Need a new Graphics Card - What should I get? - Page 2

Solberg · May 15th, 2008, 09:08 AM

I have a Quad Core Q6600 and i might be able to get a really good deal on the 9800GTX.

Shawn · May 15th, 2008, 09:50 AM

^ Then go for it if you can find a deal on the 9800... it sure seems like they're giving discounts everywhere on those right now.

It runs cool and quiet... of course, that's when you're not playing Crysis at max settings. But it's good to know you can run anything on max settings with the 9800GTX. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

MadCow809 · May 15th, 2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

^ Then go for it if you can find a deal on the 9800... it sure seems like they're giving discounts everywhere on those right now.

It runs cool and quiet... of course, that's when you're not playing Crysis at max settings. But it's good to know you can run anything on max settings with the 9800GTX. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I'm gonna sitt and wait for the arrival of the HD4800 series and the 9900 series.

Until then... Crysis stays on medium~high setting. Ultra high quality is like watching a bloody slide show.

I need money. Lots of money. images/smilies/mad.gif

Solberg · May 15th, 2008, 11:18 AM

Just one thing. My power supply is only 450W. Will that be able the handle this card?

Shawn · May 15th, 2008, 11:20 AM

^ It might, depending on what other stuff you have in your case. I do fine with a 500W PSU, but you need to have two power connectors to hook up to the card.

Solberg · May 15th, 2008, 11:37 AM

I have:

500GB HDD

6 GB of Ram

4 120mm Fans

a Q6600

I really should of got a 500W PSU images/smilies/sad.gif

Anyway, how can I know if my 450W PSU will do?

MadCow809 · May 15th, 2008, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solberg

I have:

500GB HDD

6 GB of Ram

4 120mm Fans

a Q6600

I really should of got a 500W PSU images/smilies/sad.gif

Anyway, how can I know if my 450W PSU will do?

There are sites that works out how much power you are using and how much power you need.

eg. : http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

450W sounds fine to me(depending on the brand), but more importantly.. how many amps does your PSU's +12V rail(s) offer?

jeffy777 · May 15th, 2008, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MadCow809

but more importantly.. how many amps does your PSU's +12V rail(s) offer?

Exactly. If you have strong +12V rails, you should be fine. It's not just the total wattage that matters. There are some 500W+ power supplies that would suck even worse because they have such weak +12V rails.

Solberg · May 15th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Update:

I ended up getting a twintech 8800GT and a MX1000 mouse for free images/smilies/smile.gif

MadCow809 · May 15th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solberg

Update:

I ended up getting a twintech 8800GT and a MX1000 mouse for free images/smilies/smile.gif

Welcome to the MX1000 family, I've been using it since 2005 : )

tis a brilliant mouse, apart from the shitty battery, 10/10 on quality and performance.

watisdis · May 16th, 2008, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffy777

Exactly. If you have strong +12V rails, you should be fine. It's not just the total wattage that matters. There are some 500W+ power supplies that would suck even worse because they have such weak +12V rails.

Sorry for the hijack, but I too am considering a 8800GT. What would be a good solid PSU for this card?

jeffy777 · May 16th, 2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by watisdis

Sorry for the hijack, but I too am considering a 8800GT. What would be a good solid PSU for this card?

I've had this PSU for over a year and it's very solid:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371002

Three +12v rails for great stability images/smilies/thumbup.gif

You can also get a 650W version too if you got the extra cash and just want more wattage:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371001

Dr.Kamiya · May 16th, 2008, 06:25 AM

Actually it seems like the 9900 might be out soon, all rumors point toward July so if top-drawer performance is what you're after, might as well get something cheap from ebay for now and wait till that's out. Either way if you decide it's overkill (or the 9900 turns out to be a bit of a fruit) it's still likely to drive down prices on the 9800 series.

9800 details/rumors: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/14734

Quote:

"GeForce 9900 GTX" products that will feature 240 stream processors, 32 raster units, 1GB of GDDR3 memory, and 512-bit memory interfaces.

A single 9900GTX should be faster than two 9800GTXs in SLI (or the GX2), since all of those 240 processors come on just one die (no bandwidth, memory allocation loss from SLI).

Solberg · May 16th, 2008, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadCow809

Welcome to the MX1000 family, I've been using it since 2005 : )

tis a brilliant mouse, apart from the shitty battery, 10/10 on quality and performance.

Battery seems fine to me. Anyway since you get a dock, I really don't mind putting in every few days.

Shawn · May 16th, 2008, 08:18 AM

^ The battery should last you about a week, unless you're using it 24/7. But it does suck compared to newer Logitech products... my diNovo Edge keyboard I think supposedly gets 60 days of standby on the battery.

