which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

[Nordoch]

well hi ppl.... this is my first post as u all would know aftr wandering all over the net i found the tweaks taken or read frm this site found 2 b the best n well suited 2 me due to UT2004 a lot of R&D..... anyways these r my sys specs.....
not so hi-fi:-


Motherbrd:- VIA KM266/P4M266 MB124 Ver.B0.3.0
AGP-4x
RAM:- 256 SDRAM
CPU:-Intel P4 1.8
Graphic Card:- ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder 8500DV

so what i need 2 ask u ppl is which latest card both in ATI as wellas in nVidia would b best suitable for my sys or mthrbrd and till how much i can xtend my mem.

thnx in advance.

[sr4470]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

That board supports DDR266 RAM, so you many want to pick up a pair of 256mb sticks of that. Because your're running a P4 1.8 the most i would suggest for a graphics card is the radeon 9800 pro. It may be a good idea to upgrade the cpu also (the board supports 533FSB P4's up to 2.66ghz i think)

[Yawgm0th]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

I'd have to say a 9800 Pro or 6600GT would be best suitable for that system. They're both enough to provide you with much better performance now and still be useful when you upgrade other parts of the system.

If you do replace your RAM, which isn't a bad idea, get PC3200 (DDR400). The cost is no greater than PC2100 (DDR266) and it will actually be useful if you ever replace the motherboard and processor, which would also be a good idea when you can afford to do it.

[Nordoch]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

ok...thnx u guys

[Nordoch]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

ok.....Radeon 9800 pro but which one 128MB, or a 256MB one more question will Radeon 9800 pro 256MB wil it b compatible?

[Amd_Lover2004]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

Yes, the 256MB one would be the best of the two and would be the only choice for gaming possibilities. You will lose little to no proformance by using 4x AGP.

[sr4470]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

I would stick with the 128MB version, frankly in most newer games the 9800 pro cant make use of the additional memory (which comes into play at resolutions of 1280x1024 and above with anti aliasing)

[Yawgm0th]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

and would be the only choice for gaming possibilities.

Where do you come up with this crap?

I'd pay maybe $15 more for a 256MB version, tops. The only game I've seen actually get performance increase from having more video memory is Doom 3, and that's only when it's run at High or Ultra Quality. Most games won't even have faster loading times with a 256MB card over a 128MB.

[Amd_Lover2004]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

**** sorry I was thinking of 128bit and 256 bit, I've been very tierd lately.

[wayout44]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

**** sorry I was thinking of 128bit and 256 bit, I've been very tierd lately.

You've used that excuse a couple of times now.

[sr4470]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

Hey stop picking on him wayout. lol

[Amd_Lover2004]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

You've used that excuse a couple of times now.

It's not an excuse if it true.

[Yawgm0th]

Re: which would b the best suitable Graphic card...

Sure it is... It's just a good excuse.