Tha General
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You lived in the UK?
So you only have PCI slots and want to game?
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jives11
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fingerman said:
I'm in the UK too, and am interested in your experiences of this card. I cannot believe that these Taiwanese cards are not also available in the US though. The problem is that PCI-E is often described on web sites as PCI-E, PCI-ex, express and sometimes as PCI. You have to wade through so many non-PCI cards it's hard to sift this tuff. Even using google NOT functions i.e -PCI-E, is not ideal as there may be genuine PCI-E cards listed on the same page. Ebay is also pretty sloppy here. You can browse cards by interface but most of the PCI cards are actually misclassified PCI-E cards
I agree - I've struggled finding PCI cards on EBay and anyway else do to the fact of everything pointing to the other types of cards
I picked up my 256MB 6200 PCI from Misco.co.uk - can't remember how I stumbled across it but got it for £39 all inc - and there's one on EBay going for £41 + £6 postage !
I picked up my 256MB 6200 PCI from Misco.co.uk - can't remember how I stumbled across it but got it for £39 all inc - and there's one on EBay going for £41 + £6 postage !
jives11
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fingerman said:I agree - I've struggled finding PCI cards on EBay and anyway else do to the fact of everything pointing to the other types of cards
I picked up my 256MB 6200 PCI from Misco.co.uk - can't remember how I stumbled across it but got it for £39 all inc - and there's one on EBay going for £41 + £6 postage !
Agree , think I got my 6200 PCI from misco , wish they had the sparkle, they even accept paypal
Awesome thread, for anyone with PCI slots only you are in luck, the X1550 256mb DDR2 diamond is AMAZING. I just got mine working, I can play BF2 on FULL SETTINGS, FEAR on FULL SETTINGS, and STALKER on FULL SETTINGS. I'm so happy. If you have PCI, get a x1550. People who say all PCI card's suck don't know what their talking about, and they don't realize how you don't need an ulta-fast memory bus to get good performance.
TechnoFill
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Shootaz said:
Hi!
I hesitate between the X1550 (there is one to sell on ebay) and the 8500 GT.
What's your CPU to play on full?
Rage_3K_Moiz
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The 8500GT has full offloading of HD video decoding, which is the only advantage it has over the X1550. I'm not sure about performance though, but it should at least be neck to neck with the X1550.
TechnoFill
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Hum
I've found 3Dmarks 2003' scores for 8500 GT, but it's my only third post, I can't post the link, so sorry!!
I've found 3Dmarks 2003' scores for 8500 GT, but it's my only third post, I can't post the link, so sorry!!
TechnoFill
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Just to specify, in PCI undoubtedly !!!
TechnoFill
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It's on a french forum. I like french people.
TechnoFill
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jives11
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fingerman said:
Ah well yes, thanks for trying to PM me. I'm following your posts with bated breath. Messeur Technofill posted some 3dmark03 results which are quite low (I get 2000 with a 6200) but I think that was with a pretty old (but I'm sure beautiful!) system.
I'm staggered you got those other cards to work with only 152 watts !
Does the GX1 take a standard ATX PSU ? If so it's well spent as you can take it with you . I found my dimension 2350 "seemed" faster after I got a 400W PSU. Everything seemed to be a bit faster and more responsive, but that could be the placebo effetct
Tha General
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I wanted to buy the X1550 or the X1300 video cards, but they don't have Win9x Drivers. The last ATI drivers is 6.2 and from what i can recalled, they don't have X1550 or X1300 support , so i bought the BFG Geforce 6200 256MB PCI which is pretty good!
I wish they sold the 8500 GT in the US, i sent sparkle a message, but don't believe they will get back to me.
Someone send sparkle a email about putting their PCI card in the USA.
I wish they sold the 8500 GT in the US, i sent sparkle a message, but don't believe they will get back to me.
Someone send sparkle a email about putting their PCI card in the USA.
jives11
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Tha General said:I wanted to buy the X1550 or the X1300 video cards, but they don't have Win9x Drivers. The last ATI drivers is 6.2 and from what i can recalled, they don't have X1550 or X1300 support , so i bought the BFG Geforce 6200 256MB PCI which is pretty good!
I wish they sold the 8500 GT in the US, i sent sparkle a message, but don't believe they will get back to me.
Someone send sparkle a email about putting their PCI card in the USA.
You tried this link
http://www.sparkle.com.tw/customer.htm ?
They claim that their 2 US distributors are :
USA
Compusa.com
7795 W Flagler St. Suite 35 Miami, FL. 33144
Tel: +1-800-compusa
www.compusa.com
e-mail: web_order_returns@compusa.com
USA
TigerDirect.com
7795 W Flagler St. Suite 35 Miami,
FL. 33144
Tel: +1-800-800-8300
http://www.tigerdirect.com
However neither have that specific card listed. Might be worth emailing them though perhaps ?
the specific Sparkle product code for the 512 version is SF-PC85GT512U2 as far as I can see, but googling that does not seem to return any US websites
TechnoFill
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2400 Pro 256mb Pci
Powercolor's reply to Sparkle in low profil please... If you hate Nvidia, take the AMD'Direct X10 for PCI !!
Powercolor's reply to Sparkle in low profil please... If you hate Nvidia, take the AMD'Direct X10 for PCI !!
TechnoFill
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Hi Jives 11,
I Totally agree with you, I dislike too.
To answer, I think it almost takes 2 slots, but if somebody could confirm...
I Totally agree with you, I dislike too.
To answer, I think it almost takes 2 slots, but if somebody could confirm...
Tha General
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The powercolor card doesn't have win9x drivers, so i couldn't use it. And as i said, the 6.2. drivers from what i know, doesn't support that card, i think, not really sure.
I can however use the 8500 GT. I will try to contact compusa and tiger when i get the chance, would be nice to grab it, if we can. If not, i will just stick with 6200 OC 256 Card, and buy a powerful card for my secondary computer vista soon.
I can however use the 8500 GT. I will try to contact compusa and tiger when i get the chance, would be nice to grab it, if we can. If not, i will just stick with 6200 OC 256 Card, and buy a powerful card for my secondary computer vista soon.
TechnoFill said:
Pentium 4 2.79GHz
2GB GSkill RAM
My CPU is the weakest thing about my comp.
I don't know much about the 8500 but the X1550 is awesome mate. I run stalker and oblivion flawlessly, I'm going to download Crysis and see how it plays, on system requirements lab it says I meet the minimum specs.
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