Originally posted by SubKamran
AHHH! NO 5900!!! NOT A GOOD CARD FOR NEW GAMES!
Yes it's true, ATI wins the best performance and quality with DX9 games, DONT WASTE IT ON A 5900! I am warning you, you'll be slapping yourself in the head when HL2 comes out and you're stuck at DX8 since ATI offers full DX9 compliance and Pixel Shaders 2.1
You've been warned. Check the benchmarks!
If you want a superior DX9 gaming card, go with a ATI card.
DX9 graphics cards start with the 9500 model and up to the 9800XT.
128 or 256mb does not really matter much at all.
From my experience, you want the standard model (e.i. 9600) or a Pro (e.i. 9600 Pro). There are even XT which are even better but do not buy a SE model (e.i. 9200 SE) as you might as well buy the Pro from the lower model (e.i. 9000Pro).
If you are looking about the price range of the ATI Radeon 9200 or the Nvidia FX 5200 then I might look into the Gefore 4 TI cards (Not MX). They do not have DX9 but they have great performance.
The Nvidia FX 5200 is not worth your time.
If you are looking into OpenGL applications (non-gaming applications) or 2D performance then I might look to Nvidia's FX for that.
Or you could wait til the new cards come out this spring.
Originally posted by farmer
Ah agissi, but there is a difference if you're into benchmarking! The 9800Pro will blow a 9700Pro right out of the water. It's all relative...
Originally posted by ---agissi---
[not flaming ] but are you kidding? 'blow it right out of the water'?? I'd like to see some benchies showing that.
Originally posted by Scol
ASUS has made some ATi cards, though I've read somewhat mixed reviews (most seem to be good).
Did you order your parts already?
Originally posted by ---agissi---
Benchmarks are Benchmarks, I want to know if you actually see I difference - not in numbers. Can you tell its faster? Or do the numbers just say it is.
Originally posted by Nic
As long as you're averaging more than 25-30 fps in games, then paying more for a better card is a waste, but nice if you can afford it.
There is one small thing that you probably haven't considered. The way games work, means that any input from your game controller (e.g. joystick, mouse, keyboard, etc.) is only read once each frame. Higher fps means that games become more responsive to input devices, which may make a difference when fragging online. You'll have the edge over any of your opponents that have slower hardware, even though visually you won't notice too much difference.Originally posted by ---agissi---
The eye doesnt see any faster then 24FPS. So a card that does 60FPS is just as good in the game as a card that does 24FPS.