Looking for A good Video card

hotonice · 10-14-2007, 12:05 AM

Hi im looking to get a new graphics card and im a little confused with all the card thay'v got out there LOL.
1:what im realy looking for is for some advise like what are the top Graphic card companyies ?
2:Can I put an ATI graphics card with a nVidia nForce 680i SLI System chipset or can it only go with ATI's Technology ?
3:Looking for somthing to go with a MSI Diamond MB
thanx in advanced

**koala** · 10-14-2007, 06:55 AM

1. ATI and nVidia for home computers.
2. You can use either ATI or nVidia graphics cards, regardless of the mobo chipset.
3. What's your price range? AGP or PCIe? Is it for gaming or general computer use? What resolution do you play games at?

hotonice · 10-14-2007, 12:10 PM

Im not worried about the price, Looking for PCIe And need to be for games and graphic desining

~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ · 10-14-2007, 12:18 PM

Radeon X1950 XT

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...?cid=3&id=2122

**koala** · 10-14-2007, 12:25 PM

GeForce 8800GTX, 768mb, 384bit, GDDR3, PCIe16, $490

~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ · 10-14-2007, 12:26 PM

I have that card.

Just one question, how much RAM and what is your CPU?

We need to make sure the 8800 GTX isn't bottlenecked too much.

**koala** · 10-14-2007, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IAmNutsAboutPCs

I have that card.

Do you have any temps/volts problems running that on just a 650W PSU?

~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ · 10-14-2007, 12:35 PM

No... runs fine... look at the rest of my system it sucks... my system only uses about 600W.

The reason I bought it is because I am planning on a new build soon and bought it early... but I couldn't have it sat there on my shelf so I installed it. :)

Mikey.

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hotonice Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Israel Posts: 69 OS: xp My System	Looking for good Info on video card ? Hi im looking to get a new graphics card and im a little confused with all the card thay'v got out there LOL. 1:what im realy looking for is for some advise like what are the top Graphic card companyies ? 2:Can I put an ATI graphics card with a nVidia nForce 680i SLI System chipset or can it only go with ATI's Technology ? 3:Looking for somthing to go with a MSI Diamond MB thanx in advanced Last edited by hotonice; 10-14-2007 at 12:11 AM.

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koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,457 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Looking for A good Video card 1. ATI and nVidia for home computers. 2. You can use either ATI or nVidia graphics cards, regardless of the mobo chipset. 3. What's your price range? AGP or PCIe? Is it for gaming or general computer use? What resolution do you play games at? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

10-14-2007, 12:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
hotonice Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Israel Posts: 69 OS: xp My System	Re: Looking for A good Video card Im not worried about the price, Looking for PCIe And need to be for games and graphic desining

10-14-2007, 12:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In Front of PC, UK Posts: 744 OS: Windows XP SP2 Build 2600 My System	Re: Looking for A good Video card Radeon X1950 XT http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...?cid=3&id=2122

10-14-2007, 12:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,457 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Looking for A good Video card GeForce 8800GTX, 768mb, 384bit, GDDR3, PCIe16, $490 __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

10-14-2007, 12:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In Front of PC, UK Posts: 744 OS: Windows XP SP2 Build 2600 My System	Re: Looking for A good Video card I have that card. Just one question, how much RAM and what is your CPU? We need to make sure the 8800 GTX isn't bottlenecked too much.

10-14-2007, 12:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~IAmNutsAboutPCs~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In Front of PC, UK Posts: 744 OS: Windows XP SP2 Build 2600 My System	Re: Looking for A good Video card No... runs fine... look at the rest of my system it sucks... my system only uses about 600W. The reason I bought it is because I am planning on a new build soon and bought it early... but I couldn't have it sat there on my shelf so I installed it. :) Mikey.