Graphics Cards related queries here.

[mamba]

Originally Posted by mAYHEM

I want to buy a PCI based graphic card.It should cost be between 4K-5K.so plz help me

i got a pci fx5200 . getting a new rig in may , so u can have mine . pm me if interested

[mohit]

hey guyz plz check these links and tell me if these xfx cards are 128 bit or 64 bit and also are they having hynix memory or normal memory (as i read in a post by nirmal that hynix ones are better)

http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view.php?sku=PVT43PNA

http://www.xfxforce.com/product_view...ku=%20PVT43PUA


also suggest among these 2 cards which is better to go for ?

[mako_123]

Hey allwyn
Can you tell me why 6200 is cheaper than 5700, Is it better than it or not. I want to buy a PCI based card . My budget is around 8000. Which should i go for.

[imported_sudden]

hi

i won this Asus V9999 card (ASUS GEFORCE FX GT6800 SEALED PACK) from ebay.in for Rs.6800 (+ Rs. 150 shipping cost)

any advice? anyone got any problems with this one?
should i go for it?

3 yrs national waranty

Specification:
Graphics Engine: GeForce 6800
Video Memory: 128MB
Engine Clock: 325MHz
Memory Clock: 700 MHz (350MHz DDR)
RAMDAC: 400MHz
Bus Standard: AGP 8x/4X/2X
Memory Interface: 256-bit DDR
Max Resolution: 2048x1536

Supplied with VGA Driver CD, Multi-Language Manual CD, S-Video to Composite Lead, SVGA to DVI Converter, CD Case, Medi@Show SE, ASUSDVD, Battle Engine Aquila, GunMetal, Games Power and Deus Ex: Invisible War.

pic: http://i3.ebayimg.ebay.in/02/i/03/e5/35/a5_1_b.JPG

also.. what's the current price?

thanks

[mohit]

@sudden
hey dude i think u r buying from a seller named panchkula_traders , lemme tell u i seriously think he is selling fake cards .....he claims he imported the cards thru rashi peripherals but when i contacted rashi they told me there was nuthing like dat and they wont be giving the warranty for his products. i have reported him to ebay and rashi..... i dont know if u shud go for it but just beware coz i think that chap is not genuine...

also the current price of a asus geforce 6800 ultra will be anywhere between 20k - 25k (i am not sure)

anyways if u decide to go for the card plz do temme the product serial no. when u receive it , ill check for u if its genuine. and dont worry if he sells u a fake card also ur purchase is protected by ebay and u will get the refund even if he cheats u , so i think u can go for it......dnt forget to tell me how the card is when u receive it

[imported_sudden]

hi mohit,

thanks for the reply.

yes, it was from panchkula_traders. no negative feedback (7) so far.. so i think may be its safe. i really dont know.

if i can get a refund, ill buy this one. i will inform you about the product once i get it.

thanks again for your concern.

[mohit]

@ sudden
see even i was looking at his feedback score but ill tell u something ... check all the buyers profiles who have bought items from him and u will notice that all of them have created their ids on either 14th or 15th april 2005 , also they have bought items in very very quick successions ....... u knw wht i think , i think that chap himself created these ids and bought items frm himself just so he could fool others with a huge positive feedback...... chk for urself and lemme knw if u have any more doubts.... i was also planning to buy frm him but i jst had a dispute solved by baazee (now ebay) and i got a refund for a product ...their policy says u can claim a refund only once a year or something dats y i am not buying this card n all as i have used up my purchase protection option ... but u can go ahead without worrying , u will get the refund in a month if anything unfortunate happens....

[blade_runner]

Originally Posted by sudden

hi mohit,

thanks for the reply.

yes, it was from panchkula_traders. no negative feedback (7) so far.. so i think may be its safe. i really dont know.

if i can get a refund, ill buy this one. i will inform you about the product once i get it.

thanks again for your concern.

Damn one more victim i guess ! We had a long discussion abt this trader on our forums ! He is scamster for sure. Since a Asus 6800 costs arnd 13k in the US even, there is no way anyone can offer it for half the price even if he/she purchased it in a lot of thousands. If he has laid hands on a stolen shipment then its a diff thing. Dont go by his feedback since most of the trades he has done have been done in single day or so within record time. On baazee it takes time to sell things. If u want more info abt this scamster refer this thread
http://www.techenclave.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2448

If u havent sent the money then do it !

[blade_runner]

Originally Posted by mako_123

Hey allwyn
Can you tell me why 6200 is cheaper than 5700, Is it better than it or not. I want to buy a PCI based card . My budget is around 8000. Which should i go for.

A 6200 (not the TC version) shud perform as good as the 5700(not the ultra) in most newer games. If your budget is in or arnd even 8-9k i suggest that u add 2k more and get a 6600GT which shud be twice as fast as the 5700U.

[Ankit]

well i thin most of the duscussions are centred around chipsets and agp bus based gards...plz suggest a budget card (under 5K) for PCI-Exp ....plz mention model no.as well...

[imported_sudden]

many thanks to mohit and blade_runner,

decided not to go for it

i have a feeling there was something wrong with this... that's why i asked.

thanks for clearing my doubts.

