Help picking out a gaming Card

Moses154 · 06-06-2008, 11:49 PM

Hi, im looking to get a new card to play Age Of Conan My ati 1650 is not doing it anymore but i cant pick the right one so im asking for your help what card is best for gaming and if you know of any better arount 250.00 let me know

Card 1: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...403&CatId=3585

Card 2: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...414&CatId=2306

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 06-07-2008, 12:07 AM

Take the gts

Moses154 · 06-07-2008, 02:20 AM

The cards say they are PciE 2.0 im not sure if my m/board supports 2.0 im using a ASUS M2A-VM HDMI 690g m/board i cant find where it says that version im using any idea?

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-07-2008, 04:30 AM

Your Board is PCI-E x16 (1.0v).. Its the late 2007 motherboard models that use PCI-E 2.0 (but not all). However you are quite capable of running a PCI-E 2.0 card in a PCI-E 1.0 slot. Im doing it right now..
Judging by what ive heard and researched there is no performance difference between the two. There are however electrical differences.
PCI-E x 16 : 1.5v @ 90'Oms
PCI-E 2.0 : 1.1v @ 80'Oms
These are within any cards compatibility

Moses154 · 06-07-2008, 08:13 AM

thanks for help and info

Moses154 · 06-07-2008, 08:34 AM

looking at geting a new 8800 GTS and i have come down to 2 of them but i cant tell the Difference in the 2 other then the price and overclock
i know card 2 is over clocked more but couldnt i use a 3rd party program and overclock card 1 to make it even with it? If you see somthing im not please let me know

Also... with this card run conan or am i throwing away money

Card 1: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...889&CatId=3670

Card 2: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...403&CatId=3585

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-07-2008, 10:06 AM

Yes you can use a 3rd Party tool like ATI tool or Riva Tuner to overclock your card.
Its what i do, buy a cheap 8800GTS (not a 8600GTS or similar) card and overclock to get the extra performance.
But when you purchase a pre-overclocked card the warranty will be included, however if you overclock the card yourself the warranty is void..

Also the links are broken..

Moses154 · 06-07-2008, 10:25 AM

thanks

SnowmanG20 · 06-07-2008, 11:05 AM

you get niether, you get:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-9808

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-07-2008, 11:25 PM

Hmm its a difficult choice as both cards are very similar. However the GTS has got more Stream processors (128) where as th GT has 112, this i a good factor to look at, the more streams a card has the more it can do at one time..
It also has a high bandwidth than the GT, whats the use of having 1GB on the GT when 512MB on the GTS can run laps around it.. It also has a higher clock rate and is infact cheaper then the GT..
So in my opinion i would go for the GTS.

The GTX card SnowmanG20 pointed out is actually slower than the GTS and more expensive. I think SnowmanG20 you need to do some research before you post random cards.. :D

Moses154 · 06-08-2008, 09:43 AM

thanks for looking out Aus

06-06-2008, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Moses154 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 OS: XP Media 2005	Help picking out a gaming Card Hi, im looking to get a new card to play Age Of Conan My ati 1650 is not doing it anymore but i cant pick the right one so im asking for your help what card is best for gaming and if you know of any better arount 250.00 let me know Card 1: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...403&CatId=3585 Card 2: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...414&CatId=2306

06-07-2008, 12:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card Take the gts __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

06-07-2008, 02:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Moses154 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 OS: XP Media 2005	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card The cards say they are PciE 2.0 im not sure if my m/board supports 2.0 im using a ASUS M2A-VM HDMI 690g m/board i cant find where it says that version im using any idea?

06-07-2008, 04:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card Your Board is PCI-E x16 (1.0v).. Its the late 2007 motherboard models that use PCI-E 2.0 (but not all). However you are quite capable of running a PCI-E 2.0 card in a PCI-E 1.0 slot. Im doing it right now.. Judging by what ive heard and researched there is no performance difference between the two. There are however electrical differences. PCI-E x 16 : 1.5v @ 90'Oms PCI-E 2.0 : 1.1v @ 80'Oms These are within any cards compatibility __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

06-07-2008, 08:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Moses154 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 OS: XP Media 2005	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card thanks for help and info

06-07-2008, 08:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Moses154 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 OS: XP Media 2005	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card looking at geting a new 8800 GTS and i have come down to 2 of them but i cant tell the Difference in the 2 other then the price and overclock i know card 2 is over clocked more but couldnt i use a 3rd party program and overclock card 1 to make it even with it? If you see somthing im not please let me know Also... with this card run conan or am i throwing away money Card 1: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...889&CatId=3670 Card 2: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...403&CatId=3585

06-07-2008, 10:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card Yes you can use a 3rd Party tool like ATI tool or Riva Tuner to overclock your card. Its what i do, buy a cheap 8800GTS (not a 8600GTS or similar) card and overclock to get the extra performance. But when you purchase a pre-overclocked card the warranty will be included, however if you overclock the card yourself the warranty is void.. Also the links are broken.. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

06-07-2008, 10:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Moses154 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 OS: XP Media 2005	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card thanks

06-07-2008, 11:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
SnowmanG20 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 58 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card you get niether, you get: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-9808

06-07-2008, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card Hmm its a difficult choice as both cards are very similar. However the GTS has got more Stream processors (128) where as th GT has 112, this i a good factor to look at, the more streams a card has the more it can do at one time.. It also has a high bandwidth than the GT, whats the use of having 1GB on the GT when 512MB on the GTS can run laps around it.. It also has a higher clock rate and is infact cheaper then the GT.. So in my opinion i would go for the GTS. The GTX card SnowmanG20 pointed out is actually slower than the GTS and more expensive. I think SnowmanG20 you need to do some research before you post random cards.. :D __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

06-08-2008, 09:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
Moses154 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 OS: XP Media 2005	Re: Help picking out a gaming Card thanks for looking out Aus