Help me find a cheap video card
08-24-2006, 08:33 AM
#31
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Re: Help me find a cheap video card
just get the 6800 Vanilla AGP that can be unlocked for $60 shipped in the classifieds, its a good card for the price jago. you'll DEFINATELY notice a diff from intel integrated craphix.
Make sure you have an extra HDD power plug for the card as well as a 350w power supply as MINIMUM.
Make sure you have an extra HDD power plug for the card as well as a 350w power supply as MINIMUM.
08-24-2006, 12:47 PM
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Re: Help me find a cheap video card
You're gong to be disappointed. You need something that supports Pixel Shader 3.0. That one doesn't and the hack to make it work sucks *****. The the primary reason I upgraded from a ti4200 to a 6600. This means you cannot play BF2 with it or nearly any game released in the last 6 months and expect anything short of nintendo graphics. You need something in the 6xxx or 7xxx series for Nvidia or X1300/X1600/X1800/X1900 for ATI to get Shader 3 support.
08-24-2006, 12:54 PM
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Re: Help me find a cheap video card
Originally Posted by jagojon3
I'm gonna go with the GeForce ti 4800, cuz it's free. Hope it works good or I may take one of you up on an upgrade 
and 640 x 480 @ low quality does not count.
that 6800 unlocked could easily do 1024x768 @ highest quality, probably 1280 x 1024.
08-24-2006, 01:49 PM
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Re: Help me find a cheap video card
Originally Posted by jagojon3
On a 2 ghz machine?
let me put it into terms you can understand.
you have 750cc injectors, 3" exhaust and a ACT Xtreme PP on a stock d15 HF motor.
d15 motor = video card
all the other = rest of the PC.
08-24-2006, 02:16 PM
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Re: Help me find a cheap video card
Haha I understood that.
I'm gonna install the 4600ti and see how much of an improvement it makes first, it still has to be a ---- ton better than the integrated graphics that I had, and I was playing games alright with that too.
Yuri I may hit you up in the near future
I'm gonna install the 4600ti and see how much of an improvement it makes first, it still has to be a ---- ton better than the integrated graphics that I had, and I was playing games alright with that too.
Yuri I may hit you up in the near future
