Radeon or geforce FX

[Matt_2000_17]

I'm looking to upgrade from my Gigabyte Radeon 9600 128MB DDR graphics card. I would appreciate any ideas of what to go for.

I've seen a few Geforce FX 5900XT's for good prices.
Is it worth getting one?

Or should I opt to stick with Radeon?

Any recommendations welcome.

 

[Vapor]

What is your budget?

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[Matt_2000_17]

About £250 (about $370 to $400)

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Matt_2000_17 on 02/04/04 04:57 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[HardWareBoss]

New vid cards due March maybe to May time frame.

 

[Vapor]

For your range, the 9600Pro you have is good enough (i.e., upgrading to anything in your range may not be wise investment). I'll reitterate what HBoss said: new cards coming 'soon.' So you can either get a new one then (your 9600Pro will last you) or a very nicely priced 9800XXX.

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[cleeve]

The question is: what are you upgrading for? Is there a game you have right now that isn't playing to your satisfaction?

Because if you're upgrading for a game that you don't have yet (i.e. Half-life 2), you're wasting your money. Cards get faster and cheaper every month.

If you're upgrading for games you currently own that are running too slow for you, your best bets for the money right now are the GeforceFX 5900XT or the Radeon 9800 PRO.

The 9800 PRO is a bit better, but also a bit more expensive. Either card would offer you a very noticable jump in performance.

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[Matt_2000_17]

it ain't a 9600pro

its the lowest of the range

 

[Vapor]

Alright, that changes things...take a look at a 9800Pro, you'll see a difference and won't use your entire budget (unless they cost a lot more in the UK).

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[Matt_2000_17]

components are a bit more expensive here.

I can get a 9800pro for about £320 or $550

 

[Matt_2000_17]

The reason for my upgrade is that I would like to be able to play HL2 a decent speed. Also I want to play current games better

 

[lik]

Go for the 9800 Pro 128. HL2 will run smooth @ 60Fps or more. its a very good card and it will be a good chioce considering the upcuming dx9 games.

 

[Matt_2000_17]

9800pro is abit beyond my budget

 

[lik]

the 5900Xt is also a very good choice in Price/Fps. Not so powerfull like the 9800Pro but still able to manage the new game very well. in guru3d.com they have made a review and they were quite impressed! Read the review it may help you.

 

[Matt_2000_17]

Thanks. That review has really helped.

 

[Matt_2000_17]

Thanks to all who helped me. I have now got my new graphics card. A Gigabyte Geforce FX 5900XT.
I bought it simply because of price. It is performing flawlessly.

 

[dhlucke]

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[Britdude]

damn im to late, i buy from ocuk.co.uk you could of had a hercules 9800pro with half life 2 voucher ;( but the card you got is still a good one heres the link btw, they have very good prices http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/hercules_ati_graphics_cards.html

 

[Matt_2000_17]

why?

 

[Ion]

Coz FX perform horrible compare Radeon in HL2.

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[Matt_2000_17]

I think you'll find its the low end FX cards that perform badly in HL2. Do your really think valve is gonna develop a game that can only perform really well on ATI cards only? Thats just bad marketing. They would lose alot of money coz those with NVidia cards won't buy the game.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

People with FX cards will buy the game regardless.

And yes the initial version performed terribly on FX cards. The only way to get them to perform at par was to lower the quality (that's not really par now is it). It's still playable, but you just don't get the benifits of true DX9.

Now this may all change with the next release or with the use of nV's run-time compiler, however that is yet to be seen. And really we've already been there and discussed that.


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[Matt_2000_17]

I have reason to believe my card will run HL2 perfectly. I am happy with my card's performance and wouldn't consider going back to Radeon at the moment. Of course that could change as newer cards come out, but for the rest of this year I will stick with my Gigabyte Geforce FX 5900XT.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Well it will run it perfectly, just not as fast as a radeon card running it equally perfectly.

In order for it to run as fast, then it has to sacrifice that 'perfectness'.

Striving for perfection with either company will be difficult until the supply surround gaming.

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[HardWareBoss]

Maybe I'll OC my TI4200 again. Maybe volt mod it extra kooling. May catch his 5900XT. But what the heck it will not play DX9 Games that well.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

IT'll play them, and likely close to as well, but it will not have the benifit of all those shiney FX, errr... I mean effects.


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