Is this a good video card? - GoFuckYourself.com

Mr Pheer · 08-13-2004, 06:57 PM

http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.js...9933&oid=89933

upgrading from my GeForce 4 128mb Ti-4200

Trying to find a good card that in stock smewhere local, and it needs dual monitor support... for doom3 and flight sims

Jay_StandAhead · 08-13-2004, 06:59 PM

wanna sell your ti4200?

crockett · 08-13-2004, 07:00 PM

when I bought my 9800 pro.. there wasn't hardly any difference in speeds when comparing the 128mb card vs the 256mb..

JSA Matt · 08-13-2004, 07:00 PM

I would avoid the high end ATI cards and go for the geForce 6800 ultra, if you are determined to upgrade now that is. Personally, i'm going to wait for the 512mb cards coming this fall

(ps: I have the same card now, XFX GF4 Ti 4200, it's rock solid still)

Explicit · 08-13-2004, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JSA Matt
I would avoid the high end ATI cards and go for the geForce 6800 ultra, if you are determined to upgrade now that is. Personally, i'm going to wait for the 512mb cards coming this fall

matt knows his shit

Mr Pheer · 08-13-2004, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by Jay[neX]
wanna sell your ti4200?

yes but i think I already have a buyer, friend of mine wants to run dual monitors after he saw my setup

Mr Pheer · 08-13-2004, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JSA Matt
I would avoid the high end ATI cards and go for the geForce 6800 ultra, if you are determined to upgrade now that is. Personally, i'm going to wait for the 512mb cards coming this fall

(ps: I have the same card now, XFX GF4 Ti 4200, it's rock solid still)

I actually prefer to stay with nvidia cards but cant find any high end ones in stock anywhere

bjjb · 08-13-2004, 07:03 PM

Still running an old Gforce 4 MX 440 64 mb card Does all I want it to till i have the money to upgrade. Ive had it in my last 4 machines and its still kicking

JSA Matt · 08-13-2004, 07:04 PM

drool

Mr Pheer · 08-13-2004, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by JSA Matt

drool

wtf is that? I want one

bjjb · 08-13-2004, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by JSA Matt

drool

Still 500 bucks? lol

Trent Edison · 08-13-2004, 07:06 PM

VisionTek - WTF is that? Why not get yourself ASUS or GIGABYTE or some other more reliable trademark?...

JSA Matt · 08-13-2004, 07:07 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
wtf is that? I want one

That's the 6800 Ultra

Jay_StandAhead · 08-13-2004, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trent Edison
VisionTek - WTF is that? Why not get yourself ASUS or GIGABYTE or some other more reliable trademark?...

I got a Ti-4600 from Visiontek, and it's rock solid

Mr Pheer · 08-13-2004, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by Trent Edison
VisionTek - WTF is that? Why not get yourself ASUS or GIGABYTE or some other more reliable trademark?...

because its in stock. i dont want to order one and wait till tuesday for it to get here, plus all the high end cards seem to be sold out everywhere even online

pxxx · 08-13-2004, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by JSA Matt

drool

That video card is very nice.

bjjb · 08-13-2004, 07:09 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
wtf is that? I want one

e-GeForce 6800 ULTRA, 256MB DDR3

Mr Pheer · 08-13-2004, 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by bjjb
e-GeForce 6800 ULTRA, 256MB DDR3

MSRP $499.99
*BackOrdered*

its the word backordered thats stopping me

crockett · 08-13-2004, 07:12 PM

I will also recomend going the nVida route over ATI.. I had a Ti4600 and the card was great, but a bad power supply killed it.. I bought the 9800 pro and have had a lot of issues with it.. I had to RMA the first one and the second still causes trouble to this day..

ATI

Mr Pheer · 08-13-2004, 07:15 PM

I guess doom3 and the upcoming halflife2 has everybody upgrading so the best cards are sold out

bjjb · 08-13-2004, 07:17 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
MSRP $499.99
*BackOrdered*

its the word backordered thats stopping me

Here ya go found ya one lol

safe Harbor

Cost ya tho...

Fek "coming soon" didnt see that shit

bjjb · 08-13-2004, 07:21 PM

Jeeeeeeeezus heres one in stock,........ BUT

$681????????????

For that price the least the fuckers could do is throw in free shipping or something

JSA Matt · 08-13-2004, 07:25 PM

So many people are going to be kicking themselves in the heads for not waiting for the 512 cards... those $500+ 256mb cards will drop in half, easily..

OR, look for a 256 card that uses PCI Express, so you could just pop another one in there and run them together in SLI mode. This would also require a new mobo tho...

08-13-2004, 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by crockett
when I bought my 9800 pro.. there wasn't hardly any difference in speeds when comparing the 128mb card vs the 256mb..

Only difference now is that the newer games like Doom3 can use better quality textures if you have more memory on the video card. I think they will actually allow fully uncompressed textures if you had a 512 MB video card, but they don't even make any yet.

