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29-January-05, 07:57 AM
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| Apex Techie Wannabe Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: missouri
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 |  what graphics card i have a chaintech nvidia 5200fx i know thats no good  i need a video card that can play half-life2 a little smoother, can anyone give me any suggestions id like to not spend over $200  is this possible? -thanks in advance Last edited by zexter; 29-January-05 at 08:27 AM. |
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29-January-05, 08:41 AM
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| Apex Tech God  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Arrgh!!! in a pirate ship watching me video CDs and listen to MP3s
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  | In order from good to best.... 5900xt (these are decent cards but the next two are better) 9800 (getting any of this series of card EXCEPT THE SE VERSION will put you better off the the above card) 6600 (some of these have been seen down in the $200 range, best buy if you can afford it) I have a 5900xt and have no problems playing the above, I would consider that the bare minimum - buying anything less would be wasting your money.
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29-January-05, 10:18 AM
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| DuckWarrior's Personal Quack-Hoe  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Port Townsend, WA (US [of] A).. "America - F--- YEAH!!"
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| 9800SE isn't bad at all. -Being that you get a good one, they can go above and beyond the 9800Pro under the right circumstances, you might reconsider since the 9800SE can be had for $100 or less!! Just as a point of interest, does your 5900XT perform better than my 9800SE? VVV 
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29-January-05, 12:07 PM
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| Apex Advanced Techie  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Hampshire
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| pardon the stupid questions but a "good" one?? Are some of them locked or something? Im looking to buy one soon and thats the one im looking at thats why im asking even though its  .Sniff |
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29-January-05, 06:02 PM
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| Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Milpitas, CA
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Well he's listing them from basically the cheapest one you can get to the more expensive. Whatever is in your pricerange.
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29-January-05, 06:43 PM
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| Apex Tech God Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Arrgh!!! in a pirate ship watching me video CDs and listen to MP3s
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| There are certain 9800se card that will OC well and then there are some that dont - do some research if that what your interested in. I was stating performance at stock levels as every card isnt quaranteed to OC at all. There are some 9800pro cards out that cant even be OCd a mere 15mhz - and there are some 9800se that will OC till they catch on fire and be stable. Its rather hit or miss, thats why I quoted the above at stock speeds. Its apparent he doesnt know much about video cards, now if he goes and buys any old 9800se card based on your statements above he may not get the correct card and be very disappointed - why dont you guys enlighten him as to which one he should look for.
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