KryptidE
03-23-2005, 04:18 AM
well i just put a new computer together and i am a bit behind the times. (i am in the military and just settled in japan right now).
been reading up on pci-express and think i should have went that direction. but as it is i didnt. so this is what i got.
GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS Ultra-939" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset
512 ddr (x2)
amd athlon 64 3200+
*ati radeon 9600 128ddr
shitty psu
120 gig maxtor sata
*the 9600 was best card available at the time in the shop. been looking for a better card to buy but dont know what would be the optimal card to use for this system. bang for your buck kinda thing.
im looking to have as close to a bad ass computer i can right now. so any other input to future updates would be nice.
Shinigami
03-23-2005, 08:55 AM
PCI-Express isn't any better than AGP as it stands.
I'd recommend whatever you can afford of the Gefore 6 series. BFG is usually the manufacturer of choice.
AnonGod
03-23-2005, 04:59 PM
I just got a PCI-E x800 pro for ~$400.
I miss my AGP.... 9800 beat the crap out of the x800
:) -TAG
KryptidE
03-23-2005, 09:31 PM
what kinda of system do you run?
how is it that the 9800 is better than an x800
AnonGod
03-24-2005, 12:25 AM
Had a dell optiplex gx270 2.8/800/1gig with 4x agp and 9800 - playin ffxi ran smooth as a baby's butt
Now have a gx280 3.4/800/1gig with pci-e and x800 pro - the benchmark marks me a couple hundred below what i used to get on the old system - say 4500 instead of 5000+
edit: originally had the x700 - sucked big time, didn't run for shit.
I think pci-e just needs time, it'll get up there, hopefully soon.
:) -TAG
Shinigami
03-24-2005, 06:46 AM
Umm well you must have some sort of system issue. PCI-E isn't worse than AGP, it's just not any better.
PunkRocKEVin
03-29-2005, 09:27 PM
the best bang for the buck is in the 6600gt. $200...and with a .11 process, it overclocks like motherfucker.
if you have the money, go with the 6800gt for $400, and overclock it to ultra speeds.
to expand on Shinigami's point...the difference between AGP 4x and 8x is negligable. so there would be virtually no difference, for example, between the AGP and PCI-e 6600gt.
as for making your computer "bad ass," replace that shitty psu immediately. a generic power supply will slowly kill your hardware with innaccurate and unstable rails.
and i'm assuming your ram is pretty generic...replace it with some OCZ, PDP or G.Skill tccd.
KryptidE
04-07-2005, 05:56 AM
the best bang for the buck is in the 6600gt. $200...and with a .11 process, it overclocks like motherfucker.
if you have the money, go with the 6800gt for $400, and overclock it to ultra speeds.
to expand on Shinigami's point...the difference between AGP 4x and 8x is negligable. so there would be virtually no difference, for example, between the AGP and PCI-e 6600gt.
as for making your computer "bad ass," replace that shitty psu immediately. a generic power supply will slowly kill your hardware with innaccurate and unstable rails.
and i'm assuming your ram is pretty generic...replace it with some OCZ, PDP or G.Skill tccd.
update:
i said fuck it and got a 6800gt
my ram is corsair 3200+
and i am not familiar with psu really...any input. want something relatively quite.