Posts by brightcobra4

@ Casey Long2, and anyone else who thinks they know better. Look, my thought process is this—with this particular graphics card paired with my current setup, I should be able to play relatively recent titles. And yes, I’m talking about pushing settings toward High. Not everything, obviously—I'm not delusional—but still. There's one more thing... I'm running a 550W power supply. Is that actually sufficient? Based on some of the older posts I've been digging through in this thread, it seems like enough. Or am I completely off base here?
Thanks

Greetings. I find myself in need of some collective wisdom here.
I am looking to pick up a new graphics card. My current Radeon HD 2600 XT—well, it simply no longer
meets my gaming requirements, though I certainly wouldn't call them anything out of the ordinary.
As for the budget? I suppose I'd like to stay under roughly $333. Regarding resolution, I am still stuck using an old 17" CRT monitor—a relic, I know. I just need something that can push beyond 800x600 so the image actually looks somewhat coherent. 😉
Aside from the aforementioned card, my system specs based on the CPZ
are as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800
an ASUS tek M2V motherboard
and 4 GB of DDR2

Thanks in advance. And if I may add one more small query?
When it comes to the eternal debate of ATI vs. Nvidia... which way should I lean?

God, I used to spend so much time obsessing over this thing—it was practically my entire life back then!
Last year, looking back, it actually held up pretty well for me... I could still push my top 10 favorite games from that era through the high settings without too much trouble...
These days, sure, it’s starting to feel a bit sluggish... but honestly, I think it’s $67 nothing more than a minor trifle, if you ask me.😉

Greetings... I am still looking to play some games, and frankly, I need help...
It is about time I picked up a new graphics card. My current ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT PRO—well, let’s just say it simply refuses to cooperate with my demands lately... 😉

PCI-Express ASUS M2V
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
3 gigs of RAM—there's no point in pushing more on Windows XP, really, it feels futile at this stage

What are your thoughts on this particular card?
Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GT, 512MB DDR3, TV Out, Dual DVI (Vemil)
And would it actually be better for gaming than this one—to put it bluntly?
*Zotac GeForce 9600 GT, 512MB DDR3, AMP Edition, DVI audio, TV Out, DVI

Thank you in advance