Graphics Cards related queries here.

[akshayt]

Radeon an geforce are the major and only graphic chipsets FOR GAMING that normally ppl take and are popular for gaming.
try to avoid ati as they have many driver etc probs,but if they give better bang for buck you MIGHT try them if their aren' that many probs.

cards are then made by companies like asus,ati etc using these chipsets i think.
For todays generatin card,asus shd be fine .
leadtek shd be fine
xfx is ok in india ,availbale many places

pci-e graphic card,
suggested buy
6600gt 128mb xfx i bought for 10.3
consider leadtek,though it has only 1 yr warranty and it is safe to go for 3yrs
consult others
otherbuy:
6600,for 7.5-8k and up

else geforce 6200 128mb or higher ,if 256mb then take ,

[sandeeprao]

i need some help. is there a seperate sd ram for p4's??????

[akshayt]

nowadays ddr is the most common vfm especially.

go to marker and try for sd 133 p4 ram
if it is expensive,change mobo

why do you want slow sd?

[mukherjee]

Hi pals.

I have Athlon XP 2600+ Barton @ 1.92G, nforce 2 mobo with 8x AGP + 512 MB DDR 333.

I want to buy a new dx9 based card. Budget-5.5-7k.

I researched a bit and found:

1)XFX Geforce FX 5200-256 mb/128 bit---> 2.9k
2)XFX Geforce FX 5700LE-256 mb/128 bit---> 5.7k
3)XFX Geforce 6200 Agp 8X-256 mb/128 bit---> 5.8k

What card should I go for. Please reply ASAP as it is an urgent upgrade

[akshayt]

your first 2 options , don't go with them

you may consider your third option
better still look for 6600 128mb agp 128bit

or if not possible radeon 9600pro or higher 128mb
,is 9500pro available thogh it probably isn't dx 9

[mukherjee]

Hi guyz,

Wat is the price for 6600 128mb/256mb? are they 128 bit? gddr memory?

[rohanbee]

Hi guyz,

Wat is the price for 6600 128mb/256mb? are they 128 bit? gddr memory?

Check www.techmirchi.com for prices online.............They have leadtek and xfx.
Yes gddr memory is there and on the newer more expensive 6600Gt you get gddr3 memory. Yes these are 128bit.

[akshayt]

actually you shd spend as much as possible on 3d card and there is no comparison betwenn 6600 and 6600gt

go for min:
6600gt
x800,provided it has no probs,seem to read something abt X800s
6800,sometimes it does loose to 6600gt

go for pci-e
recommended:
6800gt 256mb or higher or wait for next gen if you have decent card
X800pro/xl
X850pro or higher

[thegame_rulez]

i think geforce 6200 agp by xfx shud be the next best bet for casual gamers..who are thinking of gng for the geforce 5200/5700/radeon 9600..i think its got more features than its pci-e counterpart..and it has all the features of the new-gen cards..though u wont be able to put the eye candy on...however at a price of 5600 only..wat more can u xpect..!!!
so according to me this is the best vfm card in the entry level segment.

[King_Niral]

hey go in for the 5700le 128mb oz it costs 3950 !!! it comes with s-media !!!!
HEy i think go in for a cheap chard now the save up and when ati and nVidia introduce their latest chipsets the rates of the present cards will fall then u will have a bigger range to choose from !!!!

CHEERS !!!

[mukherjee]

hi pals

is there ne software which tells me all that i need to know abt my card, features and all? names , links are most welcome

[akshayt]

isn't 9600pro better than 6200 in majority of the games?

also,for low budget you may opt for radeon 9600pro

[george101]

Anyone please recommend a graphics card which can be used on pci slot having transform and lightning, and pixel shading support and can play most of the games. 256MB card is preferrable.My budjet is 3.5k

[akshayt]

You will need to find one though for 3.5k you may not get something too good.

pci interface is old for graphic card and used to be expensive and you may not find a wide range so easily.

Just tell us which motherboard do you have so that you can be recommended a new one with oboard graphics or new agp card etc.

[george101]

My computer is only 5 months old and i dont want to buy another motherboard so early
Can you please give me the list of good graphics card available with their price (which can be used on PCI slot)

[rohanbee]

hey go in for the 5700le 128mb oz it costs 3950 !!! it comes with s-media !!!!
HEy i think go in for a cheap chard now the save up and when ati and nVidia introduce their latest chipsets the rates of the present cards will fall then u will have a bigger range to choose from !!!!

