Video Card Upgrade - Page 2

karhoe · 25th Nov 2008, 11:21 PM

Thinking about it, DX11 is already announced to be included with Win 7, and though I have a DX10 card, I have not played a single DX10 game lol

Adrian Wong · 25th Nov 2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by karhoe

Thinking about it, DX11 is already announced to be included with Win 7, and though I have a DX10 card, I have not played a single DX10 game lol

Hehehe.. That's the thing. Many people will now be anxious about DirectX 11 - they will want their next card to support DirectX 11 even if there won't be a DirectX 11 game for a long time to come.

Same thing with SLI and CrossFire. So many people worry about it when the truth is 99% will end up using just a single graphics card.

g0tanks · 25th Nov 2008, 11:46 PM

At least you don't have to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 for DirectX 11

goldfries · 26th Nov 2008, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

8600 is not that great for much newer games. How about the 9800GT?

i wouldn't bother getting 9800GT.

9600GT still gives better value in my book.

Lacus · 26th Nov 2008, 03:53 AM

@goldfries, if for ATI, whats the value card for now? (as in less than MYR500)

g0tanks · 26th Nov 2008, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Lacus

@goldfries, if for ATI, whats the value card for now? (as in less than MYR500)

I'd say 4830.

Drewen · 26th Nov 2008, 08:44 AM

Thanks all- I ended up finding a 9600GT for $110 at the local Best Buy and just grabbed it so I wouldn't have to wait for shipping. Also went ahead and got a Antec power supply just for the hell of it- I remember from about 3 years ago when I built a couple systems that Antec was a good brand and figured I couldn't go wrong with it.

thanks for all the suggestions- originally I wouldn't have considered a 9600 because I figured it would hit a bottleneck with this system- perhaps it is, but I'm happy and my normal game, WoW- I have cranked up on max and hit about 35fps and 20ish at the worst. 40-50fps with a few of the things turned down to midlevel.

Lacus · 26th Nov 2008, 10:52 AM

well, if your fine with 9600gt then it's up to you

..no 1 can stop you from getting a gpu according to your budget anyway

Adrian Wong · 26th Nov 2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Drewen

Thanks all- I ended up finding a 9600GT for $110 at the local Best Buy and just grabbed it so I wouldn't have to wait for shipping. Also went ahead and got a Antec power supply just for the hell of it- I remember from about 3 years ago when I built a couple systems that Antec was a good brand and figured I couldn't go wrong with it.

thanks for all the suggestions- originally I wouldn't have considered a 9600 because I figured it would hit a bottleneck with this system- perhaps it is, but I'm happy and my normal game, WoW- I have cranked up on max and hit about 35fps and 20ish at the worst. 40-50fps with a few of the things turned down to midlevel.

The GeForce 9600 GT is a good choice. It offers a lot of bang for your buck. For certain, it's MUCH better than the GeForce 8600 GT/GTS you were considering.

starboykb · 28th Nov 2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by g0tanks

At least you don't have to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 for DirectX 11

true, at least M$ didnt abandon their Vista.

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i wouldn't bother getting 9800GT. 9600GT still gives better value in my book.

i would go for 9800GTX+ or 4850 if possible to saved up more.

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26th Nov 2008, 08:44 AM	#17 (permalink)
Drewen Newbie Join Date: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thanks all- I ended up finding a 9600GT for $110 at the local Best Buy and just grabbed it so I wouldn't have to wait for shipping. Also went ahead and got a Antec power supply just for the hell of it- I remember from about 3 years ago when I built a couple systems that Antec was a good brand and figured I couldn't go wrong with it. thanks for all the suggestions- originally I wouldn't have considered a 9600 because I figured it would hit a bottleneck with this system- perhaps it is, but I'm happy and my normal game, WoW- I have cranked up on max and hit about 35fps and 20ish at the worst. 40-50fps with a few of the things turned down to midlevel.