New Video card?!?!?!?!?

Zeus · 06-15-2005, 02:18 AM

Ok fellas, I cant take not being able to play BF2. It has come to me slowly rebuilding the system starting with the componet that is holding me back the most "damn TI4200"

I have talked to a couple of people on this topic and it has come down to the x800 XL or the 6800 GT not sure what to do the final decision will come from this post!!! Thanks to all my friends here, miss seeing everyone on the battlefeild

=nsn=RedPlastic · 06-15-2005, 07:04 AM

id go nvidia, they are solid perfomers, and the drivers arent junk unlike the ati cards, catilyst drivers blow

ASH...HOUSEWARES · 06-15-2005, 07:17 AM

Drayu · 06-15-2005, 09:47 AM

This is the card I have.

http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/produc...OTC-pr1c3watch

It runs GREAT, although a little hot even at idle. But everyone that has ones says the same, so I am not too concerned. I just bought an Antec pci slot fan and plopped it under the video card for some extra cooling. Seems to have worked b/c my idle temps went from around 62-64 down to around 58 (before overclocking).

As far as overclocking goes. I download coolbits 2.0 for forceware and hit the auto overclock. It jumped the setting from core350mhz->414mhz and memory1ghz->1.15ghz. Those specs made me a little nervous, so I scaled them down to 385mhz and 1.08ghz. The card runs great and doesn't get that much hotter.

I paid $285 from Monarch b/c it was on sale a few weeks back. I used www.pricewatch.com to keep an eye on the $$$. But $303 isn't so bad.

.$$

Trahn_Lee_Liao · 06-15-2005, 10:34 AM

I have the BFG Tech 6800 GT OC 256mb card.. Running BF2 full out.. No issues.

Zeus · 06-15-2005, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drayu

This is the card I have.

http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/produc...OTC-pr1c3watch

It runs GREAT, although a little hot even at idle. But everyone that has ones says the same, so I am not too concerned. I just bought an Antec pci slot fan and plopped it under the video card for some extra cooling. Seems to have worked b/c my idle temps went from around 62-64 down to around 58 (before overclocking).

As far as overclocking goes. I download coolbits 2.0 for forceware and hit the auto overclock. It jumped the setting from core350mhz->414mhz and memory1ghz->1.15ghz. Those specs made me a little nervous, so I scaled them down to 385mhz and 1.08ghz. The card runs great and doesn't get that much hotter.

I paid $285 from Monarch b/c it was on sale a few weeks back. I used www.pricewatch.com to keep an eye on the $$$. But $303 isn't so bad.

.$$

yeah I was lookin at that one wasnt sure what brand to buy, seems like there is a hundered manufactures of the 6800

Stryker412 · 06-15-2005, 11:08 AM

Trahn what drivers are you using? I can't turn everything on. I'm not sure if its a driver issue or something else. At random points in the map my FPS drops like a stone and I can't move at all. I've seen other people posting on TotalBF2 with the same problem.

Packetloss · 06-15-2005, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Stryker412

Trahn what drivers are you using? I can't turn everything on. I'm not sure if its a driver issue or something else. At random points in the map my FPS drops like a stone and I can't move at all. I've seen other people posting on TotalBF2 with the same problem.

Have you tried using 4x agp instead? And whats your aperature set at?

Trahn_Lee_Liao · 06-15-2005, 01:55 PM

Stryker, I am running the drivers that came with the BF2 Demo..Everything is on High.. AA is OFF...I have not experienced any difficulty in game.. I also HAVE NOT checked my FPS in game...I suppose I should do that. Oh Resolution is set at 1600x1200 72hz.

Drayu · 06-15-2005, 02:07 PM

yeah...if you don't use those nvidia drivers (i think 77.??) that came with it you get this black block that follows you around.