It's a sweet mouse, especially if you got it free. I actually got 2 of them for free... I bought one which wouldn't charge properly after a month. I called Logitech and even though they told me how to fix it, they mailed me a new one. I didn't get it for a while so I called them and they sent me another new one. Eventually I fixed my original unit and got both of the replacements in the mail. Now I use them until the writing and stuff rubs off, then throw out the mouse and use another one in my arsenal. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I do have wet dreams about the infinite scroll wheel on the MX Revolution though.

cvrefugee · May 16th, 2008, 08:23 AM

MX1000 is way too heavy. I use a G5 (awesome Amazon deal a couple of years back, cost me $20) but I love my dad's MX Revolution (another Amazon deal, $6 after rebate!).

Shawn · May 16th, 2008, 08:25 AM

^ 6 mofo'ing bucks? Are you shitting me?

The MX Revolution is still going for like $99.99 up here. Damn I hate this stupid socialist country. images/smilies/mad.gif

cvrefugee · May 16th, 2008, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

^ 6 mofo'ing bucks? Are you shitting me?

The MX Revolution is still going for like $99.99 up here. Damn I hate this stupid socialist country. images/smilies/mad.gif

$6.99 actually. It was a pain in the butt and I almost swore off Amazon for messing everything up. The deal was sort of a price mistake, I think they intended it to be $36.99 after rebate, not before. There was a $30 rebate from Logitech (which they honored) but it took almost a month for the order to go through.

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/05/16/logitech.PNG

Viper007Bond · May 16th, 2008, 10:01 AM

I hate ordering via Amazon. Takes FOREVER on some things.

May 15th, 2008, 09:08 AM	#21
Solberg Joined: Apr 24th, 2008 Last Online: 12:01 AM Posts: 1,161 Rep Power: 23	I have a Quad Core Q6600 and i might be able to get a really good deal on the 9800GTX. __________________

May 15th, 2008, 11:18 AM	#24
Solberg Joined: Apr 24th, 2008 Last Online: 12:01 AM Posts: 1,161 Rep Power: 23	Just one thing. My power supply is only 450W. Will that be able the handle this card? __________________

May 15th, 2008, 11:37 AM	#26
Solberg Joined: Apr 24th, 2008 Last Online: 12:01 AM Posts: 1,161 Rep Power: 23	I have: 500GB HDD 6 GB of Ram 4 120mm Fans a Q6600 I really should of got a 500W PSU Anyway, how can I know if my 450W PSU will do? __________________

May 15th, 2008, 09:20 PM	#29
Solberg Joined: Apr 24th, 2008 Last Online: 12:01 AM Posts: 1,161 Rep Power: 23	Update: I ended up getting a twintech 8800GT and a MX1000 mouse for free __________________

May 16th, 2008, 08:18 AM	#35
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 06:34 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,780 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	^ The battery should last you about a week, unless you're using it 24/7. But it does suck compared to newer Logitech products... my diNovo Edge keyboard I think supposedly gets 60 days of standby on the battery. It's a sweet mouse, especially if you got it free. I actually got 2 of them for free... I bought one which wouldn't charge properly after a month. I called Logitech and even though they told me how to fix it, they mailed me a new one. I didn't get it for a while so I called them and they sent me another new one. Eventually I fixed my original unit and got both of the replacements in the mail. Now I use them until the writing and stuff rubs off, then throw out the mouse and use another one in my arsenal. I do have wet dreams about the infinite scroll wheel on the MX Revolution though.

May 15th, 2008, 09:50 AM	#22
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 06:34 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,780 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	^ Then go for it if you can find a deal on the 9800... it sure seems like they're giving discounts everywhere on those right now. It runs cool and quiet... of course, that's when you're not playing Crysis at max settings. But it's good to know you can run anything on max settings with the 9800GTX.

May 15th, 2008, 11:20 AM	#25
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 06:34 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,780 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	^ It might, depending on what other stuff you have in your case. I do fine with a 500W PSU, but you need to have two power connectors to hook up to the card.

May 16th, 2008, 08:23 AM	#36
cvrefugee Joined: Aug 16th, 2004 Last Online: 02:15 AM Location: Corona, CA Age: 28 Posts: 3,450 Car: 2005 Scion xB Rep Power: 60	MX1000 is way too heavy. I use a G5 (awesome Amazon deal a couple of years back, cost me $20) but I love my dad's MX Revolution (another Amazon deal, $6 after rebate!).

May 16th, 2008, 08:25 AM	#37
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 06:34 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,780 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	^ 6 mofo'ing bucks? Are you shitting me? The MX Revolution is still going for like $99.99 up here. Damn I hate this stupid socialist country.

May 16th, 2008, 10:01 AM	#39
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 237	I hate ordering via Amazon. Takes FOREVER on some things. __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005