Graphics Cards related queries here.

[Aniruddh]

@digitized pal he wants a AGP card and neither POWERCOLOR X800GT nor PC X800GTO is available in agp,they r only available in PCIE so thats why i didnt suggest that.if u hav any doubt than check this- http://www.powercolor.com/global/main_product.asp

[anirudhasarawgi]

which is better

6800GT
or
6800GS
or
2 x 6600GT (SLI)

[Aniruddh]

6800GT is better than 6800GS.well i wont suggest 6600GT in SLI infact i'll suggest u to go for 1 6800GT or 7800GT.

[abhijit_reddevil]

Originally Posted by Aniruddh

@digitized pal he wants a AGP card and neither POWERCOLOR X800GT nor PC X800GTO is available in agp,they r only available in PCIE so thats why i didnt suggest that.if u hav any doubt than check this- http://www.powercolor.com/global/main_product.asp

Ya, I forgot, sorry. . Forgot that he wants AGp version.

[john_the_ultimate]

Hi! digitized and Aniruddh. I got a price of Rs.19500 for XFX 6800GT 256MB AGP. Is it alright or the vendor has quoted high price? My friend has raised his budget to 20K. And is really interested in buying this product. Should he go for XFX or any other brand. Any other alternative or suggestion. He also has a Coolermaster 400W Smps is it enough or does he also has to upgrade it?

And digitized I had called TIRUPATI ENTERPRISES but they didn't give the price and insisted me to come to their showroom. I even asked that atleast tell me if X800GT or GTO is available, but got the same answer, " please come to our showroom."

[Aniruddh]

yea price seems to b perfect.u can eva go for LEADTEK its very good.(according 2 me and many its a better than XFX).

[abhijit_reddevil]

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

Hi! digitized and Aniruddh. I got a price of Rs.19500 for XFX 6800GT 256MB AGP. Is it alright or the vendor has quoted high price? My friend has raised his budget to 20K. And is really interested in buying this product. Should he go for XFX or any other brand. Any other alternative or suggestion. He also has a Coolermaster 400W Smps is it enough or does he also has to upgrade it?

And digitized I had called TIRUPATI ENTERPRISES but they didn't give the price and insisted me to come to their showroom. I even asked that atleast tell me if X800GT or GTO is available, but got the same answer, " please come to our showroom."

Ok pay them a visit once, they are located behind Indian Airlines building, Bowbazar at Robert street. But their owner told me during compass 2005 that if you ring them up they will give the price.

[dspmunna]

hi guys can u please help me buy a agp 8x graphic card my price range would be 3000 to 4000 and please not more than that.......

[Aniruddh]

6200 will come in ur budget.

[dspmunna]

Anirudh do u recoment 5700 or 6200

[yash]

what about my agp card?i dont want my system to be the bottleneck so here are my other configs intel 1.7ghz cpu and 256mb sdram.what do u think?

[Aniruddh]

5700LE is one of the worst card i guess.6200 is much better than 5700 so better go for 6200 non tc version.
@yash sorry pal i didnt get u,wat u tryin 2 ask?wat u want and wats ur budget?

[iinfi]

what is the difference betn graphics card and video card

[yash]

i want an agp graphics card for my old compaq pc.and i dont want to go buy a graphics card more advanced/faster than what my pc can support.
thats why i mentioned the config and asked to suggest a graphics card that will be fine for me.

[anirudhasarawgi]

plz guys tell me the latest prices of

XFX GeForce 7800 GT 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI VIVO PCI-E

XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI VIVO PCI-E

XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-E

[ashnik]

will adding a 6200/128 PCIe card increase Photoshop CS2 performance over MSI 482's onboard graphics?
Athlon XP 2800+ 64bit + 512 ram

[Aniruddh]

@ashnik well i dont think there will b much of a diff if u put a 6200 gpu.der mite b a slight performance increase but not that much so i dont think payin around 3.5k will b worth.

@anirudhasarawgi
1-Leadtek winfast GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB DDR3 will come around 32k(dont hav any idea bout XFX but i m very sure it will b more expensive).
2-Leadtek GeForce 7800 GT 256MB DDR3 around 26k (dont hav any idea bout XFX but i m very sure it will b more expensive).
3-XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 around 22k.

@yash u can go for 6200 non tc version which will come around 3.5-4k,6600nu around 6-6.5k,and 6600GT around 9k.6600GT is the best among those 3 card then 6600nu.now its up to u how much budget u hav and wat kind of work u hav if u will b playing high end games then get a 6600GT or else get any one of those other 2 card.

[anirudhasarawgi]

i want the north-east prices of :

XFX GeForce 7800 GT 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI VIVO PCI-E

XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI VIVO PCI-E

XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-E

plzzz

[TechGuru#1]

anirudha..............last time checked (Sep05)

XFX 6800GT 256MB was costing Rs 22,000 @ Datamation - Guwahati

[yash]

but what about bottlenecking? do the latest igh end games support my cpu/ram at high settings?i would like to play nfsmw/fear/path of neo in the near future.

