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I would actually like to hear your opions but i would only like to hear, actual experiences or proven facts about each of the cards and which one i should decide on getting. You have been set your challenge, good luck.
I would actually like to hear your opions but i would only like to hear, actual experiences or proven facts about each of the cards and which one i should decide on getting. You have been set your challenge, good luck.
Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Pro (800MHz FSB)
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz
512Mb DDR 400 (boosted to 1Gb after a month)
80Gb Western Digital ATA100/7200 RPM 8Mb
Sony 16x DVD-ROM
17" TFT Monitor
However, it's been noted that as the resolution is cranked up, along with FSAA and antistropic filtering, the FX does come out on top by a noticable margin.
Just my 2p worth.
> Yup, I'd agree with Uncle Albert - they're both great cards, but you
> do get a ltitle extra if you pay the premium for a 5900 ultra. If you
> can afford it and are happy to do so, go for it, it'll be one hell of
> a gaming machine..
128Mb ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, if you pay by switch it's £289.00 pay with visa and it's £295.98
128Mb GeForce FX5900 (don't know if it's Ultra though), if you pay by switch it's £279.00 pay with visa and it's £285.73
Both prices taken from www.worldofcomputers.uk.com, the price of the things doesn't bother me i just want the best performance out of my machine.
> 128Mb GeForce FX5900 (don't know if it's Ultra though), if you pay by
> switch it's £279.00 pay with visa and it's £285.73
Dont think it is as I am sure that FX5900 Ultras are £350 for a 128mb version. Also look at the make of card your getting to see what its actually like, as some makes arent as good as others.
Just search on the internet for sites that compare the Radeon 9800 Pro against the FX5900 Ultra. I think both cards are very evenly matched. Another thing to watch out for is FSAA and maybe anistropic filtering as Nvidia cards use a different approach which can perform worst or give a poorer picture quality than the Radeon 9800 Pro.
If you have the money then go and get a 256mb version of the cards as they will probably be £400 or so but if you have the money to spend it could be worth it.
> Cheers for all your help guys, but i've made my choice and it will be
> the Radeon 9800 Pro, as my mate has just got and looks as sweet as.
It is a very good card. I have the Hercules 9800 Pro and can say that it performs well. Unreal 2 runs fine at 1600x1200 with every setting set to max and running at 6x FSAA and 16x Anistropic filtering. Got an XP2800 with 1024mb dual DDR333.
> Silent Assassin wrote:
> Cheers for all your help guys, but i've made my choice and it will
> be
> the Radeon 9800 Pro, as my mate has just got and looks as sweet as.
>
> It is a very good card. I have the Hercules 9800 Pro and can say that
> it performs well. Unreal 2 runs fine at 1600x1200 with every setting
> set to max and running at 6x FSAA and 16x Anistropic filtering. Got an
> XP2800 with 1024mb dual DDR333.
Nice, i'm just gonna get 512Mb DDR 400 for the time being and then i'm gonna bang another 512Mb DDR 400 into my machine to bring it to a nice spec.