turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 22y 1m 21d Location: Toowoomba Posted 27/10/04 04:54 PM Share Posted 27/10/04 04:54 PM After my geforce 4 sh*t itself during the bushfired that scorched my area I need to buy a new video card, casue at the moment I am borrowing a friends ATI something 32 meg card.I am planning on getting a GeForce-6 6800 GT and was after some opinions from any hardware gurus out there on these cards. Is it a good card? or is there a better option out there?I am planning to spend around $600-$700 on a video card, so I dont have to upgrade for a while.Dazza. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
pym Member 332 Member For: 21y 9m 14d Location: Sydney, Australia Posted 28/10/04 12:01 AM Share Posted 28/10/04 12:01 AM Doesn't look like there are many IT geeks reading this at the moment....you could always try whirlpool.net.au, and you will probably get several dozen responses. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-180474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellionXR6T I'm Back!! Thats right, long over due! :) Lifetime Members 4,348 Member For: 22y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: West Brisbane Posted 28/10/04 12:16 AM Share Posted 28/10/04 12:16 AM Maaaaate!! If I had the cash, I'd go one of these.Staying true to nVidia. Ati, never trusted them, never will. :censored: Albatron 6800 GTCurrently I only have a Albatron 5700 Ultra 128MB DDR3. Does the job. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-180478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXtreme Member 149 Member For: 22y 14d Location: Geelong, Australia Posted 28/10/04 12:19 AM Share Posted 28/10/04 12:19 AM I would be looking at getting an ATI variant, probably the 9800XT. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-180479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 22y 1m 21d Location: Toowoomba Posted 28/10/04 03:02 AM Author Share Posted 28/10/04 03:02 AM I just read a hardeware review in the latest hyper magazine about the latest Nvidia and ATI cards. The Nvidia cards are the best of the bunch out of the latest batch of graphics cards, I spose that will change again next time though.Looks like the 6800 GT it is then.Dazza. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-180514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro Member 73 Member For: 21y 10m 3d Location: Wagga Wagga Posted 29/10/04 02:12 AM Share Posted 29/10/04 02:12 AM I have an ATI Radeon 9800 pro.. 128 MB.. lovin every minute of it.. no hassles at all.. my mate has the 256 MB version and it is even better.. Although apparently the top of the line now is the ATI X800.... I used to be a NVIDIA fan but I cant complain about the ATIPedro Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-180822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 22y 1m 21d Location: Toowoomba Posted 29/10/04 02:48 AM Author Share Posted 29/10/04 02:48 AM I have been told by a few nerdy guys at work, and it was mentioned in the article I read, that the best card cycles from release to release. Like, ATI is best one time, then Nvidia is better when the next ones come out, so on so forth. I dont know enough about them to have an opinion on whos better though. All I know is that the Nvidia is quite a bit better this time round.Dazza. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-180833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest casgeroth Guests Posted 29/10/04 01:09 PM Share Posted 29/10/04 01:09 PM Any of the latest cards from either ATI or nVidia camp will do you very nicely for a while to come.If I had the $$$ right now, I'd be spending it on an ATI Radeon X800 XT.In the not too distant future however, I'd be getting a PCI express motherboard and two nVidia GeForce 6-6800 GT SLIs.http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?I=2258 But this of course all depends on your cash supplies.If you're aiming at $600-$700, then I'd go for an X800 Pro.http://www.gamedude.com.au/These guys have good prices and reliable with delivery around Australia etc... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-181036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 29/10/04 01:45 PM Share Posted 29/10/04 01:45 PM Go the Nvidia I have the 256MB version and the frame rate is unbelivable. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-181045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 22y 1m 21d Location: Toowoomba Posted 29/10/04 05:12 PM Author Share Posted 29/10/04 05:12 PM Any of the latest cards from either ATI or nVidia camp will do you very nicely for a while to come.If I had the $$$ right now, I'd be spending it on an ATI Radeon X800 XT.In the not too distant future however, I'd be getting a PCI express motherboard and two nVidia GeForce 6-6800 GT SLIs.http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?I=2258 But this of course all depends on your cash supplies.If you're aiming at $600-$700, then I'd go for an X800 Pro.http://www.gamedude.com.au/These guys have good prices and reliable with delivery around Australia etc...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, I ahve already checked out gamedude, a workmate buys heaps of stuff through them and reccomends them highly.Dazza. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/13629-need-a-new-video-card/#findComment-181078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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