Suggest a Good Graphics Card

sridatta · 29-08-2007, 12:13 PM

Hello guys..

i would like to buy a new graphics card. My specifications are

256 MB graphics card
PCI Express Slot
Price range - 2500-3500 Rs

Please suggest me a good graphics card. Also suggest which of NVidia or ATI Radeon is better..

infra_red_dude · 29-08-2007, 12:19 PM

any brand, nvidia geforce 8500gs based 256mb pci-e card will fit in that budget.

Choto Cheeta · 29-08-2007, 01:06 PM

^^^^

umm.. 8500 GS under 3.5k, may be a little hard to come...

how ever 8400 GS will fit in for sure...

dOm1naTOr · 29-08-2007, 01:10 PM

I think 8400GS is for 2.6 k and an 8400Gt is for 3.4k range. Ita probably better.

infra_red_dude · 29-08-2007, 01:31 PM

i think 8500gs will jus fit it about 3.7k, or haf the prices rised?

sridatta · 29-08-2007, 01:41 PM

i want to play games like GTA San Andreas, NFS Carbon etc.. does 8400 GS play smoothly..

Choto Cheeta · 29-08-2007, 01:56 PM

^^^

GTA SA runs fine but more present games like BioShock will run in lower 800x600 with medium or low settings with 8400 GS its Rs. 2650/- take a loot at here, Quick Look at XFX 8400 GS

sridatta · 29-08-2007, 02:04 PM

@cheeta

btw, what is DVI cable ? i didnot heard about that.. i m sorry... i m completely a newbie in graphics card terms..

Choto Cheeta · 29-08-2007, 02:17 PM

You dont need one unless you have a Display device like a TFT which has DVI Interface...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

DVI gives better Response time and better picture quality than Traditional Analog connector which we use with traditioncal CRT monitor...

8400 GS has both out put DVI and Analog too.. so no need to scrach ur head for DVI

sridatta · 29-08-2007, 02:25 PM

well.. then cool

so.. 8400 GS is better for basic gamers.. i think i can go with that.. (cheaper too

)
btw, whats the diff between GS and GT
also.. what is XFX ??

infra_red_dude · 29-08-2007, 02:37 PM

yes 8400 series is sufficient for basic games. xfx is the company which manufactures and markets the gfx cards. gs and gt are the two version of the same chipset based cards which haf a slight performance difference.

sridatta · 29-08-2007, 02:40 PM

which one is better GS or GT?
is the price almost same for any manufacturer? if no.. what is the price for XFX 8400 GS and XFX 8500 GT

abhi_10_20 · 29-08-2007, 03:16 PM

GT's the better one i think....you could also look for Gforce 7 series... wud be better in performance for the same cost...but not with DX10 support...
digi's article was quite good on gfx cards this time...

29-08-2007, 03:24 PM

which is the lowest priced 512 mb graphics card?

sridatta · 29-08-2007, 08:31 PM

in graphics card specification, it was given as 256MB SUPPORTING 512MB what does this mean??

sagargv · 29-08-2007, 08:41 PM

the card has 256 mb integrated ram and can share 256 mb of system ram to make it 512mb total . dont bother with the memory low-mid end , it doesnt matter although higher the better . . . wat i'm trying to say is i wud prefer 256 mb 8400GS instead of 512mb 8400GS if the price diff is 1k + . higher memory( 512mb + ) will help u enable extreme eye-candy in some games and more importantly allow u to play at much higher resolutions .this cant be acheived with low-end cards so dont bother with much high mem like 512mb in low end models now. .

sridatta · 29-08-2007, 08:47 PM

well.. i have 1 gb DDR dual channel enabled RAM.. I would go for XFX GeForce 8400 GS with 256 MB.
What is so special about XFX ??
why is everyone suggesting GS instead of GT, if GT has got DDR3 and high performance?? is the cost difference of 800 as stated above high for the perfomance gain??

sagargv · 30-08-2007, 09:14 AM

ur system ram is way slower compared to ram on the g-card . i dunno abt the performance diff between 8400GS and GT . i didnt know that 8400GT existed , i thot only 8400GS was there . XFX uses higher quality components like capacitors , PCB , etc.. which are more stable and allow better OCing . thats y xfx , evga(not in india AFAIK ) , BFG ( not in india AFAIK ) are preferred .

sridatta · 30-08-2007, 12:06 PM

well.. i m new to this graphics card stuff.. i thought i should buy one and started searching for.. everyone's openions are different.. finally, most ppl suggested to go for 8400GS. I m not sure whether 8400GT is present.. Well..I m residing at college hostel.. and i have very few resources for buying these things... If i couldnot manage to buy an XFX card, does that matter a lot in performance ?? what about the price.?? are XFX expensive than others??