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FPSC Classic Product Chat / Suggested Graphics Card

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MattWorley
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Posted: 21st May 2006 23:04
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Hi,

I'm in desparate need to upgrade from an on-board intel Graphics Card in my Dell GX280 (Intel 914 I think). However I am on a tight budget, I have seen this card, 128MB Sapphire Radeon 9250 AGP
, which I can get quite cheaply. Will it do the job as far as FPSC is concerned as far as functionality and performance?

Thanks in advance,

Matt
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Bloodeath 6 6 6
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Posted: 21st May 2006 23:05 Edited at: 21st May 2006 23:07
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how about this is my suggestion


a good one.


lol

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MattWorley
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Posted: 21st May 2006 23:37
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A Sensible answer would be much appreciated.
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MattWorley
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Actually ignore this post for now. Just realised the Dell has PCI-Express not AGP. DOH !!!!!
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Lucifer
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Quote: "I have seen this card, 128MB Sapphire Radeon 9250 AGP"


ewwww. that cars sucks, get ati radeon x700!!!

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Lightning Bolt Studios
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Posted: 22nd May 2006 01:57 Edited at: 25th May 2006 00:20
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one with either ATI or NVIDIA chipset with 128 megs ram or higher with 256 bit memory, the 128 bit memory cards are cheaper but only have half the bandwidth, and as many pixel pipelines as possible that you can afford, 8 pipes or higher, I just sold my ATI ALL in Wonder Radeon 9700 Pro and it ran FPSC great, I had to sell it because I upgrade my mother board to PCI express, and my new card is ALL in Wonder X1800XL and its runs even better.

I would not buy any card lower than these GPU models ATI 9600 Radeon or higher, or NVIDIA Geforce 5200 FX or higher

Here’s some chipset and memory comparison

ATI
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/131
Nvidia
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/132

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Benjamin A
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Posted: 23rd May 2006 11:14
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It's old.

If you're on a tight budget you can still get an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro, they're quite common still, or you may even be able to find a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro or XT. Make sure you get one of these cards with 256Mb. These cards are pretty good, pack a lot of power compared to some of the newer low entry cards.

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NVIDIA Geforce 5200 FX
i have that

and fpsc runs fine on it, the most dynamic entites i got in a lvl without lagging to 22 fps was 64

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Rick123
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Get the Radeon 9800XT. That is what I have.

Here is its features:

Features

Cinematic Rendering
Up to 256MB of DDR memory provides increased performance when rendering high resolution textures, characters, and environments
256-bit memory interface delivers the bandwidth for real-time 3D graphics and barrier-free performance
8-pixel pipeline architecture doubles the rendering power of other graphics processors
Maximum 3D
SmartShader™ 2.1 supports the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 feature set, enabling cinematic quality lighting and shadow effects.
SmoothVision™ 2.1 delivers the sharpest, clearest textures without sacrificing frame rates.
128-bit full floating point precision enables billions of color variations to render the same lighting and effects as Hollywood studios.
Featuring Catalyst®, the industry's most stable 3D acceleration software.
Generation Now Technology
Supports the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® feature sets, ensuring long-term compatibility with the hottest gaming releases.
FullStream™ removes blocky artifacts from streaming Internet video to deliver smoother looking, higher quality online content.
VideoShader™ integrates features to provide unprecedented support for digital and high definition video.
Only Products designed and built by ATI offer:
Hassle-free manufacturers warranty
Responsive and knowledgeable Customer Service Team
Extensive online user resources and updates through ati.com
Feature-rich, frequently updated, ATI designed Catalyst® software

Here is the link: http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/features.html
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Benjamin A
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Quote: "NVIDIA Geforce 5200 FX "


That one is old too, much older then a ATI 9600 or 9800.

Quote: "and fpsc runs fine on it, the most dynamic entites i got in a lvl without lagging to 22 fps was 64"


If I do that I still get 30 fps..... the most dyn entities I got in one level is over 300 and still getting over 26fps, but I didn't try beyond that.

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=ChrisB=
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ATI ca go suck my girlfriends ASS!
nVidia is the way to go
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Benjamin A
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Posted: 24th May 2006 10:48
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Hey mind your language, there are kids around

It's just what gfx card you're used to and what experiences you do have with them. I've used nVidia for years but always gave me problems with a number of 3D applications and even some games. I got so tired of the crashes, that I decided to buy an ATI, praying that my games would still run on it.

Well, my games still run fine and all of my 3D applications run stable now, so no more nVidia for me.

All I can say is never buy the low entry version of any gfx card, not even the newest. Don't get the standard or LE version, they're bad.... always. The developers have taken out the expensive stuff to lower the price and still try to make you believe it's a powerful card. But in the ned it's not, it will lack all of the serious power you need and will be outdated very soon.

You could buy the standard version or LE version of the newest card, but for the same money you buy the high end version of a slightly older model with lot's more memory on it, and still pay less or about the same amount. But you will pack a lot more power, even though the card may be slightly older, it will still surpass the newest card.

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I have a geforce 6800gs (pci-e,sli) it can run almost any game on the market a high settings and it is cheap. Im thinking about doubling it up with two cards . Oh, whats this I here about Directx10 not working with older cars? I don't want to have to buy a new card. Well, I know old cards will work with x10 just not as good as ones that are made for it or something like that.

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Posted: 26th May 2006 21:46
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Bob i hate you.
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