Graphics card for 150 pound max (280 USDollars)

Tigger · 12-12-2004, 04:31 AM

hey,

im looking for the best card between 100 - 150 pound (200 - 300 US moneys)

has to have 256mb.

so many to choose from but i dont wanna get the wrong one

help please thanks.. o it has to be AGP btw sowwy

thank you so much

Kasper

ProcalX · 12-12-2004, 05:51 AM

Finding a card for £150 won't be a problem, however finding a GOOD card with 256mb will be slightly more difficult as they are quite abit expensive.

Out of curiosity why do you need 256mb in your card?

P.S
There's no point in specifying a different currency than your own unless you intend to buy from us, pay for shipping and vat

*Update

Basically the two cards you can get for £150 that are worth getting are the ATI 9800Pro or the Nvidia 6600GT

Anything less than these cards and over the next few months your going to struggle running games at medium-high graphics.

An ATI 9800Pro 128MB will cost you about £145 a ATI 9800Pro 256MB will cost you about £200-£250.

The Nvidia 6600 Range thats available in AGP doesn't have a 256MB card..

If you want a card with 256MB the nearest one you can afford is the ATI 9600Pro 256MB or the 9600XT 256MB, and thats pretty low range..

Personally i would go for the: Nvidia 6600GT 128MB (£158) or the ATI 9800Pro 128MB (£130-£150) (go for the 6600GT if you can spend the extra as it's a newer card with newer technology)

Nvidia 6600GT
ATI 9800Pro

Tigger · 12-12-2004, 07:06 PM

well the person who wants the new card wants to play everquest2 and apparently it works best with 256mb .. i found a 9800 256mb for 150 moneys.. that APPARENTLY clocks as a PRO.. its a GeCube Radeon 9800 256mb..

http://www.gladiatorcomputers.com/su...=GRAGEC9800256

do u think thats a good card? would it be better getting a 6600 128mb ?

thanks for the help

ProcalX · 13-12-2004, 03:48 AM

The reason he is requesting a 256MB card is because such games use up alot of video memory, as do most games now, it's due to the amount of textures being utilised at any one moment. However most newer games now rely more on CPU than anything due to the advanced calculations that need to be made for the graphics to be rendered at a good frame rate, without lack of performance.

If your friend gets a 128MB card thats fine, as long as his Page File is set to a good size and he has 512MB - 1024MB (1GB) Physical Memory in the system.

If he has <512MB Physical Memory then he should really look at getting some more memory anyway.

Other than that, yes the 9800 256MB is fine, however if he has 512MB - 1024MB of memory i would definately go for the 6600GT, it would have no problems with everquest2 at all at full spec.

Tigger · 14-12-2004, 02:57 AM

thanks very much for all your help bud, i just placed an order for the 6600 GT based on your super helpful advice.

thanks again!

Kasper

ProcalX · 14-12-2004, 06:27 AM

You won't regret it, its a great card

Addis · 14-12-2004, 10:20 AM

For the money 100%.

Tigger · 14-12-2004, 08:33 PM

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Tigger · 14-12-2004, 09:15 PM

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12-12-2004, 04:31 AM	# 1 (permalink) Top
Tigger Geek Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 50 Status: Offline	Graphics card for 150 pound max (280 USDollars) hey, im looking for the best card between 100 - 150 pound (200 - 300 US moneys) has to have 256mb. so many to choose from but i dont wanna get the wrong one help please thanks.. o it has to be AGP btw sowwy thank you so much Kasper

12-12-2004, 05:51 AM	# 2 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	Finding a card for £150 won't be a problem, however finding a GOOD card with 256mb will be slightly more difficult as they are quite abit expensive. Out of curiosity why do you need 256mb in your card? P.S There's no point in specifying a different currency than your own unless you intend to buy from us, pay for shipping and vat Update Basically the two cards you can get for £150 that are worth* getting are the ATI 9800Pro or the Nvidia 6600GT Anything less than these cards and over the next few months your going to struggle running games at medium-high graphics. An ATI 9800Pro 128MB will cost you about £145 a ATI 9800Pro 256MB will cost you about £200-£250. The Nvidia 6600 Range thats available in AGP doesn't have a 256MB card.. If you want a card with 256MB the nearest one you can afford is the ATI 9600Pro 256MB or the 9600XT 256MB, and thats pretty low range.. Personally i would go for the: Nvidia 6600GT 128MB (£158) or the ATI 9800Pro 128MB (£130-£150) (go for the 6600GT if you can spend the extra as it's a newer card with newer technology) Nvidia 6600GT ATI 9800Pro __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2* Last edited by ProcalX; 12-12-2004 at 06:02 AM..

12-12-2004, 07:06 PM	# 3 (permalink) Top
Tigger Geek Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 50 Status: Offline	well the person who wants the new card wants to play everquest2 and apparently it works best with 256mb .. i found a 9800 256mb for 150 moneys.. that APPARENTLY clocks as a PRO.. its a GeCube Radeon 9800 256mb.. http://www.gladiatorcomputers.com/su...=GRAGEC9800256 do u think thats a good card? would it be better getting a 6600 128mb ? thanks for the help Last edited by Tigger; 12-12-2004 at 07:19 PM..

13-12-2004, 03:48 AM	# 4 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	The reason he is requesting a 256MB card is because such games use up alot of video memory, as do most games now, it's due to the amount of textures being utilised at any one moment. However most newer games now rely more on CPU than anything due to the advanced calculations that need to be made for the graphics to be rendered at a good frame rate, without lack of performance. If your friend gets a 128MB card thats fine, as long as his Page File is set to a good size and he has 512MB - 1024MB (1GB) Physical Memory in the system. If he has <512MB Physical Memory then he should really look at getting some more memory anyway. Other than that, yes the 9800 256MB is fine, however if he has 512MB - 1024MB of memory i would definately go for the 6600GT, it would have no problems with everquest2 at all at full spec. __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

14-12-2004, 06:27 AM	# 6 (permalink) Top
ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	You won't regret it, its a great card __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

14-12-2004, 02:57 AM	# 5 (permalink) Top
Tigger Geek Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 50 Status: Offline	thanks very much for all your help bud, i just placed an order for the 6600 GT based on your super helpful advice. thanks again! Kasper

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