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Jack
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject:
Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less) but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card will be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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Mac Cool
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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This question was asked yesterday and just about every day before that.
Read some of the other threads on the subject for some great advice.
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Blaedmon
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:39 pm Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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....and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's for $430
each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet to see it chug at
all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings. Doom3 runs perfect on the
setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
| Quote: | I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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John Eckart
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:00 pm Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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$430 each for a 6800 OC? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 6800 OC retail for $300?
"Blaedmon" <ass@beamer.com> wrote in message news:cqcbfj$21gr$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
| Quote: | ...and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's for $430
each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet to see it chug at
all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings. Doom3 runs perfect on the
setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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First of One
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:18 pm Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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....which is why eBay is a terrible place to purchase state-of-the-art PC
hardware. Prices are often comparable or even higher than new prices, and
there's little recourse if the part is defective.
--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
"John Eckart" <JEckart@mail.com> wrote in message
news:bDiyd.37737$gd.29667@twister.socal.rr.com...
$430 each for a 6800 OC? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 6800 OC
retail for $300?
"Blaedmon" <ass@beamer.com> wrote in message
news:cqcbfj$21gr$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
| Quote: | ...and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's for
$430
each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet to see it chug
at
all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings. Doom3 runs perfect on
the
setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a
Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Blaedmon
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:31 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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....true, but only the stupid, and therefore deserving, would do such a thing
with cash like that. Homework and common sense sweeps away a lot of stress.
Ebay rocks ;)
"First of One" <daxinfx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:xZadnULFleIPJ1TcRVn-jA@rogers.com...
| Quote: | ...which is why eBay is a terrible place to purchase state-of-the-art PC
hardware. Prices are often comparable or even higher than new prices, and
there's little recourse if the part is defective.
--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
"John Eckart" <JEckart@mail.com> wrote in message
news:bDiyd.37737$gd.29667@twister.socal.rr.com...
$430 each for a 6800 OC? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 6800 OC
retail for $300?
"Blaedmon" <ass@beamer.com> wrote in message
news:cqcbfj$21gr$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
...and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's for
$430
each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet to see it chug
at
all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings. Doom3 runs perfect on
the
setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a
Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card
will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Jack
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:27 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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Yeah fair enough, its just that my Isp's news server has recently crashed
and only has posts from a few days back. What I could find in the newsgroup
didn't specifically give me a good comparison between the Geforce 4 Ti's
and the newer cards.
In the end I did find a comparison on Toms Hardware and the sweetspot to me
looked like the 6800 - dramatically better fps over the Ti's and not in the
second hand car price range.
news:Xns95C76F8BAFDC0MacCool@24.25.9.42...
| Quote: | This question was asked yesterday and just about every day before that.
Read some of the other threads on the subject for some great advice.
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Mac Cool |
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McGrandpa
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:38 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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"John Eckart" <JEckart@mail.com> wrote in message
news:bDiyd.37737$gd.29667@twister.socal.rr.com
| Quote: | $430 each for a 6800 OC? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 6800
OC retail for $300?
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I just bought a eVGA 6800 (plain) for $299 at Circuit City.
McG.
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"Blaedmon" <ass@beamer.com> wrote in message
news:cqcbfj$21gr$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
...and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's
for $430 each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet
to see it chug at all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings.
Doom3 runs perfect on the setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm
very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade
to. Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running
with a Athlon xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit
less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of
card will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically
intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but
would be happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of
that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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McGrandpa
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:41 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9e5c6$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au
| Quote: | Yeah fair enough, its just that my Isp's news server has recently
crashed and only has posts from a few days back. What I could find in
the newsgroup didn't specifically give me a good comparison between
the Geforce 4 Ti's and the newer cards.
In the end I did find a comparison on Toms Hardware and the sweetspot
to me looked like the 6800 - dramatically better fps over the Ti's
and not in the second hand car price range.
news:Xns95C76F8BAFDC0MacCool@24.25.9.42...
This question was asked yesterday and just about every day before
that. Read some of the other threads on the subject for some great
advice. --
Mac Cool
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I just located a guy here locally that can get me a retail eVGA 6800
Ultra for $540 cash. With only a 2 to 3 day wait. Trucks down from
Dallas. I know the card should retail for $499.99....but....try getting
one without getting on a waiting list.
McG. |
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DaveL
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:48 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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I think he was talking about Aussie dollars. You know, the land down under?
DaveL
"John Eckart" <JEckart@mail.com> wrote in message
news:bDiyd.37737$gd.29667@twister.socal.rr.com...
$430 each for a 6800 OC? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 6800 OC
retail for $300?
