Ladic Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I got a Question, I need to upgrade my Video Card this Xmas, and I have $200 to blow on it, should I get an ATI Radeon 9700 128mb(non-pro) or a G-Force FX 9700 Ultra 128mb ? they are both worth about $200. But still unsure which one to pick. ATI is still pretty much on top at the moment, but Nvidia's offerings are nothing to sneeze at. According to Pricewatch.com, a Radeon 9800SE w/128 from Sapphire Technology can be had for $155 w/ free FedEx shipping at Newegg.com. Sapphire makes good, stable, reliable cards. The 9800 is clocked slightly higher than the 9700 and uses slightly faster RAM. I don't know what you'll be able to find locally, so perhaps there is a place that might have a better deal. If I were to upgrade from my GF4 Ti4400, I'd more than likely get at least a 9800. Sapphire's Product page I'll probably end up buying something from newegg.com, I usually buy from them. So you saying the Radeon 9800 SE w/128mb is better than the 9700 128mb(non-pro)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Clearly OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Clearly OT. "No..." Its got more to do with what we do here than a lot of threads. If it gets outta hand, I'll delete it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsARCLIGHT Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Wooo! Max reopens the topic so I can brag too! My home system: - Asus mother with a New Pent 4 HT 3 gig processor - 1 gig DDR RAM - SB Audigy 2 sound card for output - ATI Raedon 9800 Pro graphics card - Denon receiver and speakers with 6.1 Dolby Digital for sound - New Dell 21" trini monitor - Bigass hard drive, DVD and CDRW drives - one happy owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangaioh Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Mine homebrew.. Windows XP PRO Athlon XP 1600 PC2100 768 MB DDR MSI KT3 Ultra Sound Blaster Audigy MP3 edition (it's basically the same as game edition) TI4600 1 x 40 gig HD 1 x 16 x DVD 1 x 16/12/40 CDR/WR/RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDisco Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 dell p3-933 512 mb ti4200 64mb dvdrom, 48x cdrw altec thx speakers audigy 1 soundcard 2x 200GB 8mb 1x 180GB 8mb 1x 120GB 8mb =700 GB 1x usb 2.0 external box currently swapping in 1 of 3 20gb drives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinkiePlatter Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Wish I had pictures up too ;PNavi: main rig Hey! Someone else with a Navi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 I find it humorous that the mods themselves can't agree, and interpret the guidelines completely differently. Anyways, my PC is so old (I plan to replace within 12 months, hopefully before the HD dies) I won't go into many specifics. Suffice to say, 500mhz, 128MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imode Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Athlon 2500+ asus a7n8x nforce2 1gb ram ti4600 128mb 560gb hdd - 80gb x 1 - 120gb x 3 18" dell fp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSuchFile Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 1 - First is the oldest and curently used as my firewall AMD 550 mhz 128mb ram 20g HD 20x CD Drive and some shitty 2mb graphic card Runs Debian (Linux, and SCO can kiss my @$$) 2 - Gaming Rig AMD XP 2200+ 512mb ram 20g HD + 80g HD (to store animes) 52x CD Drive DVD + CDRW don't remember the speed, it's an old one ATI 8500 Radeon + 2 computer screens (I highly recommend that ) Runs crappy Windows XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 I find it humorous that the mods themselves can't agree, and interpret the guidelines completely differently. No, we don't consult eachother for every decision. After Focker explained himself, I agree with him. I find it humorous that some members presume to know what goes on behind the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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