Graphics cards

[Cleary]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/9700_to_9800_Series.html

I got 120 pounds i wanna get a 1 gig of ram aswell.

Sapphire ATI Radeon X700 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (11061-01-20) (GX-091-SP)
Inject a shot of adrenaline into your PC with the power of the RADEON X700, as it flexes its computational muscle, and unleashes its High-Definition clarity with features such as SMARTSHADER™ HD, SMOOTHVISION™ HD and ATI's revolutionary 3Dc™ image enhancement technology complemented by 256MB of onboard memory. Enjoy the best but pay less with Sapphires RADEON X700!

- ATI Radeon X700 GPU running at 400MHz
- 256MB DDR memory running at 500MHz
- 128-bit memory interface
- 8 pixel pipelines
- Six programmable vertex shader pipelines
- ATI's TRUFORM™2.0, SMARTSHADER™2.1 and SMOOTHVISION™2.1, and HYPER™Z III technologies
- SMARTSHADER™2.1 technology
- ATI SMOOTHVISION™2.1 technology
- TRUFORM™2.0 technology
- Dual display support with HYDRAVISION™
- Integrated TV-Out support up to 1024 x 768 resolution
- Integrated DVI-compliant TMDS transmitter
- 48 hour RMA turn-around time for faulty Sapphire product sent back to OcUK!




Price: £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)


The general idea is i want a good 256 mb graphics card as cheap as possible and with a good make.

i understand 256 mb graphics is better than 128 mb?

[Cleary]

hmm spoted these 2,

HIS Excalibur ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (R9550-TDW256-C) (GX-010-HT)
Powered by ATI RADEON™9550, Excalibur 9550 is the world's fastest and most advanced graphics board, featuring ATI's RADEON™9550 Visual Processing Unit (VPU). Through a combination of incredible 3D rendering performance, sophisticated real-time visual effects, unsurpassed image quality and cutting-edge video features, it takes the PC entertainment experience to a totally new level. With SMARTSHADER™ 2.0 technology, Excalibur 9550 series supports Microsoft DirectX®9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality allowing gamers to experience complex, movie-quality effects in next-generation 3D games and applications. Excalibur 9550 supports the AGP 8X standard, which allows large volumes of texture and vertex data to be transferred faster from system memory to the chip. With ATI's new VIDEOSHADER™ technology, Excalibur 9550 continues the tradition of providing industry-leading video and DVD playback and also offers FULLSTREAM™-a new technology that removes blocky artifacts from video and provides sharper image quality.

- ATI Radeon 9550 GPU running at 250MHz
- 256MB DDR memory running at 400MHz
- 128-bit memory interface
- Dual display support with HYDRAVISION™
- 2yrs Manufacturer Warranty




Price: £35.95 (£42.24 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Connect3D ATI Radeon 9550 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-026-CO)
Powered by ATI RADEON™9550, Excalibur 9550 is the world's fastest and most advanced graphics board, featuring ATI's RADEON™9550 Visual Processing Unit (VPU). Through a combination of incredible 3D rendering performance, sophisticated real-time visual effects, unsurpassed image quality and cutting-edge video features, it takes the PC entertainment experience to a totally new level. With SMARTSHADER™ 2.0 technology, Excalibur 9550 series supports Microsoft DirectX®9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality allowing gamers to experience complex, movie-quality effects in next-generation 3D games and applications. Excalibur 9550 supports the AGP 8X standard, which allows large volumes of texture and vertex data to be transferred faster from system memory to the chip. With ATI's new VIDEOSHADER™ technology, Excalibur 9550 continues the tradition of providing industry-leading video and DVD playback and also offers FULLSTREAM™-a new technology that removes blocky artifacts from video and provides sharper image quality.

- ATI Radeon 9550 GPU
- 256MB DDR memory
- 128-bit memory interface
- Features ATI's TRUFORM™2.0, SMARTSHADER™2.0 and SMOOTHVISION™2.1, and HYPER™Z III+ technologies
- SMARTSHAER™2.0 technology supports DirectX®9.0 and enables more complex and realistic lighting effects
- Sharper-looking 3D graphics with ATI SMOOTHVISION™2.1 technology
- TRUFORM™2.0 technology that makes the outlines of 3D characters and objects look smoother and more natural than ever before
- AGP 8X Support
- Dual display support with HYDRAVISION™
- Integrated TV-Out support up to 1024 x 768 resolution
- Integrated DVI-compliant TMDS transmitter




Price: £36.95 (£43.42 Including VAT at 17.5%)

[mOle]

get nvidia... nvidia supports more games and is regulary bette rthen the ati series..

The general idea is i want a good 256 mb graphics card as cheap as possible and with a good make.

i understand 256 mb graphics is better than 128 mb?

256mb is 256mb ram dedicated to gfx.. you can also buy a 128mb card and dedicate 128mb ram of ur ram to gfx... will give about the same result

[Apocalypse]

I'm actually badly behind on all the views and reviews on graphics cards but the ram doesn't make all that much difference to performance (talking the difference between 128 and 256) The general rule of thumb is to go with a good manufacturer. Nvidia is (if i remember rightly) still ahead on graphical power when standing next to ati but again the difference between related models is only slight and you'll find the biggest concern between the 2 makes is confliction issues.

[Polaris]

youre eye sees 60 fps. any more than that is just overcompensation for a small penis size.....

btw, www.tomshardware.com is the best place to find benchmarking on most GPU's (and everythign else for that matter!)

[Cleary]

owned by tom f?!?!?!

[Polaris]

*gasp*


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[FluxX]

What pc do you have? You need to know if a agp or pci-x will fit.

Also, while more ram is better, also the better chip/card is a bonus. But I would go for a 256 mem as well as a fast card if I were you. My bro got his 9800 ages ago and I think thats 128, and my lappy is 128 as well... (could have got the 256, but not enough £££)

[elliot/obee1]

pci x 128mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130242

pcix 256mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122231

pcix 256
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150110

the third one i have personally put into a frineds computer and it wokrs like a charm, ther all 6600le cards for 90-100$ these r all pcix btw

[Polaris]

he has AGP

[elliot/obee1]

makin me work hard.......
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140045

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131307

and if u dont care for those... look at the 3 i compared here

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCompare.asp?CompareItemList=N82E16814153020 ,N82E16814103159,N82E16814123150&SubCategory=48