CHOOSE'N a VIDEO card

[33RAVEN]

heys guys...
just a quick question is it best to
do 7950 GX2 or 7900GTX in sli mode...
OR just wait for the dx10 cards

 

[melarcky]

WAIT i mean today is Oct 13th 06 and Nvidia's 8800 series is being releaced in less than a month... and they will be DX10 and will destroy any dx9 card out there. so wait one month save more cash and then fully enjoy games. what card do you have right now?

 

[enforcerfx]

Yea i agree with melarcky on this one. Dont blow 500-700 bucks when that money can go towards a nice DX10 card. Personally, i would suggest buying a x1900xt or 7900GTO, and hold out for Ati's DX10 model: The R600. Also, some of the money should go towards vista, as DX10 cards only run on that OS. What are the current specs of your PC right now?

 

[unbiased4u]

^^ what they said. What are you running now?

DX10 will be worth the wait, in terms of performance.

If you're running an Nvidia GF2 MX series and need a card now, then a 7900GTO or X1900XT is the way to go. But if you have a something like a 6800GS or even an ATi 9800 series, it might be better just to wait.

 

[melarcky]

^^ what they said. What are you running now?

DX10 will be worth the wait, in terms of performance.

If you're running an Nvidia GF2 MX series and need a card now, then a 7900GTO or X1900XT is the way to go. But if you have a something like a 6800GS or even an ATi 9800 series, it might be better just to wait.

even if he had a gf6200 it still doesnt matter.. just wait a month dude you wont regrete it

 

[rwaritsdario]

The SLI of the 7900GTX beats the SLI 7950GX2 at 16x12. Higher than this I believe the quad-core wins.
But wait for DX10, and get a single highest end card. SLI has awful $/performance ratio.

 

[33RAVEN]

hey thx 4 da reply...

well rite now im build'n a
new gaming rig...
basically start'n from scratch!!!

 

[GeneticWeapon]

well rite now im build'n a
new gaming rig...
basically start'n from scratch!!!

Build a handgun while yer at it!!!

 

[Chil]

That's nothin. I'm building my next car from scratch, for real. I'm mining the metal ores and everything myself! No tools, either! It's all bare hands baby!

 

[melarcky]

That's nothin. I'm building my next car from scratch, for real. I'm mining the metal ores and everything myself! No tools, either! It's all bare hands baby!

haha good one... and this is a little off subject but where did you get thing that is in your signature? it says what you use. and how do you put it on your sig? thanks

 

[RyanMicah]

Did you try right clicking on it? LOL

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/Feurius/Chil_user_bar.gif

 

[RyanMicah]

The SLI of the 7900GTX beats the SLI 7950GX2 at 16x12. Higher than this I believe the quad-core wins.
But wait for DX10, and get a single highest end card. SLI has awful $/performance ratio.

Answers everything.

 

[melarcky]

lol i got that far but i want to have one where it fits to what i use. you know... ?

 

[RyanMicah]

Make one. There are literally thousands of system configs...LOL

My specs-

Comp-1 "Kandalf"
Thermaltake Kandalf Case w/ 25cm fan door
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe Mobo
Athlon X2 4200+ (Manchester 2.2ghz dual core)
eVga 7800 GT CO SE-256mb
2 Gigs (for now) Corsair 3500LL Pro Ram
Enermax Liberty 620w
Dual 7200RPM WD Caviars in Raid-0
Noisy 6gig laptop drive
10gig 5400RPM drive
Logitech Z5300 THX 5.1 Speakers
Samsung SyncMaster 215TW (21.5" 8ms response)
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Razer Copperhead Mouse
Pioneer DVD Burner
Pioneer DVD Rom
Memory Card reader
Floppy Drive

Comp-2 "BioHazard"
MicroATX Aspire X-Qpack
Asus A8N-VM CSM
3000+ Athlon (Venice 1.8ghz single core)
Modded Enermax Liberty 500w
Dual 150gig Raptors in Raid-0 (one clear cover, one not)
2 gigs of Corsair 3500LL Pro RAM (to be transfered to SLI system)
Razor Copperhead and Ideazon ZBoard (which I hate)
Logitech X-530 5.1 speakers
Floppy
Dual Laptop DVD Burners in one 5.25" bay
Samsung 204B 20" monitor (5ms response)
Onboard 6150 GPU (for now-will be getting the 7800 from Comp-1 when I get a DX-10 card)

Comp-3
Dell Dimension 2400 case
P4 Socket 478 (2.4 ghz)
Intel board with integrated graphics (who cares what kind it's fairly crap)
512mb's ram
G7 Cordless mouse and Dell keyboard
80gig HDD
big ol' CRT
Lacks AGP slot, but has contact points for one (why you don't buy premanfacturered systems if you're "in the know")

I've also got an all in one HP printer and cheap (but fairly comfy) black leather chairs! Both Athlon systems run Win XP Pro 64-bit. The Dell has XP Home.

 

[Chil]

I'm still awake! Bwahahaha!

Anyway, just roam the internet for any given part. Such as http://www.userbars.com/hardware.php or somewhere similar. That site also has a useful animator which will combine the separate images automatically! Or you could do it manually like I did to produce a unique switching effect. Adobe Premiere or Jasc Animation Shop will do it.

 

[kooldj]

Wait for some more time and see what ati releases.

 

[oompa]

interesting