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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:52 pm
Post subject: Looking to upgrade my Video card
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I've always been the type to get the low end of the popular card. This time
around I'm looking to get a high end card. Don't laugh, but currently I
have an NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440. I've just recently upgraded the rest of my
computer, P4 3.2ghz 1GB of RAM.. blah blah blah... my question is, should I
wait around for X800xt's to finally come into stock? or should I plunk down
the cash for an x800pro?? on the other hand... can anyone point me in the
direction of a good head to head on x800xt and pros, and NVIDIA's cards
too... speaking of which was its NVIDIA's top of the line card??
Any help is appreciated
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:52 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:29 am
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"Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77.TakeThisOut@cox.net> said:
> my question is, should I wait around for X800xt's to finally come
> into stock? or should I plunk down the cash for an x800pro??
Are you playing any games that need that much horsepower at the moment or
can you wait?
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:53 am
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In my opinion it is pointless to wait for the best video card to come down
in price because by that time there will be another video card that sounds
cool that you might want to come down in price. Just upgrade if you feel
your current video card is sucking at what you want to do with it and pay
the most you can afford, if you can afford a $500 one then great but my
personal way of doing things is to kind of get the 2nd best one, the 2nd
best is usually about 5% slower but yet 50% cheaper than the fastest one.
Unless you don't or won't do any 3D gaming in the future, stay away from the
MX's or equivalent! Unless thats all you can afford, they are mostly a
sales gimmick with no performance....They are like getting an old rusty
truck with a lamborghini engine but yet the tranny is almost shot and is
irraplaceable, so you can't use the power anyway.
"Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77.DeleteThis@cox.net> wrote in message
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> I've always been the type to get the low end of the popular card. This
time
> around I'm looking to get a high end card. Don't laugh, but currently I
> have an NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440. I've just recently upgraded the rest of
my
> computer, P4 3.2ghz 1GB of RAM.. blah blah blah... my question is, should
I
> wait around for X800xt's to finally come into stock? or should I plunk
down
> the cash for an x800pro?? on the other hand... can anyone point me in the
> direction of a good head to head on x800xt and pros, and NVIDIA's cards
> too... speaking of which was its NVIDIA's top of the line card??
>
> Any help is appreciated
>
> --brenden
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:35 am
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"Mark" <savaconn.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What's your plan with the new vid card ? Going to do some 3D gaming ? Or
> just desktop work / internet ?
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:38 am
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"Mac Cool" <Mac.DeleteThis@2cool.com> wrote in message
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> "Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77.DeleteThis@cox.net> said:
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> > my question is, should I wait around for X800xt's to finally come
> > into stock? or should I plunk down the cash for an x800pro??
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> Are you playing any games that need that much horsepower at the moment or
> can you wait?
> --
> Mac Cool
Actually, I have decided to wait a bit, because I'm just looking forward to
playing halflife2 and halo 2... so I've got some time to wait...
I've research a bit today... and I'm really leaning toward a BFG Geforce GT
right now... looks like a great card.
any disagreements?
My real question is... why is it that all these cards are always sold out??
and or overpriced?? I mean, are there really that many people out there
buying these things??
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:38 am
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Go for the BFG Geforce GT. I just ended up with that card and it really was
a huge improvement over my ATi 9800 Pro. Really any 6800GT will be a great
purchase. They are in limited supply right now for sure and some online
sites have jacked up the retail price because of it. I found mine at Best
Buy local store and paid retail $399.00 US funds. Don't jump the gun and get
a GT that's been jacked up in price. They will get to the stores soon. >> Stay informed about: Looking to upgrade my Video card |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:40 am
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"Mark" <savaconn RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Go for the BFG Geforce GT. I just ended up with that card and it really
was
> a huge improvement over my ATi 9800 Pro. Really any 6800GT will be a
great
> purchase. They are in limited supply right now for sure and some online
> sites have jacked up the retail price because of it. I found mine at Best
> Buy local store and paid retail $399.00 US funds. Don't jump the gun and
get
> a GT that's been jacked up in price. They will get to the stores soon.
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>
Yeah... I was thinking about that too... since Best Buy carries them. A
friend of mine could get me a discount too.
I've been reading reviews... I'm definitely leaning toward that card.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:06 am
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"Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77 DeleteThis @cox.net> said:
> "Mark" <savaconn DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> Go for the BFG Geforce GT. I just ended up with that card
> I've been reading reviews... I'm definitely leaning toward that card.
I read something on [H] about the BFG having cooling issues. Read anything
about that?
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:58 am
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I haven't read about any cooling issues, but I'd be interested in any links
you might have. Sorry, but I don't know what "[H]" is. I need to use the
slot next to the AGP slot, so this is of particular interest to me (i.e. I
can't use the double slot versions of these cards with the bigger fans.)
That said, are the BFGs currently shipping two versions of the 6800GT? I've
seen pictures of both a single and a double fan version of this card. Which
one is in the stores?
Thanks,
Larry
"Mac Cool" <Mac.DeleteThis@2cool.com> wrote in message
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> "Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77.DeleteThis@cox.net> said:
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> > "Mark" <savaconn.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >> Go for the BFG Geforce GT. I just ended up with that card
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> > I've been reading reviews... I'm definitely leaning toward that card.
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> I read something on [H] about the BFG having cooling issues. Read anything
> about that?
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:22 pm
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 07:58:00 GMT, "Larry L."
<larryalREMOVE2REPLY DeleteThis @socal.rr.com> wrote:
>I haven't read about any cooling issues, but I'd be interested in any links
>you might have. Sorry, but I don't know what "[H]" is. I need to use the
>slot next to the AGP slot, so this is of particular interest to me (i.e. I
>can't use the double slot versions of these cards with the bigger fans.)
>
>That said, are the BFGs currently shipping two versions of the 6800GT? I've
>seen pictures of both a single and a double fan version of this card. Which
>one is in the stores?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Larry
>
[H]= <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://hardocp.com/" target="_blank">http://hardocp.com/</a>
>"Mac Cool" <Mac DeleteThis @2cool.com> wrote in message
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>> "Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77 DeleteThis @cox.net> said:
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>> > "Mark" <savaconn DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> >> Go for the BFG Geforce GT. I just ended up with that card
>>
>> > I've been reading reviews... I'm definitely leaning toward that card.
>>
>> I read something on [H] about the BFG having cooling issues. Read anything
>> about that?
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:12 pm
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"Mac Cool" <Mac RemoveThis @2cool.com> wrote in message
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> "Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77 RemoveThis @cox.net> said:
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> > "Mark" <savaconn RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >> Go for the BFG Geforce GT. I just ended up with that card
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> > I've been reading reviews... I'm definitely leaning toward that card.
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> I read something on [H] about the BFG having cooling issues. Read anything
> about that?
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> Mac Cool
Where exactly was that, because the only think I read was that they didn't
suggest putting any cards in the slot below the video card.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:10 am
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"Brenden D. Chase" <brendenREMOVE77.DeleteThis@cox.net> said:
>> I read something on [H] about the BFG having cooling issues. Read
>> anything about that?
> Where exactly was that, because the only think I read was that they
> didn't suggest putting any cards in the slot below the video card.
Somewhere in the middle of a thread about something else there were
several comments about BFG changing the cooling and the card running
hotter. I don't know for myself.
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:25 am
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> Where exactly was that, because the only think I read was that they didn't
> suggest putting any cards in the slot below the video card.
What's the point of a single slot card if it's not to allow the use of the
next slot? I could see putting only a smaller card in the next slot (like a
NIC) to allow for better cooling, but to leave it empty seems to defeat the
purpose of using a single slot design.
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