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kanati   03-30-2007 at 07:42:10 PM

I'm finally ready to buy a new video card and I need help picking out the right one. The games I want to play are Supreme Commander and C&C Tiberium Wars. My budget is $200 (Canadian). Here are the contenders:

-EVGA E-GEFORCE 7900 GS KO 256mb - $176.62
-Sapphire Radeon X1950GT 256mb - $194.99
-Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro 256mb - $199.99

Which one gives the best bang for the buck, or is there something better elsewhere? I was also wondering if there would be any issues with my power supply.

Thanks for any help.

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-17" Samsung CRT

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kaotao   03-30-2007 at 08:03:59 PM
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Out of those, I'd either go with the X1950pro, or the 7900GS. With your current PSU, the 7900GS might be the better choice.

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kanati   03-31-2007 at 05:26:25 AM
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Thanks. How can I tell which video cards are too much for my PSU?

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PapaSurf   03-31-2007 at 01:33:38 PM
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Wait for midrange dx10 cards. better performance, dx10 compatibility, and by then these cards will have dropped in price, so you can make a better choice.

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ggunky   03-31-2007 at 02:53:18 PM
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X1950pro!!! This card rocks! Do shop around and look for the X1950pro with 512MB memory.

Make sure that your power supply has enough AMPS to run it.

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anticupidon   03-31-2007 at 03:31:01 PM
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Quote :

Wait for midrange dx10 cards. better performance, dx10 compatibility, and by then these cards will have dropped in price, so you can make a better choice.


true
sometimes patience is a virtue

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weddie   03-31-2007 at 11:30:32 PM
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I also have a quick video card question for Supreme Commander.

My system consists of a P4c 3.4 @ 3.74GHz , 1.5GB PC3200, but I'm using a ATI 9600se 128MB . I just bought SupCom and my performance is awful. I was wondering if I should sink my $$$ into a 7600GT. I'm really just trying to figure out if spending $150 is going to make my game play smooth, thats all I'm really looking for. If anyone has a similar setup and has SupCom running smooth please let me know.

Thanks,

Weddie

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ahtze   04-01-2007 at 12:14:08 AM
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Surpeme commander should be CPU based. Graphic card do little more than CPU.

I heard notebook with duo core run it smooth with decent graphic card.

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