[Aniruddh]

well yea it will b if u go for high end card it wont perform 2 its fullest ability.u can play games like nfsmw in low to medium setting but forget about FEAR it wont run even in medium settings i guess may b in low settings.if u can then i'll suggest u to get more 256MB ram it will definately make sum diff.get a 6600nu for ur rig that shud b the the best choice as 6600GT wont b able to perform at its best with that config,thats wat i feel.

[subhranath]

Can you guys suggest me a AGP card (either nVidia or ATi) within 4 thousand?


And which is the best place to look for it in Kolkata?

[john_the_ultimate]

Go for XFX 6200 256mb, should be within ur budget.
Best place CHANDNI CHOWK.

[cryptid]

ok i have been doing this little survey bout XFX 6600 and found these diffrent variations of the cards let me list out the diffrences between them

in this first category there are cards which are PCI-e with DDR memory, with dual DVI or DVI VGA or only DVI ouput option & have memory bus of 128 bit

in the second category there is this card which is also PCI-e with DDR2 memory and not DDR, & TV DVI output(no VGA), the thing i like bout this card is that it has a TV output and is Using DDR2 memory instead of only DDR( i feel DDR2 is preferable to DDR as DDR2 is new) but the memory bus is only 64-bit compared to 128 bit for the other cards,,, is memory bus something i need t be looking out for( what is memory bus plz explaind)??? & it also has something know as low profile enabled which the other cards dont have have plz explain what low profile is,,

P.S what is Dual DVI or DVI or VGA will i be able to connect to my TV(for using as a large monitor) using this DVI or VGA option

[john_the_ultimate]

let me see if I can explain:
Memory bus: The memory bus is made up of two parts: the data bus and the address bus. When people just make reference to "the memory bus" they are usually referring to the data bus, which carries actual memory data within the PC. The address bus is used to select the memory address that the data will come from or go to on a read or write.
The wider the data part of the bus, the more information that can be transmitted simultaneously. Wider data buses generally mean higher performance. The speed of the bus is dictated by the system clock speed and is the other main driver of bus performance. The bandwidth of the data bus is how much information can flow through it, and is a function of the bus width (in bits) and its speed (in MHz).

Therefore, 256bit is better than 128bit and 64bit gives the lowest performance.

DVI: Short for Digital Visual Interface, a digital interface standard created by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) to convert analog signals into digital signals to accommodate both analog and digital monitors. Data is transmitted using the transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) protocol, providing a digital signal from the PC's graphics subsystem to the display. The standard specifies a single plug and connector that encompass both the new digital and legacy VGA interfaces, as well as a digital-only plug connector. DVI handles bandwidths in excess of 160 MHz and thus supports UXGA and HDTV with a single set of links. Higher resolutions can be supported with a dual set of links.
IF u have a highend tv/monitor such as LCD, PLASMA etc. then u can use DVI interface. Else for normal tv, connect using the s-video output if available.

[yash]

so can u help mw with a brand of 6600nu and how much memory card i should i go for and also the name of some dealer in mumbai who has it.
thanks.and about the ram,how much will a 512 mb sdram chip cost?i currently have two chips of 128mb sdram.

[Aniruddh]

go for either Leadtek or XFX 6600nu 128MB and shud cost u around 6.5k.

[subhranath]

Which 6200 AGP model should I go for?
And among the followings which is the best:
6200, 9250, 9250 or 5700.

My budget is max 4k.

Can any of you recommend any particular shop to look for it in Kolkata?

[cryptid]

ok i went thru the product details of XFX 6600 on the official site and i found around 10-15 variants of 6600 GPU
i dunno what is DVI output and since i dunno what it is i feel it is not very usefull for me,,, ok now lets cut rite to the chase the cards that support TV output(S-Video connection) have a memory bus of 64 bit where as the cards that do not have TV output have a memory bus of 128bit,, is the memory bus gonna effect my gaming experince cause i would like to go in for the card that has TV output so that when no one is home i can call my friends over and have some 29" TV gaming experiance( that would be coolrite??)but if this memory bus is gonna effect my gaming experiance then i think i will cut out on the TV output thing cause i feel it just wouldnt be worth it but if it wont have any effect then its the best XFX 6600 variant available,,, and another thing i have seen this "memory interface" thing along with "memory bus" all the cards have a memory interface of 128 bit(even the the card that has TV-output) what is memory interface please explain. on some site i read i should be away from cards with 64bit memory bus or interface i am unable to rmr if it was "memory bus" or "memory interface"

[anirudhasarawgi]

What is the difference between

XFX Geforce 7800GT

XFX Geforce 7800GT EXTREME GAMER EDITION

XFX Geforce 7800GT SPECIAL EDITION

i m confused.....plz help me