Which Videocard should i buy??????

ckfordy · 06-18-2006, 01:46 AM

Which one should i get? I am leaning towards the leadtek cause it only needs a 300 watt powersupply. But the MSI has a huge fan on it will it be better then the other ones and how many PCI slots will it take up. and which one would be better for cooling i know the msi would be but it takes up alot of space but between the xfx and the leadtek.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150145

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127217

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122003

underworld288 · 06-18-2006, 01:49 AM

i would go with the leadtek one, it has the highest clocks. But, with them high clocks comes a high price.

ckfordy · 06-18-2006, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by underworld288

i would go with the leadtek one, it has the highest clocks. But, with them high clocks comes a high price.

Price doesnt matter until it goes over 200 which it is close but i was leading toward that one but i want more opinions before i buy.

diduknowthat · 06-18-2006, 01:52 AM

well, i would assume the power consumption of the three cards would be roughly the same, since they are the same cards, just different manufacturers tweaking them. The XFX and the Leadtech one would both only use one slot, but the MSI one uses a two slot cooler.

underworld288 · 06-18-2006, 01:53 AM

well the xfx one has the highest rating, that might help you choose. But the msi has vivo if you need that. Also, the msi and the leadtek comes with a game (serious sam 2).

ckfordy · 06-18-2006, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by liuliuboy

well, i would assume the power consumption of the three cards would be roughly the same, since they are the same cards, just different manufacturers tweaking them. The XFX and the Leadtech one would both only use one slot, but the MSI one uses a two slot cooler.

So the MSI uses the slot that you put it in and the one next to it or does it use the slot it is in and the next two that are next to it.

ckfordy · 06-18-2006, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by underworld288

well the xfx one has the highest rating, that might help you choose. But the msi has vivo if you need that. Also, the msi and the leadtek comes with a game (serious sam 2).

well i dont think i need vivo but i might someday so its between the leadtek and MSI i still cant decide. the leadtek has the highest clocks but the msi has a bigger cooler to overclock more but i still cant decide.

underworld288 · 06-18-2006, 02:06 AM

well first think are you goin to overclock alot, or in tha case do you want to overclock alot. Then if yes msi if no leadtek.

ckfordy · 06-18-2006, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by underworld288

well first think are you goin to overclock alot, or in tha case do you want to overclock alot. Then if yes msi if no leadtek.

Well i wont overclock much more then it already is so i think ill go with the leadtek. thanks for the help.

fade2green514 · 06-18-2006, 03:33 AM

get the cheapest one. clocks do matter.. but not all that much. you won't gain many FPS with that small amount of a clock increase. if you want to get a better card, get a better gpu, not the same one at higher clocks.
whatever you get, get the cheapest one of the gpu you choose.

06-18-2006, 01:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	Which Videocard should i buy?????? Which one should i get? I am leaning towards the leadtek cause it only needs a 300 watt powersupply. But the MSI has a huge fan on it will it be better then the other ones and how many PCI slots will it take up. and which one would be better for cooling i know the msi would be but it takes up alot of space but between the xfx and the leadtek. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150145 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127217 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122003 Last edited by ckfordy; 06-18-2006 at 01:50 AM.

06-18-2006, 01:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
underworld288 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Age: 17 Posts: 431	i would go with the leadtek one, it has the highest clocks. But, with them high clocks comes a high price. __________________ Sound System: Altec Lansing 4.1 Surround Sound RAM: 2 GB (DDR2 - 800) HDD: 420Gb Hard Drive OS: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (32-bit) GPU: Foxconn GeForce 8800GTS (628/983) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.66GHz MOBO: MSI P6N SLI-FI

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diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,280	well, i would assume the power consumption of the three cards would be roughly the same, since they are the same cards, just different manufacturers tweaking them. The XFX and the Leadtech one would both only use one slot, but the MSI one uses a two slot cooler. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

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underworld288 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Age: 17 Posts: 431	well the xfx one has the highest rating, that might help you choose. But the msi has vivo if you need that. Also, the msi and the leadtek comes with a game (serious sam 2). __________________ Sound System: Altec Lansing 4.1 Surround Sound RAM: 2 GB (DDR2 - 800) HDD: 420Gb Hard Drive OS: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (32-bit) GPU: Foxconn GeForce 8800GTS (628/983) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.66GHz MOBO: MSI P6N SLI-FI Last edited by underworld288; 06-18-2006 at 01:58 AM.

06-18-2006, 02:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
underworld288 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Age: 17 Posts: 431	well first think are you goin to overclock alot, or in tha case do you want to overclock alot. Then if yes msi if no leadtek. __________________ Sound System: Altec Lansing 4.1 Surround Sound RAM: 2 GB (DDR2 - 800) HDD: 420Gb Hard Drive OS: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (32-bit) GPU: Foxconn GeForce 8800GTS (628/983) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.66GHz MOBO: MSI P6N SLI-FI

06-18-2006, 03:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,371	get the cheapest one. clocks do matter.. but not all that much. you won't gain many FPS with that small amount of a clock increase. if you want to get a better card, get a better gpu, not the same one at higher clocks. whatever you get, get the cheapest one of the gpu you choose. __________________ Core 2 Duo e6300 (2.71ghz o/ced)(Q6600 soon!) Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler DFI Infinity 975X motherboard 7800gt 256mb + NV silencer (HD 4850 soon!) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-800 4-4-4-12 (2.1v) 2x80gb WD 8mb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 1x250gb Seagate 7200.9 storage drive Windows Vista x64

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