New System - Need ATI vid card ideas

OldBuzzard · Feb 26, 2007, 01:50 PM

Gentlemen, (and Grace

)

I'm building a puter for #1 son and he's going to be needing a vid card. It will start with onboard graphics, and he will be have to get his own vid card.

I already have:

Asus M2NPV-VM Main board
AMD 3600+ X2 Brisbane
2x 512 Corsair memory
Sound, Hdd, CD/RW, ect from old system
All of this will be put into a Koolance PC2-C case, when the new CPU cooler arrives sometime this week.

He's not a 'serious gamer', but does spend some time on Second Life. I know that on this system (in specs) that SL seems to run 'good enough' for him, so I'm thinking that one of the X1xxx cards with X800 or better performance would be 'enough'. Given that info, what would you suggest in the X1xxx series for best Price/Performance.

Be advised...If you come in and suggest an Nvidia solution, I will, start a thread in the FWZ questioning your Intelligence, Ancestry, and Sexual proclivities

~~hackerx~~ · Feb 26, 2007, 01:58 PM

right now the best ATI card in the price/performance zone is the x1950 pro.U can find good cards in the region of $200and less for 256mb cards and gr8er for 512mb cards.
Check here
AnandTech's RTPE. Catch Your Price.

If u cant spent $200 on the card.
U can find the x1650 xt for $130.(not x1650 pro,theres a big difference in performance)

RoyBatty · Feb 26, 2007, 02:00 PM

I'd suggest X1950Pro.

EDIT: hackerx was faster... and he wrote almost exactly what i was thinking...

niceguyrichy · Feb 26, 2007, 02:39 PM

just to echo the comments above, the 19's are imo fantastic value for money at the mo

pick one out to suit your budget, can't really go wrong.

Feb 26, 2007, 02:00 PM	#3
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	I'd suggest X1950Pro. EDIT: hackerx was faster... and he wrote almost exactly what i was thinking... Last edited by RoyBatty; Feb 26, 2007 at 02:05 PM.

Feb 26, 2007, 01:50 PM	#1
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,783 Rep Power: 145 System Specs	New System - Need ATI vid card ideas Gentlemen, (and Grace ) I'm building a puter for #1 son and he's going to be needing a vid card. It will start with onboard graphics, and he will be have to get his own vid card. I already have: Asus M2NPV-VM Main board AMD 3600+ X2 Brisbane 2x 512 Corsair memory Sound, Hdd, CD/RW, ect from old system All of this will be put into a Koolance PC2-C case, when the new CPU cooler arrives sometime this week. He's not a 'serious gamer', but does spend some time on Second Life. I know that on this system (in specs) that SL seems to run 'good enough' for him, so I'm thinking that one of the X1xxx cards with X800 or better performance would be 'enough'. Given that info, what would you suggest in the X1xxx series for best Price/Performance. Be advised...If you come in and suggest an Nvidia solution, I will, start a thread in the FWZ questioning your Intelligence, Ancestry, and Sexual proclivities __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Feb 26, 2007, 01:58 PM	#2
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	right now the best ATI card in the price/performance zone is the x1950 pro.U can find good cards in the region of $200and less for 256mb cards and gr8er for 512mb cards. Check here AnandTech's RTPE. Catch Your Price. If u cant spent $200 on the card. U can find the x1650 xt for $130.(not x1650 pro,theres a big difference in performance)