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Graphics card, what is the best

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Elkinallen First Officer
Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 438
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:01 am

Allright!!! All you's!!!

I want to get a 256 graphica card. I have a Nvidia 128. It is ok, but I am wondering,,,
Is the Radeon 9800 256 better than the Nvidia 256?

I dont want a card where there are a lot of stupid conflicts and I will have to alter my hardware,, reinstall and all that crap!!!

So!! Whats the good word over!?? 😀 😀 😀

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Jonathan (99jolegg) Chief Captain
Joined: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4127 Location: UK
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:09 am

Looking at a site RadarMan suggested, the Radeon is better. All of the Nvidia's are at the bottom of the list 😞 (Ihave a Nvidia and it isn't great), so if I did upgrade it would be to a Radeon 6800 PRO (I think 😕 )

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michlin First Officer
Joined: Oct 06, 2003 Posts: 457 Location: near Boston, MA
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:30 pm

Alienware and Falcon Northwest, two of the biggest names in gaming computers, use nVidia GeForce graphic cards in their top end gaming rigs. That tells me something...

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 18001 Location: U.S.A
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:57 pm

It's hard to judge, as Michlin said the top computer makers are using NVIDIA but I understand (could be wrong) the new X-Box will change from NVIDIA to ATI.
I guess it's whoever works the better deal with the big customer.

Here is the Tomshardware chart again.

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-10.html

Radar

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Alex (Fire_Emblem_Master) Chief Captain
Joined: Oct 19, 2003 Posts: 2332 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:42 am

I'd recommend HIGHLY that you go with ATI. While a tad unstable, their cards seem to be faster and more powerful. Then again, I've got the X800XT PE, I'd recommend it, but it's god-awful expensive *still*. Go for the 9800XT 256

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Elkinallen First Officer
Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 438
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:21 am

Thanks all of you for the info!!!!! Right RadarMan, I heard the same thing. Don't know why. Ok then. I can get a Radeon for 130$. The 9800 256. I will give it a try.

The Nvidea geforce I have has not given me any trouble. But I dont know the difference between the 2 . So, I will try the Radeon.

Thanks all!!!!

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 18001 Location: U.S.A
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:22 pm

Yes, take a look at ElkinAllen.

https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/forum/topic/4044/radarman-help/

Radar

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Elkinallen First Officer
Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 438
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:22 pm

Thanks bud!!! WAYYYYyyyyy helpful. Punk

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