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what cheap gfx card? |
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I want a better graphics card, so I can see more techy demos or play some newer games, but i don't want to spend much more than 100€
My current gfx card is a "MSI MS-StarForce GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE" so I thought maybe I could get something at least slightly better for 100€ these days.
what you say? |
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Buy a Wii! |
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6600 GT ? |
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the 6600gt seems to be a good deal. do you know if it's a lot better than my current card? |
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it has ps3.0, that alone is worth it, if you want to watch "techy demos" |
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...and honestly, who doesn't want to watch techy demos? |
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o/ |
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OLDSCHOOL!!!11111 |
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the 6600GT is the perfect companion :> but it begins to be a bit old for upcoming games... |
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I have a 7800GT but I find myself still liking oldskool. Yeah, I know... just say the word.... |
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there's plenty of room for both oldschool and techy in my world! |
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just to mention an ati card: x1600 pro. that's also a shader model 3 card, it fits in the 100 eur price range and might be a bit faster than the 6600 gt. but even a non-gt 6600 is still good for the demos. |
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I've a x1300 and it is a shit. It has ps3 and that shit, but it looks as slow as my old geforce 2 TI in fillrate. So, whatever you choose, take in mind you shouldn't get the lowest card or you might be buying something slower that what you already have |
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Just lately the first 7600GS have dropped below 100€ (pci-x version). With the gf7600 cards, even the GS seems to be faster than the old 6600gt so it might be at least worth considering. |
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How about this one?
http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/picasso4
Oh sorry... you said "cheap"...
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Nutman: The Cirrus Logic GD5446 would cost you about $5 on eBay, so yep... cheap. ;) |
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tribão: Oh, and it installs in Zorro-2 slots and there are drivers for AmigaOS for it? ;) |
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hehe, Picasso IV, that'd be somehing :)
BTW, I don't have pci-x... Is it still "the future" of gfx cards or was it just a hype? When you answer, just assume I have been living under a rock for the past 100 years or so :)
now i'm both confused and interested about the relation between Picasso IV and that Cirrus Logic board, though. |
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that was supposed to read pcie anyway, evil little hand...
a 7600gs should be available for agp as well for like 120eur or so, dunno if you want to spend that.
of course you can go with a 6600gt as well, still should do for most if not all demos |
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I was looking at buying a newish laptop.. And was wondering about the ultra portable ones.
They usually have those intel 950 accelerators.
Are those any decent? Do they support pixel shaders in a practical way (fast) .. Do they support opengl equally well they support directx? |
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Any cards worth it from ATI?
Are higher numbers always better?
How do I know that the card I'm going to buy will have ps3.0 support? |
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Quote:...and honestly, who doesn't want to watch techy demos?
o/ |
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waffle |
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get a 7600GS |
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The 950 GMA excels in one thing: being a piece of shit. Not worth looking at unless you're into writing software renders ;) |
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