"Blaedmon" <ass@beamer.com> wrote in message
news:cqcbfj$21gr$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
| Quote: | ...and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's for
$430
each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet to see it chug
at
all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings. Doom3 runs perfect on
the
setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a
Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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DaveL
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:56 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0Slyd.2289$3v5.2082@fe2.texas.rr.com...
| Quote: | "Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9e5c6$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au
Yeah fair enough, its just that my Isp's news server has recently
crashed and only has posts from a few days back. What I could find in
the newsgroup didn't specifically give me a good comparison between
the Geforce 4 Ti's and the newer cards.
In the end I did find a comparison on Toms Hardware and the sweetspot
to me looked like the 6800 - dramatically better fps over the Ti's
and not in the second hand car price range.
news:Xns95C76F8BAFDC0MacCool@24.25.9.42...
This question was asked yesterday and just about every day before
that. Read some of the other threads on the subject for some great
advice. --
Mac Cool
I just located a guy here locally that can get me a retail eVGA 6800
Ultra for $540 cash. With only a 2 to 3 day wait. Trucks down from
Dallas. I know the card should retail for $499.99....but....try getting
one without getting on a waiting list.
McG.
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It's a sad state of affairs when one has to deal with the video card black
market. "Pssst... hey buddie. I can get you what ever you want. Crack,
Smack, or how about a deal on a 6800 Ultra."
The marketing departments of both Nvidia and ATI need to be fired.
DaveL :) |
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Psi-Tau Paladin
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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"DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in
news:VuudneJ5cfUZiFfcRVn-pw@comcast.com:
| Quote: | I think he was talking about Aussie dollars. You know, the land down
under?
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For 600AUD, you can get almost any card but the 256MB 6800GTs and above.
@ the 300-350 price range you can get a 128MB 5900XT class card that
still does well except for AA/AF.
@ the 350-400 price range you can get the 128MB 6600GTs (though hard to
find) that will handle AA/AF at the lower resolutions, but is quite fast
if you disable AA/AF.
@ the 450-500 price range you can start looking at the 128MB 6800NU
models, clocked slower than the 6600GTs but with twice the bandwidth,
using older DDR vs DDR3 memory. Better for playing with AA/AF if you
want to stick with Nvidia.
@ the 500-600 range you can find 128MB 6800GTs using the older DDR
technology. The only real difference this and the 6800NU is a higher
clock speed.
If you can stretch your budget a little more to the 700AUD range, you
could start looking at the 256MB 6800GT, clocked much closer to ultra
speeds, 4 more pipelines than the 128MB models, and using DDR3 memory.
If you are looking to upgrade in the near future, and since you already
have AGP (because of your 4200ti) you should look at spending a bit back
and finding the 6600GTs. Then when you are ready to buy a new system,
look at the 6800GTs in PCIe.
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Blaedmon
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:25 am Post subject:
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Consider yourself corrected ;) We're talking AUD$ here. So prolly $190US or
so to you. Very cool cards, unlockable (extra 4 pipes), which is nothing to
write home about, but all-round its a bargain.
"John Eckart" <JEckart@mail.com> wrote in message
news:bDiyd.37737$gd.29667@twister.socal.rr.com...
$430 each for a 6800 OC? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 6800 OC
retail for $300?
"Blaedmon" <ass@beamer.com> wrote in message
news:cqcbfj$21gr$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
| Quote: | ...and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's for
$430
each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet to see it chug
at
all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings. Doom3 runs perfect on
the
setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a
Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Blaedmon
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:28 am Post subject:
Re: Beyond the Ti 4600 |
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Consider yourself corrected ;) We're talking AUD$ here. So prolly $190US or
so to you. Very cool cards, unlockable (extra 4 pipes), which is nothing to
write home about, but all-round its a bargain.
"John Eckart" <JEckart@mail.com> wrote in message
news:bDiyd.37737$gd.29667@twister.socal.rr.com...
$430 each for a 6800 OC? Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a 6800 OC
retail for $300?
"Blaedmon" <ass@beamer.com> wrote in message
news:cqcbfj$21gr$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
| Quote: | ...and for a helpful answer: I've just ebayed two Nvidia 6800 OC's for
$430
each or so - very cheap for an excellent card. I have yet to see it chug
at
all in Halflife2, farCry or so with max settings. Doom3 runs perfect on
the
setting below Ultra with 4xaa & 8xaf. I'm very happy with them.
"Jack" <.> wrote in message
news:41c9859c$0$14989$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
I was hoping to get some advice on the which video card to upgrade to.
Presently I have a Ti 4200 oc'd almost to 4600 level running with a
Athlon
xp 2.8
I'd like to pay less than $600 Australian (hopefully quite a bit less)
but
I'm finding it pretty confusing trying to work out what sort of card will
be
sufficient. I'm hoping to be able to play the most graphically intense
games
at their highest settings @ 1024x768 without any chugging, but would be
happy enough to do that @ 800x600. Do I have any hope of that for less
than
$600au with
my cpu?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Mac Cool
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Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:51 am Post subject:
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Blaedmon:
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The thread I was referring to is 'upgrade advice' and it's still ongoing.
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