Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:33 am
I'd say they'd all be able to run the games fine, its just personnal prefence. Those particular cards are ones i dont know as much about though...
Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:44 am
im pretty sure i got the first one on that list. nba live 2005 ran pretty well at full settings but it was the my RAM (just under 256) that made it lag a bit
Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:20 pm
If your computer has a PCI-E slot, why on earth are you even looking into an AGP and a PCI card??? Obviously I would go with this one...
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro PCI-Express 512MB Video Card
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro PCI-Express 512MB Video Card
Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:35 pm
PCI-X is the way to go.
In order of preference based on your list:
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro PCI-Express 512MB Video Card
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum PCI-Express 256MB Graphics Card
ATI Radeon 256MB AGP Graphics Card (9550) (most likely i will get this)
BFG GeForce 256MB PCI Video Card (FX5500OC)
In order of preference based on your list:
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro PCI-Express 512MB Video Card
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum PCI-Express 256MB Graphics Card
ATI Radeon 256MB AGP Graphics Card (9550) (most likely i will get this)
BFG GeForce 256MB PCI Video Card (FX5500OC)
Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:15 pm
have a look on the google, the site should tell u to open ur computer up and have a look at the slot, and by looking at it u can determine what type of slot it is by its shape or sumthin, anyways wen i got to the shop to buy my card i had forgotten so the guy at the store just opened it up and showed me the card i need, then i just went next door and got a card with twice the memory for the same price 
Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:50 am
twice the memory isnt always better. A 150 dollar x1600 512mb isnt as good as a 256mb 7800GTX
Then again the 7800GTX isnt the same price as the x1600....
Then again the 7800GTX isnt the same price as the x1600....
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:29 am
Ill give you some good advice for vid card shopping.
-Go with at least 12 pixel-pipelines
-At least go with one with a 256Bit interface
-Pci-e is the way to go not agp
-500-1000mhz clock speed min
-256-512mb memory non negotiable
-Make sure it comes with a larger fan. If it doesnt; consider a vga arctic cooling fan.
-Dont ebay, always newegg.
If you got the cash look here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150160
-Go with at least 12 pixel-pipelines
-At least go with one with a 256Bit interface
-Pci-e is the way to go not agp
-500-1000mhz clock speed min
-256-512mb memory non negotiable
-Make sure it comes with a larger fan. If it doesnt; consider a vga arctic cooling fan.
-Dont ebay, always newegg.
If you got the cash look here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150160
Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:28 pm
Yea, you definately want to make sure your mobo has PCI-X before you buy a card with PCI-X or it will be completely useless.
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:19 pm
DatYellowGuy wrote:Yea, you definately want to make sure your mobo has PCI-X before you buy a card with PCI-X or it will be completely useless.
you mean pci-e. pci-x in pci bus. Pci-e has the highest bandwith rate. I think its like 4gb or something