[abhishek_sharma]

:roll: hi guys, i am a casual gamer. iwould like to buy a video card but have ltd. budget(around 2500).
moreover i have no idea whatsoever abt the diff. cards on offer in the market at the desired price range.

i was planning to go in for a geforce 5200 128 mb card but the posters at techtree.com forum have said that the xfx 5200 card is unable to run nfs hp2 at full settings, leave alone play doom 3. i am in a fix . many suggest all kinds of cards of the geforce series, geforce 440, geforce ti, etc.etc.

i feel helpless, i would love playing games like nfs underground and due to release crikcet 2005 on my new vid card.

please help!!!!

[geek_rohit]

Abhishek, ever heard the saying that you get what you pay for. This saying is true to a great extent in graphics card arena. At this budget the 5200 is the best available right now. But...at this cost you can't expect to have all the eye candy turned-on could you. Its like you pay for a Maruti 800 and want the looks and the performance of a Skoda or a Lancer. Thats the irony. The 5200 is a decent card for entry budget level gaming. It will let you play most of the games, some at low settings, some at medium, and some old ones at full settings. So it is the higher you pay the better the eye candy. You just have to find the card which will give you the maximum bang for the buck. So I say get the 5200, and start gaming. Forget the rest!!!
Peace......

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by mako_123

Hey allwyn
Can you tell me why 6200 is cheaper than 5700, Is it better than it or not. I want to buy a PCI based card . My budget is around 8000. Which should i go for.

I think the 6200 (Non-Turbo Cache) will do for you if the budget is fixed at 8k,but i say the best buy would be a 6600GT For a safe enough gaming

Also the 5700 is slightly better in peformance compared to 6200.The Pricing is mainly because the 6200 is an entry level budget card of Nvidia,Kinda like the FX5200 story in the AGP segment.

Btw i suppose the 6600 plain version is somewhat available for the same budget which forms a decent card....Just enquire about it as well....

@abhishek.....The FX5200 wont be able to handle the High settings of most recent games.Say if you turn on the AA and AF on this card and play a game it will barely post playable frame rates.So if you are a very hardcore gamer meaning if you like to play the games at highest possible resolutions and details then this aint the card you are looking for but if you barely adjust the game's Video settings then this card will be quite sufficient for your current needs.As far as cricket 2005 is concerned i think it can handle it as well.

Moral of the Story:
High Game Settings Needs High Graphic Card & High Graphic Card Need High Green Bills

[abhishek_sharma]

thanks for ur response guys

[jay4u]

Hi people,

I have an 2.4 Ghz 512 Kb L2 cache intel processor. 512 MB ddr 266 Mhz RAM. And an Intel 845GBV motherboard with AGP 4x.

I wanna buy an graphic card. I asked a local dealer he said i ca get Geforce something for 128 Mb at 2100 Rs. and 256 MB at 4000 Rs. I dont know any great detail abt graphic cards. But i know cards from nvidia and ATI are good. Which card should I buy.

My needs : Wanna play latest games ( if possible with candy effects ON). I wanna play games like DOOM 3, Prince of persia, HL2, NFS 1 & 2. The games should run smoothly. Can I have a resolution of 1280 x 1024 resolution. I have an 17 inch monitor samsung 753s Syncmaster.

My budget : 4000 Rs. max

My need is basic

[lubu]

Visit this link :

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eocard101.mspx

It has an excellent article on choosing video cards

[geek_rohit]

@jay4u. I suggest go for the nVidia FX5200, it is a pretty decent card for the budget range. Though playing at 1280 x 1024 is not possible at budget cards. Not even on mid range cards. But the FX 5200 is gonna be easy on the pocket and let you play all the games at playable framerates, with some of the eye candy turned on. Depending on the game. Like DOOM 3 you will have to be happy with low resolution.

[Ankit]

like jay4u mentioned...is it worth paying almost double 2100 to 4000 for extra memory...i think the delaer is cheating him...

[Ethan_Hunt]

@jay4u....Well the One you are probably talking about will be the XFX Geforce Fx5200 obviously which is a decent card but Raising the resolution of the game with all eye candy is just like asking for a PIV Performance with your Celeron but rather on a more serious note this card isnt built in a much complex way to handle most high resolutions and Leave alone the Eye Candy option.Doom 3 barely posts playable frame rates on 800x600 resolution on this card,So dun be much surprised if u experinece a snail Crawling (Or even Slower) if you turn up the Video settings for this game.The rest lot of Games like UT2k4,POP:WW,HL2,CS:Source,Cricket 2004,Fifa Series,Mafia etc. looks pretty decent on Normal Resolutions.

My Bid would be the Fx5200 with 128MB VRAM will do perfectly if you are a casual gamer Ohhh Btw Do also remember this is a 8X Agp Card and With ur 4x Mobo u wont be able to utilise the full capacity of this card.(Just a Freindly reminder)

@ankit.....Nope In case of a Fx5200 the 128MB is almost the same in performance compared to its 256MB counterpart.So If u tend to fall short on the budget you can definetly opt for the 128MB Version without any hitch as it will do away pretty well

[sidewinder]

Just boought xfx 5700 fx for rs 4350 two weeks ago.Its hell of a card for budget buyer.u can play doom3 @1024*768 with med details...go 4 it

[thegame_rulez]

hi sidewinder..is urs the le version or the geforce 5700 non ultra?

