[OFFICIAL] What graphics card do you have?
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Posted 04 November 2008 - 07:58 AM
Ugh...I can't believe Diamond released HD 4870 1GB which, with after rebate, costs about the same as my HD 4870 512 MB...I...am...gonna go cry now.
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Posted 04 November 2008 - 02:49 PM
my video card stinks i have a Nvidia GeForce FX5500 256mb its so bad for the new games.
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Posted 05 November 2008 - 09:17 PM
I've got an XFX Nvidia 9600GSO for $50 from newegg.
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Posted 06 November 2008 - 12:38 AM
the worse graphic card ever:gforce nvidia 6100 nforce 405
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Posted 06 November 2008 - 09:27 PM
Lol, dont worry you still got a 4850 which is really good i think unless you use a big screen then you got pwnzUgh...I can't believe Diamond released HD 4870 1GB which, with after rebate, costs about the same as my HD 4870 512 MB...I...am...gonna go cry now.
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Posted 06 November 2008 - 09:41 PM
A 4850 is still OK, granted. But how does a bigger screen screw the functionality of a graphics card? =\ A GPU simply generates the O/P and sends signals to the monitor, projecting which on the screen, regardless of how big it is, is the task of the mechanism within the monitor itself, right?Besides, he's got a 4870 already, not 4850... the VRAM is the only difference.
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Posted 06 November 2008 - 10:26 PM
If he has a bigger screen he would play games at higher res, the 4850 workers fine max'd on all/most games at lower res but when it gets higher the 4870 will be need, the double ram well also help with this along with the fact that its a better card.i wasnt just talking about normal use i was talking about games cause really and ture you would only get a good gfx card for games or maybe some high demand graphics progarm.A 4850 is still OK, granted. But how does a bigger screen screw the functionality of a graphics card? =\ A GPU simply generates the O/P and sends signals to the monitor, projecting which on the screen, regardless of how big it is, is the task of the mechanism within the monitor itself, right?Besides, he's got a 4870 already, not 4850... the VRAM is the only difference.
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 02:11 AM
When you up the resolution of a game, you will also up the VRAM requirements. So, running Crysis at 1280x1024 will require less VRAM than say 1900. Because the GPU have to do more work to render the frame. And higher resolution means more pixels per frame. Hence, more work for the card. Also, using anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering also eats up VRAM. Triple buffering also eats up VRAM. What the GPU use VRAM for is just temporarily store data and access it when the monitor give the go. So, when doing the above tasks with little VRAM, some frames are gonna be dropped, hence the frame skip. When there are more than enough VRAM, the game will go smoother, because there's enough VRAM to store everything until the monitor is ready for the next frame. 
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 09:30 AM
I never even use AA and rarely use anisotropic filtering... Anyway, I have a 17", I still do OK with 1024x768, so that's why I was asking. You must be used to playing at maxed res all the timeWhen you up the resolution of a game, you will also up the VRAM requirements. So, running Crysis at 1280x1024 will require less VRAM than say 1900. Because the GPU have to do more work to render the frame. And higher resolution means more pixels per frame. Hence, more work for the card. Also, using anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering also eats up VRAM. Triple buffering also eats up VRAM. What the GPU use VRAM for is just temporarily store data and access it when the monitor give the go. So, when doing the above tasks with little VRAM, some frames are gonna be dropped, hence the frame skip. When there are more than enough VRAM, the game will go smoother, because there's enough VRAM to store everything until the monitor is ready for the next frame.
For me, raising the res never really impacted performance much though. Nowhere near as much as antiviruses did, at least =\ BTW, can anyone tell me what config is good for how much antialiasing? I have a 2.4G quad and a 8400SE with 512 MB VRAM... With that configuration, if FSAA is even 4x, my game gets choppy... Will the 8800GT cards solve this? I mean, which cards and processors are good enough for 16x AA? It looks a pretty far-fetched dream to me
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 10:32 AM
AA and AF are more of a GPU thing than a CPU thing. I would say 8800GT is good for AA and AF. Your 8400se is probably considered low end because I cannot even find a review for it. 
