ShoobieRat
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One thing (okay, one of the things) I'm not so up on (anymore) are vid cards. And, it's about time I bought a new one. In fact, I'm going to buy a new one this weekend. So there.
I already know I want to go with an ATI card. I've just had too much crap and dislikes from NVIDIA to want to give them more of my money. Plus, I've always loved the ATI cards I've had, so that's the end of that.
Now, I have a relatively new (6 months old) mb that can support 8x AGP, so I can get a top-o'-line card.
So I'm looking at the ATI Radeon X800 Pro 256mb as my first choice (despite its hefty price tag).
Any other suggestions? I'm willing to spend the money for the X800, so I can get up in price, and I don't want to buy a card that isn't scrapping the top (if it isn't already the top).
The games I mostly play are Half-Life, UT2003/2004, and MOH. I also do a lot of graphics work, CAD design, and level editing (for HL and UT2003). So I need a beefy card that is good both in-game, and on the desktop.
My monitor is a flatscreen (using standard connection, not DVI) running at a native res of 1280x1024 at (I believe) 75hz. My current g-card is a GeForce 3 128mb from PNY. I have a 1.4Ghz AMD Athalon processor (but I plan to upgrade that soon to an Athalon XP 3000). I have 512 mb of DDR in the machine as well (and may also be upgrading that to a gig soon as well). My OS is Win XP Pro.
So...Any thoughts?
I already know I want to go with an ATI card. I've just had too much crap and dislikes from NVIDIA to want to give them more of my money. Plus, I've always loved the ATI cards I've had, so that's the end of that.
Now, I have a relatively new (6 months old) mb that can support 8x AGP, so I can get a top-o'-line card.
So I'm looking at the ATI Radeon X800 Pro 256mb as my first choice (despite its hefty price tag).
Any other suggestions? I'm willing to spend the money for the X800, so I can get up in price, and I don't want to buy a card that isn't scrapping the top (if it isn't already the top).
The games I mostly play are Half-Life, UT2003/2004, and MOH. I also do a lot of graphics work, CAD design, and level editing (for HL and UT2003). So I need a beefy card that is good both in-game, and on the desktop.
My monitor is a flatscreen (using standard connection, not DVI) running at a native res of 1280x1024 at (I believe) 75hz. My current g-card is a GeForce 3 128mb from PNY. I have a 1.4Ghz AMD Athalon processor (but I plan to upgrade that soon to an Athalon XP 3000). I have 512 mb of DDR in the machine as well (and may also be upgrading that to a gig soon as well). My OS is Win XP Pro.
So...Any thoughts?