Good deal on this video card?

[fentgphx]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102362

Basically just for BF2 and to improve performance on other games as well.

What do you think? Decent deal?

(currently using GF3Ti200)

 

[Crescent13]

if you don't mind putting out a bit of extra money, then this would be better. As an added plus you can unlock the pipelines, (making it a 6800gt), and then overclock it a bit (making it a 6800 ultra).

Edit: now that I think about it, you can't make it an ultra without tons of heat, but you can still unlock the pipelines.

 

[Powermoloch]

Hmmm. I also recommend this card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220

144 after $15 mail in rebate. Trust me, it will rock your world. If I can play BF2 game on highest settings w/ my 6600 non gt, this thing could fly

 

[RussianSensation]

Based on these benches, I'd probably get a 6600GT for a bit more.

 

[Todd33]

Anyone that thinks a 6800NU can become a 6800GT or 6800U is fooling themselves. Start at the missing 128MB of RAM and then move on to other things...

 

[fentgphx]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
Hmmm. I also recommend this card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220

144 after $15 mail in rebate. Trust me, it will rock your world. If I can play BF2 game on highest settings w/ my 6600 non gt, this thing could fly

Would I need to worry about anything being as though it's all 128 across the board on that?

 

[Powermoloch]

Nothing to worry about it, since it has better GPU , and also the memory GDDR3 rather being just plain DDR.

 

[gorcorps]

I have a 9800pro and it plays fine. Depending on the rest of your rig you might not even be able to fully utilize the better cards. If you can't afford it, the 9800pro is a great card and a HUGE leap from where you are now.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
I have a 9800pro and it plays fine. Depending on the rest of your rig you might not even be able to fully utilize the better cards. If you can't afford it, the 9800pro is a great card and a HUGE leap from where you are now.

I'll take that in consideration, "didn't actually see his card, sorry about that ^_^"

 

[fibes]

I suggest not getting the 6600GT AGP. My card will not work with BF2. I have heard others complainting that their 6600GT will not work with game also. I would probably go with a 9800PRO or a 6800NU.

 

[SleepWalkerX]

just get the 9800pro. its cheap and will last you. then start saving to do a major overhaul to socket939 + pcie graphics card in the coming years.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

6800gt is the best bet now.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
6800gt is the best bet now.

For that, you could wait a couple months and it'll fall in price a good deal. For now, I'd go w/ a 9800pro and then maybe an upgraded cooling system. Mine was cheap (under 20 bucks) and allows me to overclock past XT speeds. Great bang for the buck there. Here's the link to what I got:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=41

 

[martinez]

Originally posted by: fibes
I suggest not getting the 6600GT AGP. My card will not work with BF2. I have heard others complainting that their 6600GT will not work with game also. I would probably go with a 9800PRO or a 6800NU.

What drivers are you using? Looking at your system in siggy, you should be able to play BF2 on medium to high settings at 1280x1024.

A 6600GT smokes the 9800 Pro in almost all situations and most certainly will in BF2. You really should atleast make an effort to give reasonably accurate advice to people asking for help.

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html

Very good deal here, if ATI is your thing...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102560

 

[fibes]

Originally posted by: martinez

Originally posted by: fibes
I suggest not getting the 6600GT AGP. My card will not work with BF2. I have heard others complainting that their 6600GT will not work with game also. I would probably go with a 9800PRO or a 6800NU.

What drivers are you using? Looking at your system in siggy, you should be able to play BF2 on medium to high settings at 1280x1024.

A 6600GT smokes the 9800 Pro in almost all situations and most certainly will in BF2. You really should atleast make an effort to give reasonably accurate advice to people asking for help.

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html">http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html</a>

Very good deal here, if ATI is your thing...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102560

This is from the BF2 readme file:

========================================================================
System Requirements
========================================================================

- Operating System
Windows XP (32 Bit Version)

- CPU
Battlefield 2 supports the following processors:
Intel Pentium 4
Intel Xeon
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel Celeron D
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64-FX
AMD Sempron processor

- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 8500 or ATI Radeon 9500
with 128 Mb of RAM

- Recommended Specification:
CPU: 2.4 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
Video Card with at least 256 Mb of RAM

- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
NVidia GeForce 6800
NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5700 Series
**************************************************************************

Please keep in mind that the retail package states that you need a Nvidia 5700 or greater to run the game.