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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:56 am

Hi! I need an AGP graphics card to replace my (spare) nvidea2 8mb card. I have no idea what to get, exept nvidea- no ati. (Linux drivers..)

Specs:
> AMD 64 3000
> 512 mb DDR400 Ram- will be upgraded to 1024
> Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
> To be purchaced 5:1 speakers
> 17" Crt- I know I know..
> Logitech G5 Lazer mouse 😂
> TBP- a Ch yoke to replace my old sidewinder joystick.

I want a nice nvidia card, but I don't know what to get. I would LIKE it under $220- and the best performace possible.

I cant wait for FS on this rig Twisted Evil

Thanks!

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 18001 Location: U.S.A
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:53 am

I'm ATi, I found this one but why don't you wait until TTT comes on line in a few hours, he's NVIDIA and may find something better for you.

AS for the Linux drivers, that you would have to contact the company.

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=5/form_keyword=6600%20gt%20agp/mode=g_us_e_s/skd=1/rd=1/sortby=priceA

Radar

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Greekman72 Chief Captain
Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 Location: Hellas
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:35 am

Im not TTT but i would like to share my opinion.
Check the following ➡

http://www.dealtime.com/xFS-~KW-nvidia_graphic%20cards~FD-1722~linkin_id-3027022~NS-1

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6600.html

http://www.nvidia.com/page/6600_reviews.html

6x Series are excellent cards with great performance.Check them and come back to discuss about them.

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tomthetank Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 24, 2003 Posts: 3400 Location: Newport S/Wales
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:13 pm

Umm... I am TTT and the only advice I can give is to buy the best that you can afford
Try and leave the FX series of cards alone and go for a 6000 series card or higher (if your lucky)
Also make sure that you get the correct type of card for your motherboard(AGP or PCIe)
Just one last thing, and thats your power supply.Newer GFX cards need a seperate power feed,so a 300watt power supply would most likely fail.
At least a 450 watt supply is now becomming the norm

Guest
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:13 pm

Thanks! I guess higher #'s does actually mean better then 😛

Radar- I mean Nvidia linux drivers are GREAT, while ATI's are...... pitiful to say the least

And I have a 500 W power supply- no worries.

Thanks for the links, and nice forum!

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 18001 Location: U.S.A
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:01 am

Anonymous wrote:

Thanks! I guess higher #'s does actually mean better then 😛

Radar- I mean Nvidia linux drivers are GREAT, while ATI's are...... pitiful to say the least

And I have a 500 W power supply- no worries.

Thanks for the links, and nice forum!

👍 Let us know how it all works out!

Radar

Guest
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:19 pm

I got a 6600 with 256 MB of RAM

I will tell you how it works after I unwrap it sunday 😂

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Greekman72 Chief Captain
Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 Location: Hellas
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:23 pm

I have the same card from ASUS.You will enjoy it as well.Good choice. 👍

Let us know about it 😉

Guest
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 6:01 am

I got it- it is fast!! And the stock heatsink is very nice!! 😀

I am getting VEY acceptable performance with all sliders set to max, and addons installed!

Now how do I check framerates? I thought the key was ctrl-z, but I guess not..

In a linux game, Tuxracer, my framerates went from 20 average to 200+ 😳

Thanks!!

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 18001 Location: U.S.A
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 6:17 am

Glad to hear that you like it.

"Shift+Z" 2 or 3 times will give you 2 red lines of information.

Radar

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