video cards

[cid]

what kind of vid cards do you guys like to use, i personally have a ATI stealth radeon 9200 se which works great for only costin 80 bucks and having to monitors hooked to it

[Chicken Little]

i stick with ati simply cuz i find them more frequently updated via catalyst. I own a raedon 9200se 256mb agp8x im waiting for the 512 cards to come out to overhaul my pc.

[cid]

lol 512????? overhaul??? thats an understatmen

[Kurbee]

My bro has a Radeon 9200

[Chicken Little]

lol 512????? overhaul??? thats an understatmen

yes 512, theres very little meaning for me to go from a low end 256mb card to a high end one and waste some $400+ when i can simply wait for the 512 cards and grab a new mobo with it.

[Baka]

yes 512, theres very little meaning for me to go from a low end 256mb card to a high end one and waste some $400+ when i can simply wait for the 512 cards and grab a new mobo with it.
Definately going to need a new mobo. AGP is obsolete now that PCI Express is on the scene. I've got an ATI 9800 Pro 128mb. Should last me another 2 or 3 years I think.

[Chaos Theory]

raedon 9800

[Sassafrass Raistimass]

nVidia GeForce FX 5200.

I make no claim to know what the hell that is.

[cid]

nVidia GeForce FX 5200.

I make no claim to know what the hell that is.

lol finally, something i know about that raist doesn't...took long enough

[Zelphiel]

I've got a 64 mb nvidia.

the bare minimum to play ffxi. >.>

[Chicken Little]

Definately going to need a new mobo. AGP is obsolete now that PCI Express is on the scene. I've got an ATI 9800 Pro 128mb. Should last me another 2 or 3 years I think.

agp isnt obsolete as such as cards will still be made for the slot, the movement is towards pci express because is overall benchmarks and performance are better then agp. Another reason why im waiting is to see how pci handles in the long term (since my mate just got a pci express mobo and his vid card went pci express? it says i can fit in there but fucked if i know ABORT ABORT)

And if(when) i do get a new mobo i may as well look into the new processor base and capabilities.

[Baka]

Another reason why im waiting is to see how pci handles in the long term
That's what I'm doing :P I don't know anyone that has tried it out yet but i'm sure someone'll get it eventually. I've been reading up about the performance and everything being ridiculous but I just don't trust new technology. Better off waiting and having all the kinks done than getting it and the whole system goes up in flames :P

[cid]

I just don't trust new technology. Better off waiting and having all the kinks done than getting it and the whole system goes up in flames :P

sadly thats what my mom thinks about roller coasters...and she won't let me ride the new ones for a year or two...:(