Dilema

[Zaxdad]

Hi All.
This is my first post so bear with me. Here's my dilema. My brothe rgave me a $100.00 gift card to Compusa. I'm using an xp1800 with a Gigabyte Va7vaxp. My video card is a ATI all-in -wonder 8500 64meg. I dont use any of the features of the card,so I thinking of making a change. Compusa has the 9500pro for $219.00 or a geforce 4600 for $219.00 after rebate. I'm not a gamer, mostly graphics work and web browsing. I'm sure I'm leaving out important info.
TIA,
Zaxdad

 

[Unit01]

Since you aren't so much into gaming as you said you might as well keep the all in wonder card. And you can as well wait 1 month when the new gf fx will arrive and the prices on the current ones will drop a little.

 

[flamethrower205]

Graphics as in stuff w/ 3d s max? IMO, get the Ti4600 and turn it into a Quadro 900XGL w/ Softquadro 4- u'll notice a very nice performance boost.

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti

 

[Zaxdad]

Thanks for your replys. More like photoshop stuff.

 

[flamethrower205]

Still, the quadros have some optimizations and what not for that too (remember seeing some dls' for that on NV's site).

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- Mario Andretti

 

[Rubberbband]

Get the 9500 Pro but if you can wait for the FX to cause prices to drop.

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[letdown]

I agree with Unit. If you're not gaming, you really don't need to upgrade to a 9500pro. I doubt you'd notice any difference in Photoshop, but the one in your wallet is no small matter. I'd put the money somewhere else, or save for a future upgrade.

If you absolutely HAVE to go buy a new card (I hate gift certificates...), the 9500pro is definitely the better buy and a really sweet card. When you say "after rebate", that doesn't mean "after I spend my $100 gift certificate", does it? I hope not... what a rip.

 

[Zaxdad]

No. They have the 9500 pro for $219.00, so it would be $140.00 out of pocket. Except for a new processor I really don't need anything else. Thier prices on processors are really out of line. Got a new case, power supply and monitor for christmas(lucky me).

 

[icy_oblivion]

If you are doing a lot of writing to the HD you might want to get another and set them up as raid.

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[JAGedlion]

I agree with oblivion.