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Flight Simulation Games >> Video Card questions... again... :-(

by kspenceECM » Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:11:45 GMT

I am running a Radeon 7500, and want to upgrade. It's for a new
homebrew box, P4 2.53 Intel D850PEBT2 mobo.

Was going to get a GeForce 4 4600 (I think it is - Maximum PC
recomended the Xtasy version - I think I saw they were out of
business, and there don't seem to be any out there anyway. Are all
the other versions by different manufacturers more or less the same?

The other cholice was the ATI 9700 - (trying to save a few bucks...)

But now, of course even the 4600 is REALLY old news. I wanted to get
that version because of posts here that say the ATI cards have
problems with RB3D.

Now there are GeForce FX 5600 cards or so. Any sense of which of
them would be a good choice? Would that work for me, for flight sims?

Many thanks for your help.

ken
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Flight Simulation Games >> Video Card questions... again... :-(

by The Thin Man » Mon, 21 Jul 2003 02:14:19 GMT


On this day of our lord, Sun, 20 Jul 2003 03:11:45 GMT,
XXXX@XXXXX.COM (Ken Spencer) quilled:


The only Nvidia FX card you should consider is the 5900 and it is
ridiculously overpriced. If you don't want to spend the bucks on an
ATI 9700pro then your best bet for more mid-range cards are the ATI
9500pro (hard to find but the best to get if you can) or ATI 9600, for
Nvidia get an GF4 Ti4200 (if you really want a half decent card at a
very good price) or get the 4600 like you are already concidering. All
prerform pretty much the same regardless of manufacturer, some just
have different types of fans and game bundles. A barebone OEM will be
cheapest. I use an MSI GF4 Ti4200 128mb aand have been happy with it,
but I am looking to upgrade to a 9700pro or 9800pro soon.


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Flight Simulation Games >> Video Card questions... again... :-(

by booster » Mon, 21 Jul 2003 04:30:34 GMT

read this

http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030714/index.html

the ti4600 is comparable to the 5600 in most benchmarks, both score higher
than the 9500 or 9600.. so unless you're going for 9700+ get a 5600 or a
4600






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Video Card questions... again... :-(

by Ted & Norma Olson » Mon, 21 Jul 2003 05:12:39 GMT

I'll second what Thin Man has to say. I am also using a MSI GF4 Ti4200
128 and I am happy with it. I'll be looking to upgrade my video card in
about 3 months and right now am undecided, either the Nvida 5900 or the
ATI 9800 pro, but first the price needs to come down and second the
drives need to mature.
Taxman




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Video Card questions... again... :-(

by The Thin Man » Mon, 21 Jul 2003 06:25:35 GMT

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:30:34 GMT, "booster" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >



Yea, but you have to make sure it is one of the newer 5600's with
400/800 memory.

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Video Card questions... again... :-(

by ELVIS2000 » Wed, 23 Jul 2003 07:33:13 GMT

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:56:13 -0500, Robert Nielsen



Yes, but very different cards - those three. The 9700 is the best of
those you mentioned -- and I'd avoid a 5200. Will be old news very
soon. The GeForce 5600 / ATI Radeon 9600 cards seem to be comparable
and are obviously the best value right now...

if you have more money and don't mind paying for excessive performance
-- go for a Radeon 9700 Pro (can be found right now for $300).

The 9800 and GeForce 5900 are around $400. Too rich for me.

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Video Card questions... again... :-(

by Marc de Vries » Sat, 26 Jul 2003 23:23:32 GMT

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:30:34 GMT, "booster" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >



Problem with this benchmark is that it includes all of Nvidia's cheats
for the game benchmarks.

You'd better look at the recent benchmarks from firingsquad or
extremetech.
http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/tyan_tachyon_g9600_pro_review/page6.asp





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