions might look silly......some notes by me may b in correct......ppl plz correct me)

[King_Niral]

the best cards are of Gainward and MSI which r priced at good rates !!!!!!