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Title: Video Card
Post by: ThaSnyper on January 05, 2006, 09:25:55 PM
Is the Leadtek Geforce 6600GT a good card? And is 140 bucks a good price to pay?
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Milky Way on January 05, 2006, 09:30:43 PM
thats about right
Title: Video Card
Post by: ThaSnyper on January 05, 2006, 09:47:39 PM
Is it a good card?
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Milky Way on January 05, 2006, 10:02:39 PM
go radeon!

u jsut want it to play battlefield or...?
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* ßlåkjáx on January 05, 2006, 10:15:10 PM
Quote from: *MAFIA* Milky Way
go radeon!

u jsut want it to play battlefield or...?

fuck radeon, o and the 6600, i was gonna get, but if i were u i would spend a little more money for the 6800 at least
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Bonehead on January 05, 2006, 10:32:33 PM
Now dont even start this "this card is better shit" a 6600 series is a good card  it will run most new games on high settings and some of the higher end games maybe on high/med settings.

the same class in radeon "ati" would be the x600 series. If you wish and have the extra money I would go for the nvidia 6800 vanilla or the ati x800 vanilla. You should look at about 150~200 depending on who makes the card.

nvidia vanilla 6800~ here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140067)
ati vanilla x800~ here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127176) note the mail in rebate which makes this card a $100 bucks!!!

best of luck
Title: Video Card
Post by: Toblerone on January 05, 2006, 10:55:19 PM
Quote from: *MAFIA* Bonehead
Now dont even start this "this card is better shit" a 6600 series is a good card  it will run most new games on high settings and some of the higher end games maybe on high/med settings.

the same class in radeon "ati" would be the x600 series. If you wish and have the extra money I would go for the nvidia 6800 vanilla or the ati x800 vanilla. You should look at about 150~200 depending on who makes the card.

nvidia vanilla 6800~ here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140067)
ati vanilla x800~ here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127176) note the mail in rebate which makes this card a $100 bucks!!!

best of luck

If you lick them do they really taste like vanilla?
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Phantom on January 05, 2006, 11:11:22 PM
i want a vanilla flavored video card!  lol yea go with the 100 dollar card but remember, you get what you pay for.
Title: Video Card
Post by: Snake Pliskin on January 06, 2006, 01:46:44 AM
I like my 7800 GTX It was worth the money......... ...... you get what you pay for. :002:
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Bonehead on January 06, 2006, 02:28:36 AM
that 130 card is a good deal its an x800 vanilla cant go wrong.
Title: Video Card
Post by: ThaSnyper on January 06, 2006, 07:39:47 AM
Well the reason why Im asking is becuse someone just bought it and they bought a better one also. So they are trying to get rid of it. Should I jump on it for 140? or just let it go to find something better?
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Bonehead on January 06, 2006, 08:03:52 AM
No not for a used card you can get it new for less! here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122201)
I'd just stick with a radeon.
Title: Video Card
Post by: ThaSnyper on January 06, 2006, 08:46:07 AM
Yeah id rather get an NVIDIA but money is kinda an issue right now being Im in school. I guess well see...thanks for all the input...
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Bonehead on January 06, 2006, 11:03:52 AM
Money is an issue with many people except pat :cough: that is why I sugest the radeon for 100 bucks.
Title: Video Card
Post by: ThaSnyper on January 06, 2006, 04:28:20 PM
Does the radeon have a dual monitor output?
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* ßlåkjáx on January 06, 2006, 04:32:34 PM
Quote from: *MAFIA* ThaSnyper
Does the radeon have a dual monitor output?

You would have to go look at the specs. It should say on there, but even if it did, u would have the same picture on both monitors
Title: Video Card
Post by: ThaSnyper on January 06, 2006, 05:07:37 PM
Really? The NVIDEA one comes with software I guess to make it where you can operate 2 seperate monitors from the same computer. I have the media center and it would be nice to be able to watch TV on full screen and then keep doing stuff on the computer on the other monitor.
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Bonehead on January 06, 2006, 11:56:01 PM
That is just dumb and a waste of money lol watch tv while working on the pute. do one or the other you can do both and yes all video cards now support 2 monitors its the standard since so many wanted that option.
Title: Video Card
Post by: Loaded on January 07, 2006, 06:46:13 AM
Also remember IF you want to watch TV on your computer AND work on it with 2 screens you NEED a TV tuner... ATI ALL-IN-WONDER type card would be what you are looking for or a just a tuner to go into a PCI slot. I could be wrong, but I don't think nVIDEA has a tv tuner in bedded card.

I am with Bone WHY would you want to watch TV and do things on the computer at the same time? I guess I could see it if you wanted to do some type of video editing. Remember this, TV watching and computer work (gaming) at the same time would take your CPU and work the shit out of it. So if your CPU isn't in the 3.0MHz+ (intel) or 2.2MHz+ (amd) range forget about it, even if nVIDEA has the in bedded card, you went with ATI ALL-IN-WONDER or a PIC card.
Title: Video Card
Post by: Koekiemonster on January 07, 2006, 10:34:21 AM
Quote from: *MAFIA* ThaSnyper
Really? The NVIDEA one comes with software I guess to make it where you can operate 2 seperate monitors from the same computer. I have the media center and it would be nice to be able to watch TV on full screen and then keep doing stuff on the computer on the other monitor.


What you are looking for is a MULTImedia Center. To upgrade your
computer to a Multimedia Center you will need an ATI Radeon videocard,
some other stuff and a lot of software that you can get here:

http://www.ati.com/products/multimediacenter/
Title: Video Card
Post by: Loaded on January 07, 2006, 11:38:27 AM
Quote from: Koekiemonster
What you are looking for is a MULTImedia Center. To upgrade your
computer to a Multimedia Center you will need an ATI Radeon videocard,
some other stuff and a lot of software that you can get here:

http://www.ati.com/products/multimediacenter/


NO he will need a ATI ALL-IN-WONDER card, NOT a Radeon
Title: Video Card
Post by: Koekiemonster on January 07, 2006, 12:48:55 PM
Quote from: Loaded
NO he will need a ATI ALL-IN-WONDER card, NOT a Radeon


You can use both cards and a hell of a lot others versions to upgrade
your computer to a Multimedia Center,

Besides, an ATI All-In-Wonder card + remote etc. is much more
expensive then a ATI Radeon, and keep in mind that ThaSnyper doesn't
want to spend a lot of money!!
Title: Video Card
Post by: ThaSnyper on January 08, 2006, 08:42:00 PM
Guys, I have a good computer. HP Media Center about a year old. Just a Blah Vid Card. NVIDIA 5 series. I cant remember at the moment. I have the TV tuner and media center and whatnot. I have 2 monitors one is a 19 and one is a 17. Id like to get a better card so I can use both monitors. Im not looking to GAME and TV at the same time. I use my computer as my only TV. And so Id like to have a monitor just for the Tv and one that I can just sit and do whatever I need to on without having to minimize and all that jazz. Plus a better card would be nice to play recent games. Is that a good enough explanation? ha
Title: Video Card
Post by: *MAFIA* Bonehead on January 08, 2006, 11:00:53 PM
No we need better details!
Title: Video Card
Post by: Koekiemonster on January 09, 2006, 04:21:10 AM
Quote from: *MAFIA* Bonehead
No we need better details!


lol, Just go to the ATI site ThaSnyper, and check out some of the cards, it will become clear to you witch one you want and need!!