hiteshsomai Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 I am a real games lover.My graphics card is Nvidia Geforce4 MX4000. The graphics effect of this card are very low . Now i am planning to buy a good graphics card with great effects. MY computer configuration is:- Gigabyte D845GE, 2.4 GHz processor, 512mb RAM. My budget for new graphics card is less than Rs5000 (110$). I will be greatful to u if u suggest me a good graphics card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaT_PHiL Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 Assuming you have agp, these are probably the two best choices for your price range. Sapphire x1600 PRO 256mb 119$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102665 Leadtek 6600 GT 128mb 139$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122206 both of these cards will let u play basicly any game on the market now, except for the newer games at high res and settings. If you plan to play battlefield 2, you can easily play with high settings provided you have 1 gig of ram to handle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiteshsomai Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 Ya i have agp 8x. Sorry i have not heard of the card sapphire in my country(india). Most common cards here are of Nvidia and ATI. Can u plz suggest me a card of Nvidia or ATI. and plz also try to explain me which cards are better(among nvidia and ati). I wil be greatful to u if u reply thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaT_PHiL Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 Leadtek and sapphire are companys that produce the cards for Nvidia and ATI.. NVIDIA and ATI make the cards Graphic Processing Unit or GPU .. its like saying they make the cpu and Sapphire makes the motherboard. I can assure you sapphire is one of hte leading manufacturers of ATI cards and Leadtek is a well known brand. If you wish to try alternatives there are XFX, PNY, chaintech.. they all make good products. I chose the Leadtek off of newegg because it got the highest rating out of all the buyers. Between ATI and NVIDIA its really a tossup, i prefer NVIDIA and i have heard ATI has problems with its drivers but they both have there advantages and disadvantages. Needless to say either card you pick from the above will surely give you tons of video power. If you have any other questions lemme know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiteshsomai Posted April 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 Thank you for replying. No questions now. I will try my best to buy a leadtek or sapphire card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 I own a BFG 6600gt and imo BFG is the best brand out of all of them, lifetime warranty, good cooling, and factory overclocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaT_PHiL Posted April 1, 2006 CID Share Posted April 1, 2006 you dont have to buy a leadtek or a sapphire, although they are very good brands. Try to get the best deal you can for your money while choosing from either of these GPU's 6600GT or the ATI equivalent x1600 PRO, both of them are the best card for 110-140$ You can choose from any Major brand card manufacturer.. here are some that are well known and trusted Nvidia: BFG, eVGA, XFX, PNY, LeadTek ATI: i dont know much about the ati manufacturers but Sapphire and PowerColor are among the best. If you want my personal opinion, i would try to save my money and spend 200$ on a 6800GS by BFG, it is 10x better than the 6600GT and has the potential to be unlocked to 16/6 while having fantastic OC capabilities if not already factory overclocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 2, 2006 CID Share Posted April 2, 2006 I would also concure on just about everything listed here.. I have owned a BFG 5500OC and loved it! I have ordered a sapphire 9800pro 128mb card. You are going to pay more for a Nvidia/ATI named card directly from the manufacture. What these companies do, like Fat_phil stated, is take the GPU, manufacture the PCB, the physical card, and then sell it. Sometimes you can get additional features that are not included on the original cards released by ATI/Nvidia.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted April 2, 2006 CID Share Posted April 2, 2006 Yeah i would also consider the 6800 gs because like FaT_PHiL said u have the capability of unlocking more pixel pipelines. My friend just upgraded his 6600gt to a 6800gs and he said that there is quite a difference in performance after unlocking the pixel pipelines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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