HD Video Card

MicRaDoT932 · 05-04-2008, 05:37 AM

i was wondering if the HD cards r any good and wuts a good one thats fairly cheap?

ramodkk · 05-04-2008, 05:41 AM

Yes they're good!

This is a perfect deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102719

oregon · 05-04-2008, 06:33 AM

I'd say either wait for the 4800 series or go Nvidia. Right now Nvidia's are much better performing for the money. I.E. an 8800GT for almost the same price:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Mail+In+Rebate

MicRaDoT932 · 05-11-2008, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramodkk

Yes they're good!

This is a perfect deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102719

would this card be better than my current card, a 7950gt OC 256mb?

ramodkk · 05-11-2008, 04:52 PM

Yes, quite better

MicRaDoT932 · 05-12-2008, 02:11 AM

ok i think im gunna get a HD card and i seen that the 4800 series are coming out at the end of the month and i was j/w if anybody would know the price range of them cards?

reddevil6 · 05-12-2008, 02:13 AM

i think the 4870 is going to be $350 - $400 an about 25% better than the 9800GX2

MicRaDoT932 · 05-12-2008, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddevil6

i think the 4870 is going to be $350 - $400 an about 25% better than the 9800GX2

oo i think i might just stick with the 3870 for now. i ant got that much yet

ramodkk · 05-12-2008, 02:50 AM

Yeah seriously, the HD3870 is not goint to disapoint you!

Cleric7x9 · 05-12-2008, 03:12 AM

do you game? if you are just going to be viewing HD content, and not gaming, then then nvidia 8500GT is a great card.

05-04-2008, 05:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
MicRaDoT932 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 87	HD Video Card i was wondering if the HD cards r any good and wuts a good one thats fairly cheap? __________________ OS:Win XP Pro SP2 CPU:Pentium D Dual 2.80 PSU:580w Blacksteel Monitor: Proview 19" Widescreen GPU: 7950GT OC 256mb Sound:Sound Blaster Audigy SE HDD: SATA 320GB RAM:2gb Kingston 533 CPU Cooler:Zalman 9700LED

05-04-2008, 05:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,439	Yes they're good! This is a perfect deal: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102719 __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris" E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Rosewill Modded Case 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourney: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-04-2008, 06:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
oregon Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 947	I'd say either wait for the 4800 series or go Nvidia. Right now Nvidia's are much better performing for the money. I.E. an 8800GT for almost the same price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Mail+In+Rebate __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB, 16MB cache Seagate SATA 320GB, 16MB cache

05-11-2008, 04:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,439	Yes, quite better __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris" E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Rosewill Modded Case 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourney: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-12-2008, 02:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
MicRaDoT932 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 87	ok i think im gunna get a HD card and i seen that the 4800 series are coming out at the end of the month and i was j/w if anybody would know the price range of them cards? __________________ OS:Win XP Pro SP2 CPU:Pentium D Dual 2.80 PSU:580w Blacksteel Monitor: Proview 19" Widescreen GPU: 7950GT OC 256mb Sound:Sound Blaster Audigy SE HDD: SATA 320GB RAM:2gb Kingston 533 CPU Cooler:Zalman 9700LED

05-12-2008, 02:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,126	i think the 4870 is going to be $350 - $400 an about 25% better than the 9800GX2 __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ @3.33GHz - WD SE16 2x500G - ASUS 9800GTX+ @820 - 2036 - 2350 - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 @953MHz - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extrema power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 12256 (2) GA-81945P-G-RH - Pentium D 945 (3.4GHz) had it @4.42 GHz - SATA 3.0G 1x250G 2x500G - ASUS 3850 - 3G DDR 533 - Topower 750W - 50''(127CM) 1080P 1920x1080 plasma - 3DMARK06 7250.

05-12-2008, 02:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,439	Yeah seriously, the HD3870 is not goint to disapoint you! __________________ "If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris" E2160 @ 2.7GHz AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers DDR2-1000 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Rosewill Modded Case 3DMark06: 10,017 Winner of Photo Tourney: What were they thinking? & Grass

05-12-2008, 03:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cleric7x9 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Palm Beach, FL Age: 23 Posts: 1,681	do you game? if you are just going to be viewing HD content, and not gaming, then then nvidia 8500GT is a great card. __________________ CPU \|\| e8400 RAM \|\| 2GB corsair xms2 pc6400 800mhz HDD \|\| 2x WD Raptor 150GB 2x WD 500GB MBO \|\| EVGA 680i SE GPU \|\| Evga 8800GT Superclocked w/ Accelero PSU \|\| Silverstone 750 watt Case\|\| Antec p182

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