CHEERS !!!

Never buy an le version of any cards they are always under-preformes and always are made using the worst batch of chips.......

[sagsall4u]

For the budget aroung 6k the FX 5700 would be the best bet. It should be around 6-6.5k.

i think going for the 6600 would be better

[akshayt]

did you not get my point?

if it is just 5months old why did you buy without agp/pci-e slot?

also,give your config.

for amd 939 ,
you can take msi rs 480,though not recommended but...

[george101]

I didnt know about agp/pci-e at that time
anyway my config is

intel P4 2.4 Ghz
intel 845GVSR (orginal) motherboard
256 Mb Ram
40 GB HDD

[akshayt]

for playing new games you shd consider 512mb-1gb ram total.

also,your cpu is also not very powerfull are you a gamer?

[King_Niral]

@george101 i have seen the PCI GeForce 2 Mx 400 with 64mb thats a T&L card no pixel and vertex shaders !!!! if im not mstakes there is a Geforce Fx 5200 with 64 or 128 mb ram in PCI slot mode !!!!

Its not very good though !!! BUT it is Much better Then ur Present ONBOARD SOLUTION !!!!

Don't Take Advise FROME KIDS !!!!
THEY CAN't UNDERSTAND THEM SELVES ADVISE DENE CHALE !!! EXAMPLE :-akshayt


Cheers !!!!

[mukherjee]

I didnt know about agp/pci-e at that time
anyway my config is

intel P4 2.4 Ghz
intel 845GVSR (orginal) motherboard
256 Mb Ram
40 GB HDD

You fall in my league man. 8) I think I saw a GF4MX TnL PCI card going for abt 2300+tax. Maybe a little bit of research is all that U need man. Happy gamin'. Take care n don't worry, the graphix lord is on ur side. Maybe u could consider a Geforce FX 5300 based solution

[akshayt]

There are games that are not supported on geforce 4mx and anyways geforce 3 ti is better.

Also,the game battlefield 2 , i read geforce 4 isn't supported.

also,geforce fx 5200 might not be better than geforce 3 ti ,ask others though.

you shd consider radeon 8500 ,9000,9500,9550,9600 series

[backfromhell4u]

I wanna upgrade my PC so I can finally play some of the latest games available. Right now I have the following (v.old)specs of my PC:
PIII 863MHz 128 MB RAM OS-Windows XP
Motherboard-D815EEA2 4X,2X,1X Universal AGP Connector for AGP Add in Cards
3 DIMM Sockets for 133-MHz SDRAM Memory Up to 512MB

I am almost sure to upgrade my RAM to 512 MB. But the graphics card is a problem. Which graphics card would support my system and have direct x 9.0 compatibility. Please suggest which models of Nvidia Or ATI would be ideal for my PC and would work on it normally.

[supersaiyan]

i am reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyy yyyyyyy confused as to which brand for the 6600gt i should buy. gainward golden sample, leadtek, gigabyte or asus. pls pls help. i am myself a big gainward fan. but i have seen at many sites that sometimes the gainward doesn't perform better than the other brands. and pls do not suggest xfx. i ain't gonna buy it

[dg_210]

good news is u have a agp slot on ur board

bad news is well...its a old proccy, so i guess u shld match it with something low power like fx5700 non ultra or LE or if u really wanna go low budget then the fx5200

just blindly upgrade to the max supported ram tho

[pimpom]

There is really no "ideal" match for a particular config. It depends on your budget, your needs and expectations. You can use just about any recent AGP card whether 4x or 8x (not PCI-E cards of course).

In the nVidia range, all video cards in the FX5000 series and 6000 series are DX9 compliant. In the ATI lineup DX9 compliance starts from the Radeon 9500 and X300 upwards.

Prices start from a little over 2k to over 20k. Your CPU is slow by today's standards, so even if you can afford to buy the high-end cards, their power will be largely wasted unless you plan to upgrade the rest of your system in the near future.

Suggestion : go for a low to mid-range card. We'll be able to make more specific suggestions if you state your approximate budget.

[aditya169]

HI i am having amd 2800+ with asus K8S-MX m.b 52 ddr ram

please suggest me a good pci-express card which will run half life 2 , doom 3 at good frames My buget is around RS 5000-6000

AND please tell mow much v ram does that card contain with prices


THANKS
Aditya

[aditya169]

its 512 mb ram

[aditya169]

And please see that the card should be direct x 9 .c compatible
thanks