Need help in picking a vid card for my pc

[Agozer]

I don't have a job, I study full time.

 

[echo]Get the 9800 Pro[/echo]

[Wizard]

I'm pretty much a slacker now since I got laid off. Now I'm going to focus on my schooling and finish reading my driving book yet another time.

 

[echo]The 9800 Pro! The 9800 Pro![/echo]

[emsley]

i got laid off to.

[Ryuken]

then how do u guys upgrade all da time?

[Gryph]

then how do u guys upgrade all da time?

I don't think anyone here upgrades "all the time."

[OverlordMondo]

I don't have a job either. I've upgraded once in my entire life.

[Prican25]

great, then i'm going with 9800 pro

 

i too am not working at the moment but i do side jobs here and there that do pay ok do to upgrades and such (nothing big of course hehe)

[zhugeliang]

did you look into the bfg 6800 oc, that thing looks spiffy.

[Wizard]

a 6800 is a top of the line card right now, 9800 Pros and FX cards are last generation, thus cheaper, but they can put out as much as the new gen cards could, if you own a 9800 Pro or a 5900 Ultra, saying you got them at launch, they will last at least 3 generations. Take alook at the GeForce 2, lasted right into the 6800 Generation, thats 4 generations of video cards it lasted and the Radeon 8500 also. Although these cards can't put out what they used to 5 years ago, they are practically the bare requirement for games.

 

8500 Pro or a GeForce 4 MX440(Which is GeForce 2 core clocked higher).

[-VIOLENCE-]

A bottleneck is something that slows something down which would normally run properly without said bottleneck.

so bottle neck is like buying the best of teh best video card that costs like 1000$ for your hella slow 900mhz computer?

 

is taht BOTTLENECK?

[Gryph]

Yes, that is a perfect example of a bottleneck.

[-VIOLENCE-]

Yes, that is a perfect example of a bottleneck.

what do you think is a good video card for a athlon xp 2200 without bottlenecking it.

 

 

or.. maybe bottle neck it a little, bottlenecking doesn't hurt that bad does it??

 

like taking small sips of poison and shi*

[Gryph]

Yes, that is a perfect example of a bottleneck.

what do you think is a good video card for a athlon xp 2200 without bottlenecking it.

 

 

or.. maybe bottle neck it a little, bottlenecking doesn't hurt that bad does it??

 

like taking small sips of poison and shi*

For the Athlon XP series, anything from a Radeon 9800 or GeForce 5900 down would be great. The only thing higher than those are the absolute latest generation (GeForce 6800 and Radeon X800) and it's not really worth it since you wouldn't get maximum performance from it. And they are hella expensive.

[-VIOLENCE-]

Yes, that is a perfect example of a bottleneck.

what do you think is a good video card for a athlon xp 2200 without bottlenecking it.

 

 

or.. maybe bottle neck it a little, bottlenecking doesn't hurt that bad does it??

 

like taking small sips of poison and shi*

For the Athlon XP series, anything from a Radeon 9800 or GeForce 5900 down would be great. The only thing higher than those are the absolute latest generation (GeForce 6800 and Radeon X800) and it's not really worth it since you wouldn't get maximum performance from it. And they are hella expensive.

what would happen if i get it anyways, like some dude came out of no where and was like...

 

psst, yo kiddo you want this stolen video card?

 

 

me: sure...

 

 

how would the new games like doom 3 and stuff run on it?

[Gryph]

Well it certainly wouldn't make anything worse. It's just that the card wouldn't be able to work at its full potential. There is no harm in getting the absolute best but its just not practical. But if its free and you don't take it, then you're an idiot.