is this a good card for my computer

[jdowling80]

is this a good card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150145


all have now is the onboard intel media accelerator. will i be able to play todays games with this could i go with something cheaper an be ok for awhile
thanks

 

[jdowling80]

XFX PV-T73G-UDF3 Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

 

[jbscotchman]

Yeah thats a great card, and you get a free copy of Ghost Recon. Definitely worth it.

 

[jdowling80]

how does this compare:

SAPPHIRE 100106SR-RD Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

 

[guyinyourattic37]

The 7600GT is on par with the x850xt. But tha 850 is older tech.

PS: The gt OC like a *****.

 

[p8ntslinger676]

hey i have a x850xt and it still works great, havent had any problems with it, i say either one cus it really doesnt matter fromyour standpoint.

 

[illicitsc]

SM3 has yet to prove all the hype it deserves in my mind. Sure, in 3dmark it looks better, but in oblivion its negligible when compared with bloom. So ya, x8xx cards are still good.

 

[Primitivus]

They're both very good cards and either one will make a huge difference from integrated graphics. Go with the cheapest one if you want to save for a major upgrade in the near future. (Your CPU is not the best choice for games IMO).

 

[cleeve]

SM3 has yet to prove all the hype it deserves in my mind. Sure, in 3dmark it looks better, but in oblivion its negligible when compared with bloom.

I have to violently disagree with you there... I personally can see a HUGE difference in HDR vs Bloom.

IN Serious Sam II, Far Cry, and Oblivion... HDR is an amazing thing. I had a chance to play with a 7600 GT, and it can handle HDR really well on a decent system. It'd be a decision maker for me if deciding between the 7600 GT and X850 XT.

 

[jdowling80]

i think ill go with the 7600gt thanks fot the help

 

[Vile]

SM3 has yet to prove all the hype it deserves in my mind. Sure, in 3dmark it looks better, but in oblivion its negligible when compared with bloom. So ya, x8xx cards are still good.

I also disagree. As Cleeve said there is a HUGE (f*cking) difference between the Bloom effect and HDR in Oblivion.

Get the 7600GT unless you can afford the X1800XT.

Have fun with GRAW.

 

[jdowling80]

well i ended up at a computer store about a month ago and bougt a MSI nx6600 for a 135.00. I should have waitted for shipping on a card online huh? I just wanted to play civ4 with someone so i went out and bought both. i got robbed by not buying online right?

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

well i ended up at a computer store about a month ago and bougt a MSI nx6600 for a 135.00. I should have waitted..

WTF !?!

You went from looking at buying a GF7600GT to buying a GF6600 non-gt as an impulse buy!?!

WORST MOVE EVER.... well since the people actually buying an FX5200 as an 'upgrade' from a GF4ti.

Seriously the GF6600 is a weak card and for that price in June/July you coulda got soooo many better cards!

OIE! I sure hope you didn't buy it to play with any SM3.0 features because it's not gonna do it for actually gaming, but the demos will sure look good as slideshows.

Why did you get a GF6600 after so many people pointed to the GF7600 and 850? Those are basically 3+ times the card/performance that the GF6600 is.

 

[Gary_Busey]

Ha, wow, you really got ripped off on that one. Take that shit back as fast as possible.

 

[kaotao]

Ouch! This is when buyer's remorse is a good thing.

 

[jdowling80]

yea i know. iwent to 3 or for different places and didnt really find any good cards i bought that because it said it overclocked 10%. ill buy a new one in a couple months and put this in my wifes computer

 

[nottheking]

Well, it all depends on what, exactly, you want out of your video card; you really can't go wrong with either the Radoen X850XT or GeForce 7600GT.

Yes, HDR does make a difference, but in the case of the GeForce, it means sacrificing AA... And don't listen to those that say "a high resolution negates the need for AA." No matter WHAT resolution you go to, the fact remains that you won't pass a relative resolution of ~92 dpi. So you have to weigh that against the HDR.

Of course, there's also the "alternative" SM 2.0 version of HDR for Oblivion, and in a few other games that use HDR use SM 2.0 HDR; it not only works on Radoen X cards, but can be used on GeForce cards with AA at the same time. And yes, in Oblivion's case, it pretty much looks the same, and has the added benefit of being highly tweakable.