Your Gaming Rig and Graphics Query Rig...

[akshayt]

Hi

The abt graphics catds thread is pretty flooded and busy , also very narrow streamed compared to peoples recent demands.

Mostly for games of 2004-2005 and this may not be true for 2005-2006 through out.
Correct me if i am wrong.

RAM(2004-2006,emphasis on 2005-2006-2007 mid )
512mb:low end,play upcoming games at 800*600 med and pasted out games at 1024*768 high - mid
1024mb ram:mid range,play upcoming games at 1024*768 , mid-high or even highest and pasted out games at 1280*1024/1600*1200 highest (no aa/af incl unless automatic)
2048mb : play any upcoming game fine
Ram ddr-slow
ddr 333-ok
ddr 400+ - up to date

CPU
Amd 64bit 3700/Intel 3.8ghz - any up coming game just fine
Amd 64bit / Intel 3.0HT non-celeron(preferably 3.4 or amd 3200 64bit +)- recent games at 1280*1024 or 1600*1200,mostly,highest or higher res
Athlon XP 2800/Intel 2.8:1024*768-1600*1200 med-highest(mostly high-mid or high or better)
Amd 2400/Intel 2.4-1024*768 +- , med-high
<you shd upgrade
you may be able to play pasted out games at 800*600 med or of the likes

Correct me anywhere i am wrong as this can be a chance, this is not exactly same for each game.

[akshayt]

Serious gamers:
Minimum:128mb geforce 6600gt
128mb X800 non se
128mb geforce 6800 non le
are there probs with X800's
atleast aren't 6800 / x800 moddable.

Better: 256mb geforce 6800gt/ultra(doesn't ultra and x800xl now come in 512mb)
256mb radeon X800xl/xt/xt pe
256mb x850 non se , preferably non valnilla,check reviews does it even exist,
anyways x850xt pe or even xt might do
confirm

Best: 7800gtx 256mb

Even Better:SLI 7800gtx 256mb(doesn't it have probs with msi k8n diamond )

[akshayt]

Mid range CARDS ( in equivalence of 2004)

Upper Mainstream:
6600gt , 6800 , X800 , 9800pro(256bit memory interface,ask others abt 128bit), 9800xt,
fx 5900ultra,fx 5950 ultra , maybe FX5800ultra also,and sub divisions,fx series is crap
Lower Mainstream:
FX5800/5900 and sub divisions other than ultra and ultra oc,9800,9700(dx 8.1 nah?,outdated),geforce 6600,X700 128mb etc

[akshayt]

why don't you people post

[godzi_85]

i gues people are not understanding what yo utrying to tell them

what about the dual-core graphic cards? are they available here??
and ya if buying a new machine or upgrading your card your better of buying a dx 9 card ... for better future proofing..
nice post dude..

[Keith Sebastian]

Originally Posted by godzi_85

i gues people are not understanding what yo utrying to tell them

you can say that again

[prathap_lab]

hi,
which one is better?

1) geforce fx5200 (256MB)
or
2)Radeon 9250 (256MB)

and also which make of geforce is better?
if possible prices of the above cards. (i am from bangalore)

please reply.

thank you.

[mohit]

@akshayt
good initiative u took to help others purchase graphic cards according to their needs but your post is entirely cluttered and unreadable and confusing... plz improve that. also as u have posted that min 2 gb of ram will let u play any current game , i would like to correct u that 512 mb or more of ram is good enough even for doom 3 provided u have a decent gpu. 2 gb is just a hype !!!