And yeah...I max out AA and AF settings because it looks awesome. Oh...and my max res is like 1280x1024. 19" monitor from Black Friday 2 years ago. Took me a while to save up money for this 4870 and it was worth it. That's why I feel bad when they release 4870 1gb at the same price.
And yeah...I max out AA and AF settings because it looks awesome. Oh...and my max res is like 1280x1024. 19" monitor from Black Friday 2 years ago. Took me a while to save up money for this 4870 and it was worth it. That's why I feel bad when they release 4870 1gb at the same price.
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 09:02 AM
My old main computer was running off an ATI Radeon X1950XTX with 512mb GDDR4 ram.A bit later on, I decided to throw that 1950 to my HTPC and put an Sapphire Radeon HD3870X2 1gb GDDR3 ram.Now that I've changed for this new tower since a few months ago, I went on a rampage and put 2 Palit Radeon HD4870X2 2gb GDDR5 ram onto the system on Crossfire X.I can say, the computer runs really smoothly on maxed settings for any game I threw at it up to date, but oh boy is it a furnace... During summer, I could feel that heatwave emitting from my tower...
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 09:02 PM
For my Pc I have a ATI Radeon 9600 grapics card, and 1 gigabyte of ram.Some game I'm able to run smoothly, while others at times games are slow and lag.It's okay, I guess.
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 01:47 PM
ok guys i had a Geforce FX5500 and now i have the GeForce 8400 GS which is an exceptional vga
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 05:33 PM
8400GS is really good at New games maybe the older ones and stuff like Fifa maybe but nothing really new.ok guys i had a Geforce FX5500 and now i have the GeForce 8400 GS which is an exceptional vga
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Posted 15 November 2008 - 06:07 AM
Nvidia Geforce 8600MTwith only 2 gig ram its not that awesome but it gets the job done.
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Posted 18 November 2008 - 01:29 AM
Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX...sort of regret getting it when I did because of the price...but there is no reason for me to get new video card
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Posted 03 December 2008 - 05:29 PM
I've got the GeForce 6600
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Posted 16 December 2008 - 08:46 AM
an 8200mgpu here.. it's not actually a "card" but it gets the job done for my htpc with a 22" LCDcan play HL2 at decent settings (dunno if it is maxed! i know it is and its smooth as silk)and can also play devil may cry 4 at.. well... lowest settings (640x480, low details)geat onboard graphics if you ask me.
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 05:49 PM
geforce 6100 (motherboard built in gc) 
. 2 gigs of ram. but wil upgrade it later on in maybe next year
. 2 gigs of ram. but wil upgrade it later on in maybe next year
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 08:09 PM
I have a radeon 4850 and it is doing great.
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Posted 28 December 2008 - 02:48 PM
I have a nVidia Geforce 8600GT on my laptop.Runs most games pretty well.
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Posted 04 July 2009 - 10:15 PM
I have an Nvidia GeForce 9600m GT Hybrid, with 512mb of memory running on my laptop. I am unsure of what is in my desktop, all I know is it's ATI. Not used it since I got the laptop!
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Posted 06 July 2009 - 12:40 AM
I WAS running a Nvidia Ge 7600 which blew out on me the other day, so I'm stuck surfing on this PoS 8gb harddrive 10 year old onboard graphics can't run ANYTHING (Did I mention its a PoS?) computer. The next week is gonna suck. Not sure what I'm upgrading to yet, but it'll be better than the 7600 
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Posted 24 July 2009 - 12:10 PM
Geforce gtx275 in the main pc,and 9600gt in the lappie.
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Posted 25 July 2009 - 06:06 AM
8500GT 512mb for Desktop9500M GS 512mb for Laptop
What Laptop do you have?Geforce gtx275 in the main pc,and 9600gt in the lappie.
