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dena

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Can anyone tell me what kind of video card I should be purchasing with the following system?
CPU AMD 64 |3000+ ATHLON 64
MB ASUS K8N-E DELUXE
DDR 1Gig|DDR400 CL3 PC3200
I will not do a lot of heavy gaming but I am looking for a good card in the NVidia line 128 Mg that will work with this motherboard. I started to look but found several different cards in the NVidia line and had no idea there were so many. I am sure they must do different things and I don't know which one will work. Thanks for any suggestions.
 
Gainward FX5900/1100XT 128MB Golden Sample should complement your spec very nicely.
If you want an ATI chipset then go for a 9800 All-in-wonder
 
double-dragon said:
Gainward FX5900/1100XT 128MB Golden Sample should complement your spec very nicely.
If you want an ATI chipset then go for a 9800 All-in-wonder
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Can you tell me why? I guess I am trying to figure out what to look for in a graphics card. What is the difference between 64 bit and 128 bit?
 
64 bit isnt bad...just not suitable for todays games

Can you tell me why?
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yes, its the best middle of the range (price) agp out there at the moment in my opinion i.e. amazing 3d mark etc.
Believe me...its awesome.
 
If your looking for cheap, go with the GeForce FX5200. Not great, but cheap, and it will work with what you currently want to do. But I would recommend the Radeon 9800
 
I will not do a lot of heavy gaming but I am looking for a good card in the NVidia line 128 Mg that will work with this motherboard. I started to look but found several different cards in the NVidia line and had no idea there were so many. I am sure they must do different things and I don't know which one will work. Thanks for any suggestions.
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If you're not sure what you want, dont select cards by their memory count. Select it by budget. Assuming you're operating in a $200USD ballpark. The 6600/6600GT are your best choices almost without equal.

I guess I am trying to figure out what to look for in a graphics card
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- DX/OpenGL support in hardware
- Pipeline counts
- Core clock speeds, memory speed, memory type, memory amount, memory interface

What is the difference between 64 bit and 128 bit?
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64bits and a bandwidth difference of (2bytes x CLK) bytes/sec

These are memory speeds I think. 64 bit is veeery bad.
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Its the memory interface between the GPU and videocard.

yes, its the best middle of the range (price) agp out there at the moment in my opinion i.e. amazing 3d mark etc.
Believe me...its awesome.
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Its a stellar card unless you try running it in DX9 mode :P

If your looking for cheap, go with the GeForce FX5200. Not great, but cheap, and it will work with what you currently want to do.
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Nooooooooooooooo! To bundle such a constricting card on that kinda platform designed even for moderate gaming would be a crime. COnsider the 9600SE/5700LE which is a mere $20-$30 more and offer much more performance (assuming 128bit memory models)
 
I'm not a fan of the GeForceFX series but for a cheap light gaming card the 5200 will do ok, a 5900 would probably be the best choice from the FX group, but for $200 (might be less for the non GT version) you defiently can't beat the 6600
 
a 5900 would probably be the best choice from the FX group,
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Hmm ... price per performance might suggest the 5700U ... dunno tough call with the memory there.

but for $200 (might be less for the non GT version) you defiently can't beat the 6600
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Absolutely, the 6600 ($120) and the 6600GT PCIx16 ($180ish) are stellar cards for that price bracket.
 
Cromewell said:
I'm not a fan of the GeForceFX series but for a cheap light gaming card the 5200 will do ok, a 5900 would probably be the best choice from the FX group, but for $200 (might be less for the non GT version) you defiently can't beat the 6600
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Exactly what I said, it would do OK. But yes, the 5900 would be better
 
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