video card upgrade questions - Page 2

Rbstr · 2003-12-23, 06:46 PM

The new ATI card will have better quality becasue you can tunr it up without it adversly affecting image quality, lok at the difference between AIT image Quality and Nvidia's, ati's is much better. I've tested it out with my rady 7000 and my new one and the Difference(with both with the newest drivers, on the same settings) is quite pronounded, it produces a much clearer picture at much better framerates. I've also found some screenshots taken with a 9000 and the 9600's are, while not that pronounced, better in clearness. Besides the 9000pro is almost 2 gens behind as it is based on the 8500.

Daleon · 2003-12-24, 10:13 AM

Yea the 9000 is based on the r250. What do you think the 9600 is based on? The 9700/9800's are only r300/r350. There the only next gen chip after the r250.

I don't know why you keep bringing up NV. I said from the start, the guy who has a 9000 pro and upgrades to 9600 xt will not see much of any IQ difference between the two without pumping up his settings. And I think you mean you can turn up the settings without it adversely affecting fps, how would it adversely affect IQ, it would improve it.

Making a point is sometimes like pounding on a rock.

NoSurrender · 2003-12-25, 02:10 PM

chill out daleon.

SwitchFlip · 2003-12-30, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Setari

sry but i had to say something about this...my uncle has a beast of a comp...his video card is 512 mb....crazy

512 mb????!!!!!!? insanly crazy, i got 128mg, lol , how much would that cost?? 256 is like $850canadaian, and like $600 us so 512 must be double! HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Ait'al · 2003-12-30, 12:09 PM

256 is only 435$ american 8)

http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts...ATI_100_435100

Rbstr · 2003-12-30, 01:43 PM

any thing above 128 is over kill, but those new Duo chips from XGI need 2x the memory because of 2 GPU's mabee thats what he has. There is also a card based on 4 9700pro's that the militry uses, i read about it a few days ago, that thing is huge and probably wouldn't fit in most Mid tower cases

I Hate Pants · 2003-12-30, 03:13 PM

Well if it means anything. I went out and got the 9600xt 128mb. I actually see a slight improvment in the graphics without any tweaking. The glass on the spawn tubes look alot better, and the armour on other soldiers looks much better too.

Although I was aiming more for better fps. Atleast I can play with floral on now.

I'll probably go and install my 9000 into my parent's shitty ass computer.

Ait'al · 2003-12-30, 03:21 PM

sell it for 50 bucks and buy a huge snowcone!

I Hate Pants · 2003-12-30, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by Ait'al

sell it for 50 bucks and buy a huge snowcone!

YUCK! Snowcones

Rbstr · 2003-12-30, 04:27 PM

Snowcones suck

Ait'al · 2003-12-30, 04:58 PM

fine a slushy! cherry coke slushy!

<--- so you shake like this 8)

Rbstr · 2003-12-30, 05:42 PM

ok those are good

XxXMaRiNeXxX · 2003-12-30, 06:11 PM

What about me- Will I see a big difference in PlanetSide going from a 32 MB Mobility Radeon to a 128 MB Radeon 9600XT?

Rbstr · 2003-12-30, 07:08 PM

i would sure hope so

Biohazzard56 · 2003-12-30, 07:17 PM

I just got 9600XT GREAT vid card for desktop. xxxmarinexxx this is Biohazzard56 from in game and since your running on a laptop. Id reccomend a Mobility 9600, i dont know where to find or get one.