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gfx card advice

  • 07-03-2004 3:47pm
    #1
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭


    im fairly new to the graphics card thing, and dont want to spend to much, what i need is some thing around the 100 euro mark, with good stability for games and a good tv out for playing my xvid/divx on my wide screen which is close to my pc ne way. what should i be looking for, my pc is gigabyte board w/ athlon xp 2000+ (1.67ghz) 512mb ram and 80gb hdd,

    this question my seem stupid, but alot of the card ive seen say agp 8x, does this mean i need a 8x slot ??? because as far as i can see in my bios mine only goes up to 4x????? how big an issue is this???

    all help will be gladly accepted
    Thank You


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  • #2
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    the card will run. but you won't be getting the most out of it (unless its a top of the range card, its nothing to worry about tbh)
    the sapphire radeon 9600 seems to be the best option for your price range (well, a few quid more)


  • #3
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    game wise how usefull would that card be?? examples call of duty, gta etc????
    im looking at the 1 on komplette for 112 euro? i c that also has an s-video cable with it, whick would prob cost the extra 12 quids ne way


  • #4
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    i'm only basing that on the recommendations that i've recieved, my 9600 should be arriving tomorrow...
    gta shouldn't be a problem, my gf4mx runs both gta3 & vice city flawlessly.
    i'll let you know what kind of framerates i get with cod.

    along with 3dmark 2001 & 2003 scores...


  • #5
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    ATI radeon cards are generally slightly better for AMD based systems. I concur with tman you could get the powercolor 9600 on komplett.ie for €112 + del.

    All AGP 8x cards will default to 4x if your agp slot doesnt support it. There isnt a massive diff between 4x and 8x performance despite what the naming implies.


  • #6
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    how have you guys found the tv out on gfx cards???? what r the pit falls and common problems there????


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  • #7
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    Dont think I have found any problems - its always been perfect. Not used it much tho - just for the novelty value. I have an All In Wonder card with tv tuner so do things the other way around ;)


  • #8
    Sir Random
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Sir Random


    For €100, you might be better off checking the For Sale threads for a Ti4200/4400/4600 with TV/DVI out (€50-€100).


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