graphic card, who to choose?

• leungchunghong

  8 Nov 07, 12:00

  As now recent games like crysis and COD4 came out, my graphic card ATI 9600pro cannot make it anymore.
  Anyone can recommend a graphic that can play crysis, COD4 and flight simulator X SMOOTHLY using high resolution and setting?
  
  Considering ATI HD2600XT 256MB DDR3 VS Nvidia 8600GT 256MB DDR3 both at S$179.
• xalkyrie

  8 Nov 07, 15:20

  the new 8800GT
• casshern

  8 Nov 07, 15:29

  Originally posted by xalkyrie:

  the new 8800GT

  
• MARK1992

  8 Nov 07, 23:14

  why only gt?go for ULTRA
• eagle

  8 Nov 07, 23:16

  Originally posted by MARK1992:

  why only gt?go for ULTRA

  want to to to
• Mr.Shadows

  9 Nov 07, 00:18

  Obviously the 8800GT.
  
  If you are nuts or having cash to spare, get a ultra or a GTX, that is if you have good cooling and overall good bus speeds to match up with the power.
• MARK1992

  9 Nov 07, 00:26

  Originally posted by Mr.Shadows:

  Obviously the 8800GT.
  
  If you are nuts or having cash to spare, get a ultra or a GTX, that is if you have good cooling and overall good bus speeds to match up with the power.

  totally agree
• wonderamazement

  9 Nov 07, 00:34

  Wanna support DX10 ah?
• Fireindahouse

  9 Nov 07, 00:57

  179...
  
  i got 6600gt at 229.. 2yrs ago..
• orionlight

  9 Nov 07, 01:04

  You all are just blindly recommending him graphics that is not compatible with his motherboard.The 9600PRO is using AGP interface while all the graphics you all mentioned are all of the PCI-Express interface.
  
  TS, it's time to change ur motherboard and processor before you source for new Gfx since choices in the AGP segment that will allow you to play COD, Crysis will be very limited.In fact, i can only think of the ATI X1950PRO AGP as the candidate.
  
  
• LatecomerX

  9 Nov 07, 01:05

  Originally posted by leungchunghong:

  As now recent games like crysis and COD4 came out, my graphic card ATI 9600pro cannot make it anymore.
  Anyone can recommend a graphic that can play crysis, COD4 and flight simulator X SMOOTHLY using high resolution and setting?
  
  Considering ATI HD2600XT 256MB DDR3 VS Nvidia 8600GT 256MB DDR3 both at S$179.

  If your "high resolution" refers to 1600 x 1200 (High) and "smoothly" refers to 40 fps in Crysis, you'll need at least two 8800GT cards in SLI. Don't forget to get a Duo Core or Quad Core as well.
  
  http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?threadid=242505
  http://www.gamespot.com/features/6181908/index.html?tag=topslot;title;3&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot
  http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3&id=2408&pg=3
  http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=468
  
• Keii

  9 Nov 07, 01:09

  Currently using GeForce 8500GT 512mb one. Not too bad.
• hunger2007

  9 Nov 07, 01:22

  Originally posted by LatecomerX:

  If your "high resolution" refers to 1600 x 1200 (High) and "smoothly" refers to 40 fps in Crysis, you'll need at least two 8800GT cards in SLI. Don't forget to get a Duo Core or Quad Core as well.
  
  http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?threadid=242505
  http://www.gamespot.com/features/6181908/index.html?tag=topslot;title;3&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot
  http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3&id=2408&pg=3
  http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=468
  

  u mean now all the 8800GT series card can combine, any specific mother board?
  btw, what is SLI
• LatecomerX

  9 Nov 07, 01:40

  Originally posted by hunger2007:

  u mean now all the 8800GT series card can combine, any specific mother board?
  btw, what is SLI

  Erm it's not just now. It has been possible since a few years ago for quite a number of Nvidia cards. Basically SLI is used to link two cards together for a better performance, but most of the time it is not a directly doubled one (just like Quad Core vs Duo Core). There is a similar function with ATI cards as well, named "Crossfire". And usually SLI-compatible motherboards will have "SLI" in their model names.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface
  
• orionlight

  9 Nov 07, 01:43

  Better dun try dabbling in SLI or Crossfire unless you are quite confident of troubleshooting.The driver problems are a nightmare to solve and newer games tend to be jittery towards SLI and crossfire
• MARK1992

  9 Nov 07, 20:30

  Originally posted by LatecomerX:

  Erm it's not just now. It has been possible since a few years ago for quite a number of Nvidia cards. Basically SLI is used to link two cards together for a better performance, but most of the time it is not a directly doubled one (just like Quad Core vs Duo Core). There is a similar function with ATI cards as well, named "Crossfire". And usually SLI-compatible motherboards will have "SLI" in their model names.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface
  

  not just 2 baby!
  not just 2
  i.e the 780i
• ceecookie

  9 Nov 07, 20:31

  GMA 950
• kenn3th

  9 Nov 07, 20:32

  get at least a 512mb. otherwise 2 years down the road, you will need to change it again.