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  • LT. Columbo
    Demigod of Digital Video
    • Nov 2004
    • 10671
    #1

    Suggest a good Graphics card?

    My brother in-law bought a new dell (they live in germany). he's one of these people who play games on the pc and he took the pc back and ordered a new one because he wasn't happy. all he can tell me it comes with a radeon graphics card, but which models are suitable for games?

    I would think it should be ok based on the rest of the pc specs that i know of. 3.X Proc., 250 GB HD, 1024 MB RAM...

    I know i can google and all that stuff, but i want YOUR comments and suggestions.
    "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
    Columbo moments...
    "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
    "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
         (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)

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    • titanfan1017
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Dec 2005
      • 28
      #2
      which model

      which model did he purchase. That will help make the decision which will work best with what he has. Is it a Pentium 4 or is it Dual Core? Most of the time I like to recomend the Dual 256 Nvidea 7800 GTX.

      Big Daddy Dan
      "Stop thinking politically correct, Start thinking Playstation2, Let's blow some SH%t up!"
      Vin Deisle

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        • LT. Columbo
          Demigod of Digital Video
          • Nov 2004
          • 10671
          #3
          yes they mentioned dual core. i realize the info they gave is limited.
          "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
          Columbo moments...
          "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
          "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                     (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)

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            • nwg
              Left *****
              • Jun 2003
              • 5196
              #4
              I like NVidia Geforce graphics. For a good card I would suggest a high 6000 series such as 6800. The best are 7000 series such as the Geforce 7800 but they cost a lot more money. I would also get at least a 256MB card. Also, some cards now require PCI Express now rather than AGP.

              Has he got a budget?

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                • LT. Columbo
                  Demigod of Digital Video
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 10671
                  #5
                  well, i'm pretty sure if he has to shell out a little more...he'll do it to get a good card. i'll try to reach them soon to get more info. it's just hard over seas calls and the time diff. thanx for everything so far
                  "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                  Columbo moments...
                  "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                  "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                                     (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)

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                    • sype
                      Junior Member
                      Junior Member
                      • Mar 2006
                      • 5
                      #6
                      PC advisor graphic card best buy is the gigabyte gv-nx78t256v-b it has nvidias geforce 7800 gt chip. a lot cheaper than cards of equal power.

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                        • futurex
                          Outlaw Ridah
                          • Mar 2005
                          • 134
                          #7
                          best bang for buck currently is 7800GT
                          Futurex

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                            • spinner
                              Junior Member
                              Junior Member
                              • Feb 2006
                              • 31
                              #8
                              check out the prices at newegg for the 7000 series. nwg is spot on, get at least 256mb card.

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                                • toomanycats
                                  Digital Video Expert
                                  Digital Video Expert
                                  • Apr 2005
                                  • 595
                                  #9
                                  I am really happy with my ATI X800 256 Pro AGP. It was reasonably priced and
                                  Ati drivers are consistent and easy to get. I do a lot of Flight Simulator (FS2002/2004) and Space Simulators and I can run everything at the maximun graphics settings. My FS2004 has a huge amount of add-on terrain and traffic and the card runs smoothly.

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                                    • LT. Columbo
                                      Demigod of Digital Video
                                      • Nov 2004
                                      • 10671
                                      #10
                                      ty again everybody for the tips. i should be hearing from him today, and i'll find out what it is for sure and pass this stuff along.
                                      "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                                      Columbo moments...
                                      "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                                      "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                                                                             (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)

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                                        • UncasMS
                                          Super Moderator
                                          • Nov 2001
                                          • 9047
                                          #11
                                          nvidia released the 7600gt recently and it is a good card for the money

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                                            • vw56german
                                              Digital Video Expert
                                              Digital Video Expert
                                              • Jun 2005
                                              • 640
                                              #12
                                              My .02 Make sure to have him check the games specs. Some games specify what type of graphics cards work best with their software.

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                                                • LT. Columbo
                                                  Demigod of Digital Video
                                                  • Nov 2004
                                                  • 10671
                                                  #13
                                                  UncasMS, vw, will do. no answer there in Germany tonight. will try tomorrow

                                                  ty.
                                                  "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                                                  Columbo moments...
                                                  "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                                                  "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                                                                                                     (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)

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                                                    • Black13
                                                      Welcome to the Jungle
                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                      • 23
                                                      #14
                                                      The best of the best that's out now is the Ati Radeon 1900XTX. Radeon's image quality on large monitors can't be beat.

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                                                        • futurex
                                                          Outlaw Ridah
                                                          • Mar 2005
                                                          • 134
                                                          #15
                                                          The best of the best that's out now is the Ati Radeon 1900XTX
                                                          but definitely not worth the cash
                                                          Futurex

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