I've got a 9500 Pro, and it only lets me run Doom3 on medium texture quality because it doesn't have enough RAM. (only 128 MB)

fr8 · 08-13-2004, 08:20 PM

What ever you get just make sure you get dual DVI outs. Those are the shit.

fr8 · 08-13-2004, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by JSA Matt

drool

Yes those. They are fucking great. Crystal clear on lcds.

NichePay_Manny · 08-13-2004, 08:44 PM

That looks good to me!

Face (o_0) · 08-14-2004, 12:59 AM

if its for doom 3 get a nvidia card

Mr Pheer · 08-14-2004, 04:37 PM

I got lucky, the best buy close to my house got three GeForce 6800GT-OC 256mb GDDR3 cards in today, I snagged one up for $399 plus a $20 rebate

Its not the 6800 Ultra but should do nicely until the 512meg cards come out.

Now, who wants to buy my GeForce4 Ti-4200 128meg?

DarkJedi · 08-14-2004, 04:46 PM

i got Radeon9800 Pro and it still cant handle Doom3

going to wait for 2 Geforce 6800 ultras in dual SLI mode

Mr Pheer · 08-14-2004, 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by DarkJedi
i got Radeon9800 Pro and it still cant handle Doom3

going to wait for 2 Geforce 6800 ultras in dual SLI mode

damn if you're going to do that you may as well get a dlp projector and a 120inch screen also

08-13-2004, 06:57 PM	#1
Mr Pheer Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21,142	Is this a good video card? http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.js...9933&oid=89933 upgrading from my GeForce 4 128mb Ti-4200 Trying to find a good card that in stock smewhere local, and it needs dual monitor support... for doom3 and flight sims

08-13-2004, 06:59 PM	#2
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08-13-2004, 07:00 PM	#3
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	when I bought my 9800 pro.. there wasn't hardly any difference in speeds when comparing the 128mb card vs the 256mb.. __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

08-13-2004, 07:06 PM	#12
Trent Edison Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Freeport 7 Posts: 6,132	VisionTek - WTF is that? Why not get yourself ASUS or GIGABYTE or some other more reliable trademark?... __________________

08-13-2004, 07:12 PM	#19
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	I will also recomend going the nVida route over ATI.. I had a Ti4600 and the card was great, but a bad power supply killed it.. I bought the 9800 pro and have had a lot of issues with it.. I had to RMA the first one and the second still causes trouble to this day.. ATI __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

08-13-2004, 07:00 PM	#4
JSA Matt So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,464	I would avoid the high end ATI cards and go for the geForce 6800 ultra, if you are determined to upgrade now that is. Personally, i'm going to wait for the 512mb cards coming this fall (ps: I have the same card now, XFX GF4 Ti 4200, it's rock solid still)

08-13-2004, 07:03 PM	#8
bjjb Have laptop will travel Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 145201426 Posts: 13,074	Still running an old Gforce 4 MX 440 64 mb card Does all I want it to till i have the money to upgrade. Ive had it in my last 4 machines and its still kicking

08-13-2004, 07:04 PM	#9
JSA Matt So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,464	drool

08-13-2004, 07:15 PM	#20
Mr Pheer Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21,142	I guess doom3 and the upcoming halflife2 has everybody upgrading so the best cards are sold out

08-13-2004, 07:21 PM	#22
bjjb Have laptop will travel Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 145201426 Posts: 13,074	Jeeeeeeeezus heres one in stock,........ BUT $681???????????? For that price the least the fuckers could do is throw in free shipping or something Last edited by bjjb; 08-13-2004 at 07:23 PM..

08-13-2004, 07:25 PM	#23
JSA Matt So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,464	So many people are going to be kicking themselves in the heads for not waiting for the 512 cards... those $500+ 256mb cards will drop in half, easily.. OR, look for a 256 card that uses PCI Express, so you could just pop another one in there and run them together in SLI mode. This would also require a new mobo tho...

08-13-2004, 08:20 PM	#25
fr8 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,074	What ever you get just make sure you get dual DVI outs. Those are the shit. __________________ █ joesmut (a) gmail Dot com █ Full Stack Developer

08-13-2004, 08:44 PM	#27
NichePay_Manny Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,833	That looks good to me!

08-14-2004, 12:59 AM	#28
Face (o_0) So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 2,617	if its for doom 3 get a nvidia card

08-14-2004, 04:37 PM	#29
Mr Pheer Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21,142	I got lucky, the best buy close to my house got three GeForce 6800GT-OC 256mb GDDR3 cards in today, I snagged one up for $399 plus a $20 rebate Its not the 6800 Ultra but should do nicely until the 512meg cards come out. Now, who wants to buy my GeForce4 Ti-4200 128meg?

08-14-2004, 04:46 PM	#30
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	i got Radeon9800 Pro and it still cant handle Doom3 going to wait for 2 Geforce 6800 ultras in dual SLI mode