What card to get?

[Mitch123]

Im unsure of what new grapthics card i should buy. What ones should i avoid? Im looking at the 8600 series and lower.

[Sniper1432]

if you just want to play BF2 and older titles, I would get the 7900 GS. It played BF2 maxed at 50-100+fps. Even though the 8600 is an 8 series card, it is not that great IMO.

But first, do you have AGP or PCI-Express?

[ConscriptVirus]

wats ur budget?

wat card do you currently have?

unless you really need a new card and want dx 10, id wait for the next set of nvidia cards to come out.

and if u dont care for dx10, and juts want good frame rates, id go with wat sniper says and get something in the high 7 seires

[Mitch123]

Just want to play bf2 and cod4. Its pci express. Current card is 6600. ( When i play bf2 wake island and maps with planes this card overheats i think. Screen goes black in game. Then later game will crash. Is the 6600 known for overheating. And will the 7900 overheat aswell?

[Stormy{CAN}]

Is the 6600 known for overheating.

Not particularly. When was the last time you opened the case and cleaned the dust out, including the fan/heatsink on the card?

[=98=]

...Its pci express...

;) Answer.

[cfschris]

I dont know about you, but im shelling out somewhat big bucks for a good card this christmas. $280 MSI 8800GT (dx10 enabled!) its gonna be sweet!

[sava700]

Im unsure of what new grapthics card i should buy. What ones should i avoid? Im looking at the 8600 series and lower.

You need to give a budget you wish to spend..also if you want to stick to Nvidia or not.. otherwise you open up a large amount of options.

[Mitch123]

Not particularly. When was the last time you opened the case and cleaned the dust out, including the fan/heatsink on the card?
Ahh Never... Ive had it for almost 3 years i think now. Is that bad?

;) Answer.
Ahh what?

You need to give a budget you wish to spend..also if you want to stick to Nvidia or not.. otherwise you open up a large amount of options.

Looking at 7900 I won't be needing Dx10. Anyone know how much this will set me back?

[Stormy{CAN}]

Ahh Never... Ive had it for almost 3 years i think now. Is that bad?


Very. Probably enough dust buildup on the heatsinks that it looks like a sweater. Left that long you're probably going to have to remove the fans from the heatsinks in order to clean them properly.

[=98=]

Personally, i think the 8800gt is the best bang for buck. 7900gs is ok for old games, but if you suddenly find a new game you want to play comes out, it's unlikely to run well.

Save a bit and get a 8800gt.

[sava700]

Looking at 7900 I won't be needing Dx10. Anyone know how much this will set me back?

depends on what brand you get.. BFG, eVGA,XFX etc.. whats your fav?

[Stormy{CAN}]

How about the rest of your system specs.

Also there is a good possibility that your power supply isn't up to running the card you are looking at.

[Mitch123]

heres my gaming rig.(well thats what x-fire says)
Manufacturer:
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Hard Drive: 200 GB Total
Video Card: MSI MS-StarForce GeForce 6600 (NVIDIA GeForce 6600)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card: SoundMAX HD Audio O
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface: wood
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)


How do i check my psu?

I dont wanna open up my case il probally stuff something up.

[sava700]

How do i check my psu?

I dont wanna open up my case il probally stuff something up.


is it a prebuilt computer like a dell? If so find out by searching the web for specs of that model...otherwise open the case and look on it.

[AmericanDad]

I have a 7900GT and a 8600GT and TBH the 7900 is overall better. However I can run bf2 in 1920*1200 with the 8600, not even worth trying with the 7900