[mukherjee]

Hi,
I am new to this place.
I have an athlonxp 2600+ 512l2 cache, nforce 2 mobo.
I want to buy a decent card- Price - 4k-5.5k
Also enlighten me on some of the 64 bit and 128 bit ram issues.

[jay4u]

Hi,

i wanna buy a graphic card which has a built in TV tuner to watch TV channels and recording functionality and is made for DirectX 9 b. I mean DirectX 9 b games must run smoothly not that too many features should be turn on, The gameplay must not get affected, that's it.

I want the cheapest available card from reputed brand. I am willing to compromise on my budget for a good brand. But the graphic card must be AGP 4X compatible.

Features needed :
TV Tuner
DirectX 9b support
128 bit interface
min 256 mb onboard
adequate clock speed
Integrated hardware MPEG-2 decoder
TV out card if available

Games wanna play
All latest games
Farcry, Battlefield, DOOM 3, POP, etc.

Please quote card name, price and other alternatives.

[Ethan_Hunt]

Well the Cheapest possible card available and from a reputed brand and that too at 4x speed,not to mention with TV-Tuner capabilities

Man Dun wanna sound like a total nOOb on this one but i hardly know any card with such capabilities or a 4x card with so much capabilities to be more precise.The Cheapest Possible Card=Fx5200 with DX9 Supporting Option Below that would all fall in the 4 Series like Ti4600,4200 and so on.Each of these card lack some or the other features that u have mentioned.Like the FX5200 can Handle Dx9 Based games,Pixel Shaders,Tv and DVI-Out (Optional),128-Bit Interface,256MB VRAM and also handled your mentioned games at normal res but Lacks the TV-tuner Option,Also no 4x version is available for this card.Other Alternatives Mean Club3d Ati Radeon 9200Pro and SE models in both 4x and 8x variations but still lack in some of your features.

So My Final verdict for your Cheapest card search would be Geforce Fx5200 with 256MB Vram @Rs.4.3k

@mukherjee....Well The Geforce Fx5200 will serve well for you too but even you seem to have a 4X Mobo i guess,So expect the card running at 4x default speed.The 256MB 128-bit Version of this card must Fit your 5k Bill.Also I assume you mean the Graphic cards 64-bit and 128-bit Variation issues.Well in that case,the basic difference is that the more the Memory the More the Bandwidth or the Data Transfer rates.The 64-bit performs almost say 30/40% less as compared to the 128-bit versions.

[mukherjee]

@ allwyndlima

I confirm that my nforce 2 mobo is agp 8x conmpatible. In that case, should I go for Fx 5200 or FX 5700 LE? Also, should I go for 128 MB or 256 MB? Price band knowledge will be helpful to me. My PC has atleast 1.5 years left in it.

[sandeeprao]

i need help,
i have a 128mb ram and a 64mb geforce 4mx420 ,i recently played hitman contracts,it works fine but once in a while it gets hanged and when i restart xp gives me a mmsg saying that the video card driver could not complete a loop or something of that sort,, i had played gta vice city on my comp and it worked well, but after this hitman problem came up i reinstalled gta vice city and man.......it doesnt work properly even on the lowest settings..
plz tell me what i can do abt it.. i have the latest drivers for my card.(my card has been made by mercury)....

[Ethan_Hunt]

@mukherjee....hmmmm So you have the 8X Version of Nforce 2 well in that case i suggest a Fx5200 128MB Vram 128-Bit version Must do for you which will be around 2.3k atleast (XFX Brand).The 256MB Vram one is almost the same in performance as compared to the 128MB one and Don't even think of considering the LE version of 5700,a Non-Ultra version will perhaps do but not the LE version as its performance is dam slow for most recent games.Also if your Pc has 1.5 yrs of lifeline still pumping then am sorry to bust this news to you but i think you'll definetly need a better graphic card as the Fx5200 wont last for that long.

@sandeep.....I Suppose the Graphic card drivers are definetly the culprit for this issue.Better Re-Install you drivers also try ending most of XP's background services and Unwanted tasks.

[suhas_sm]

Wat about ati cards ?? which ones are equivalent to 5700 ultra ?
Pls suggest me a good graphics card for A8n sli / 3200+ 939 / 1 gb :roll:

[Ethan_Hunt]

Originally Posted by suhas_sm

Wat about ati cards ?? which ones are equivalent to 5700 ultra ?
Pls suggest me a good graphics card for A8n sli / 3200+ 939 / 1 gb :roll:

Ati Cards Like 9550,9600Pro And Xt are some of em which fall in almost the same league as of the 5700Ultra.

As for your A8N Mobo the best bet is the 6600GT PCI-E Version costing around 12k.....Make em 2 6600Gt's in case ur budget is dam high and Wanna Make full ultility of ur SLI Mobo.