hey guys,
My specs:
AMD ATHLON 2100+ @1733mhz
512DDR ram (2X 256DDR ram)
ATI RADEON 8500LE 64Mb video card -----> not bad, but games run slow
I want to get a better video card, which can play "HALF-LIFE 2", "MEDAL OF HONOR: PACIFIC ASSAULT", and "STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT", and also, "DRIVE 3 when it comes out". All these games on high graphic settings. So, I am willing to spend about $100 - $150 canadian. I want the better video card, so I don't have to upgrade CPU and RAM.
Video cards by Sapphire companies are cheap:
"SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 256MB AGP8X VGA DVI TV OUT OEM VIDEO CARD"
"SAPPHIRE ADVANTAGE RADEON 9600 PRO 256MB DDR DVI-I W/ TV OUT OEM VIDEO CARD" they are pretty cheap, about 140 dollars canadian.
"SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 128MB AGP8X VGA DVI TV OUT OEM VIDEO CARD". It is cheap, like $130 canadian.
Is it any closer to ATI? This one is lot cheaper than ATI cards.
how about these companies:
"GAINWARD PRO 660 GEFORCE FX 5200 128MB AGP8X VGA DVI W/ TV OUT"
about $102 cad.
"EVGA E-GEFORCE FX5200 128M DDR AGP VGA S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO CARD".
"eVGA E-GEFORCE MX4000 64M 64BIT DDR AGP VGA S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO CARD "
they are pretty cheap, like about $80 - $88 canadian, which fits my budget.
"ASUS V9520 GEFORCE FX 5200 AGP8X 128MB DDR W/ TV OUT & DVI"
Are they any good? For now
Is it any better company or same card as ATI/nVIDIA? Also, is anybody in here bought cards from "ebay"?............Is it worth saving money and buy used video cards from "ebay"?
How about if I just upgrade my memory to 1.0GB, so I don't have to buy a new video card?
Thank you guys
My specs:
AMD ATHLON 2100+ @1733mhz
512DDR ram (2X 256DDR ram)
ATI RADEON 8500LE 64Mb video card -----> not bad, but games run slow
I want to get a better video card, which can play "HALF-LIFE 2", "MEDAL OF HONOR: PACIFIC ASSAULT", and "STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT", and also, "DRIVE 3 when it comes out". All these games on high graphic settings. So, I am willing to spend about $100 - $150 canadian. I want the better video card, so I don't have to upgrade CPU and RAM.
Video cards by Sapphire companies are cheap:
"SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 256MB AGP8X VGA DVI TV OUT OEM VIDEO CARD"
"SAPPHIRE ADVANTAGE RADEON 9600 PRO 256MB DDR DVI-I W/ TV OUT OEM VIDEO CARD" they are pretty cheap, about 140 dollars canadian.
"SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 128MB AGP8X VGA DVI TV OUT OEM VIDEO CARD". It is cheap, like $130 canadian.
Is it any closer to ATI? This one is lot cheaper than ATI cards.
how about these companies:
"GAINWARD PRO 660 GEFORCE FX 5200 128MB AGP8X VGA DVI W/ TV OUT"
about $102 cad.
"EVGA E-GEFORCE FX5200 128M DDR AGP VGA S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO CARD".
"eVGA E-GEFORCE MX4000 64M 64BIT DDR AGP VGA S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO CARD "
they are pretty cheap, like about $80 - $88 canadian, which fits my budget.
"ASUS V9520 GEFORCE FX 5200 AGP8X 128MB DDR W/ TV OUT & DVI"
Are they any good? For now
Is it any better company or same card as ATI/nVIDIA? Also, is anybody in here bought cards from "ebay"?............Is it worth saving money and buy used video cards from "ebay"?
How about if I just upgrade my memory to 1.0GB, so I don't have to buy a new video card?
Thank you guys