-VIOLENCE- Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 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. haha okay, so if some random dude gave you that card would you put it in your system? or wait umm let me say that again... if you had an athlon 2200 and someone gave you that card for free, would it be wise to put that in or sell it and get a more suitable card.
Gryph Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 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. haha okay, so if some random dude gave you that card would you put it in your system? or wait umm let me say that again... if you had an athlon 2200 and someone gave you that card for free, would it be wise to put that in or sell it and get a more suitable card. Well it all depends if I think I will upgrade my CPU anytime soon. If I'm not going to upgrade within 6-10 months I would sell the card, get a 2nd best generation card and pocket the rest of the cash to spend on other more important things or save up for the next generation video card and processor. If you use a Radeon X800 (or GF6800) instead of an Radeon 9800 (or GF5900) with that processor you might see a modest speed increase but definitely not worth the money you could get by selling it and buying a lesser card. Also, if you are thinking of buying a video card from the last generation, go with the ATIs because they won that round.
Wizard Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 Not to mention cheap and uses less power. But nVidia is slowly winning me back, the only thing thats holding me back is price tag.
Gryph Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 Not to mention cheap and uses less power. But nVidia is slowly winning me back, the only thing thats holding me back is price tag.Yeah, me too. That's why I'm waiting on the next generation or maybe even 2 generations down the line before I upgrade my video card. nVidia just needs to get some drivers out that lets people play HL2 with DX9 and high frame rates.
Wizard Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 I agree. That's what they get for teaming up with ATi. Although DX9 is sexy, I still like teh Open GL.
ken_cinder Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 You're also forgetting the newest cards are available in PCI-Express flavours. There is ZERO point in grabbing an AGP variant of the newer cards, you should look at upgrading your motherboard to one that supports PCI-E if you're gonna blow the money on the latest and greatest video card. The difference between AGP 8x and PCI-E 16 is just huge.
Wizard Posted August 31, 2004 Posted August 31, 2004 Getting PCI-E now is useless, getting it in 3 years is worth it.
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