Says it all in the title. My X300 is a bit... old. I want a card that is cheap, but able to run CoD4 with at least 30 FPS. It doesn't have to be able to run Crysis on Ultra High, but I want one better than what I have now. I was thinking of getting an 8800GS, but was wondering if you guys have any better suggestions. Kthx.
4850 if you can afford it.
I know it's the 256MB versoin, but this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814125089 is such an awesome deal
If you have more to spend, look for HD4850's. Should be around $170.
If you have more to spend, look for HD4850's. Should be around $170.
Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2008-07-06 06:43:17)
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This is what I replaced my X300 with: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814150260
I don't regret it at all. I don't have Crysis or CoD butI reckon it'll play CoD at high settings
I saw in one of the reviews on the same card on TigerDirect that this particular card, according to Tom's Hardware, is supposed to be faster than an 8800GT. I think it's supposed to be like 80% faster than a comparable 8600GT with DDR2.
I don't regret it at all. I don't have Crysis or CoD butI reckon it'll play CoD at high settings
I saw in one of the reviews on the same card on TigerDirect that this particular card, according to Tom's Hardware, is supposed to be faster than an 8800GT. I think it's supposed to be like 80% faster than a comparable 8600GT with DDR2.
Bullshit. 8600GT is not all that bad, but 8800GT pounds it to the ground with one hand._j5689_ wrote:
This is what I replaced my X300 with: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814150260
I don't regret it at all. I don't have Crysis or CoD butI reckon it'll play CoD at high settings
I saw in one of the reviews on the same card on TigerDirect that this particular card, according to Tom's Hardware, is supposed to be faster than an 8800GT. I think it's supposed to be like 80% faster than a comparable 8600GT with DDR2.
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I have the same card as you. BF2 on all low, lol.
Holy fucking shit! That. Is. Fucking. Cheap!DeathUnlimited wrote:
I know it's the 256MB versoin, but this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814125089 is such an awesome deal
If you have more to spend, look for HD4850's. Should be around $170.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
lol I have an X300 SE in my old computer. Sucked arse for BF2. DU's link is probably the best deal you can find though.
I'd order two immediately if I lived in US.Freezer7Pro wrote:
Holy fucking shit! That. Is. Fucking. Cheap!DeathUnlimited wrote:
I know it's the 256MB versoin, but this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814125089 is such an awesome deal
If you have more to spend, look for HD4850's. Should be around $170.
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I've read reviews on this card and it fails hard.DeathUnlimited wrote:
I'd order two immediately if I lived in US.Freezer7Pro wrote:
Holy fucking shit! That. Is. Fucking. Cheap!DeathUnlimited wrote:
I know it's the 256MB versoin, but this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814125089 is such an awesome deal
If you have more to spend, look for HD4850's. Should be around $170.
...on very high resolutions. Upgrading from x300, it wins hard..Sup wrote:
I've read reviews on this card and it fails hard.DeathUnlimited wrote:
I'd order two immediately if I lived in US.Freezer7Pro wrote:
Holy fucking shit! That. Is. Fucking. Cheap!
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It failed on 1280x1024. x300 is a joke.DeathUnlimited wrote:
...on very high resolutions. Upgrading from x300, it wins hard..Sup wrote:
I've read reviews on this card and it fails hard.DeathUnlimited wrote:
I'd order two immediately if I lived in US.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc. … 75&p=5.Sup wrote:
It failed on 1280x1024. x300 is a joke.DeathUnlimited wrote:
...on very high resolutions. Upgrading from x300, it wins hard..Sup wrote:
I've read reviews on this card and it fails hard.
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Yes it starts failing at 1280x1024.DeathUnlimited wrote:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc. … 75&p=5.Sup wrote:
It failed on 1280x1024. x300 is a joke.DeathUnlimited wrote:
...on very high resolutions. Upgrading from x300, it wins hard.
It was never supposed to beat 512mb 8800GT.Sup wrote:
Yes it starts failing at 1280x1024.DeathUnlimited wrote:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc. … 75&p=5.Sup wrote:
It failed on 1280x1024. x300 is a joke.
It is just the best fucking card for that price range.
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Yes the price went down but when this card was released it was a total fail for the price they offered it.DeathUnlimited wrote:
It was never supposed to beat 512mb 8800GT.Sup wrote:
Yes it starts failing at 1280x1024.
It is just the best fucking card for that price range.
That is correct. I was just pointing out this awesome deal on newegg currently..Sup wrote:
Yes the price went down but when this card was released it was a total fail for the price they offered it.DeathUnlimited wrote:
It was never supposed to beat 512mb 8800GT.Sup wrote:
Yes it starts failing at 1280x1024.
It is just the best fucking card for that price range.
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My monitor fails before my 8800GTX does at high res.Sup wrote:
Yes it starts failing at 1280x1024.DeathUnlimited wrote:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc. … 75&p=5.Sup wrote:
It failed on 1280x1024. x300 is a joke.
100+ gb/s mem bandwidth ftmfw!
Why hasn't anyone asked how old of a computer the OP's planning on upgrading? Because if it's old like my kind of old, an upgrade might only help a small amount.
How old is your old, exactly? My old is 6-7 years.
to me old is 2-3yearsUndetected_Killer wrote:
How old is your old, exactly? My old is 6-7 years.
ANd whats the current psu installed?
Thanks, I might get this actually. $100 for a decent card like this seems reasonable...I'll have to look at the ATI cards too._j5689_ wrote:
This is what I replaced my X300 with: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814150260
I don't regret it at all. I don't have Crysis or CoD butI reckon it'll play CoD at high settings
I saw in one of the reviews on the same card on TigerDirect that this particular card, according to Tom's Hardware, is supposed to be faster than an 8800GT. I think it's supposed to be like 80% faster than a comparable 8600GT with DDR2.
I have an ATI Radeon X1300, it runs BF2 on 35 - 40 FPS on High, but still is terrible.