Which graphics card would you recommend?

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4. October 2005 - 3:28
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Which graphics card would you recommend?

it was much easier before. I remember when i got my double 12mb 3dfx voodoo 2 sli mode:) i was so happy, cause i had the smoothest gfx in quake 1 and 2 in my whole town:) before that i voodoo1 4 mb, was really good also.. Big grin

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comunity are the ppl game is an game u can do every u want to game*, if it will be BIG RED smile on game box and u get pised of that game, throw box of that game on the flor in kitchen and make on it BIG BAD smelly shit, this smile will be still on the box kep smiling to u, but when yors parents will back form great vacations to home with smiles on faces and they will see what hapened thier faces become only RED withnout eny smile.....

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4. October 2005 - 12:52
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Which graphics card would you recommend?
|_EM*TAKER wrote:

it was much easier before. I remember when i got my double 12mb 3dfx voodoo 2 sli mode:) i was so happy, cause i had the smoothest gfx in quake 1 and 2 in my whole town:) before that i voodoo1 4 mb, was really good also.. Big grin

Lol man I had a 256kB:shock: graphics card on ISA and when I promoted to 1MB Trident VESA card, it was sort of dream. That way I got 256 colors for the first time ;p

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4. October 2005 - 12:58
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- "refresh rate problem" ?
- "via + ati = disaster" ? + unplayable in maxPayne?
- problem with stability cuz ATi VGA's Shock

plis find some real accusations.....

- problem with refres rate are the same on NV or ATi cuz its is problem with XP os not VGA's

- funny shit going here im complited maxPeyne several times on mine 8500pro on kt133a (VIA) withnout eny problems Shock damn miracle Winking

some bugs in games exist and the producers make bugfixes for games or for drivers, that is bad?
and that problem touching boutch sides, read some raports

VIA chipsets are only working with ATI cards? What I see here is ATI users. http://forums.viaarena.com/categories.aspx?catid=31&entercat=y

Ok read this desperate ATI+VIA user too.
I just picked the second one I clicked on VIA arena forums..

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Asrock K7VT4a Pro KT400 chipset 450W PSU Ati Radeon 9700 Non-Pro AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Setting AGP Skull to 4x - Result: Took about 4 secs longer to freeze.
Setting FW off and on - Result: Freeze
Setting AGP voltage from Auto to High (no different options)-Result: It almost immediately rebooted the system after startingupa 3D app.
Using new Hyperion drivers - Result: Freeze
Using various older Hyperion drivers and combinations regarding GART - Result: Freeze
Using windows default motherboard drivers - Result:Freeze(actually, most 3D apps don't work by default without GARTdriver I guess )
Changing CPU to AGP bridge driver to PCI-PCI driver -Result:Freeze 4 secs later
Underclocking the videocard - Result: Freeze a couple of seconds later.
Using 5.9 Catalyst drivers - Result: Freeze
Using newest Omega drivers - Result: Freeze
Using various old Catalyst drivers - Result: Freeze
Trying ALL 5 BIOS versions - Result: Freeze
Removing all unnecessairy components from my computer -Result:Freeze
Changing the PSU (Tried a different 450W, a 500W and 350W)-Result: Freeze
Changing videocard with my friend's GF FX - Result:Surprise!Works perfectly!
Changing motherboard with my friend's old NF2 motherboard-Result: Surprise! Works perfectly!
Changing CPU to Sempron 2800 32bit - Result: Freeze
Mailing Ati - Result: Lame email blaming VIA
Mailing VIA - Result: Lame email blaming Ati
Mailing Asrock - Result: Lame email blaming VIA
Mailing AMD - Result: Lame email blaming VIA
Mailing various dutch and american computer magazines -Result:Lame email blaming VIA and a couple of suggestions on fixing them which I already tried
Asking in the computer store - Result: Yep yep, again VIA
Changing OS to Win2000 - Result: Freezes quite a bit later on
Changing OS to Win98SE - Result: Works fine
Changing OS to Win2003 - Result: Freeze

I don't have any more money to spend so changing any hardware is NOT an option. Other than that I'm rather clueless on what to do.My system doesn't crash at all during normal stuff or 2D applications, only when it uses 3D applications. I couldn't findany other solutions in the topics I searched through, that's why I made a new post regarding this good ol' problem.

KT400 chipset Radeon ftw Confused

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4. October 2005 - 15:29
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Which graphics card would you recommend?

dude

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=geforce+%2B+via+problems&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=geforce+%2B+nF2+problems&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

do i must serch specyfic quotes or its inaf for u?

// the problem what guy have its MoBo not VGA, why i know that?

he wrote 3D heanging imenidli when he incrise voltage on agp slot
comsubption of voltage by R300 to R360 graphics chipset is very high, theyse VGA's are rely delicate if comes to 5V line, guy have cheap motherboard that cost 1/4 of normal mobo, im also wonder what types of psu he used codegen or tracer ? Happy

in all topic ppl wrote exacly the same as i now, it is not problem betwen these parts but lack of knowledge

btw did u see on what OS he have problems ?

the problems exists and is always some way to solve it, click on links and u see some more suprised things taht u never heard about

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5. October 2005 - 11:12
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Which graphics card would you recommend?

Look I bought my asus nvidia geforce n6600 for 139,- euro
It works superb and not to expensive and you can order it from internet so u say that u have those options try expanding your view just a tiny lil' and look for some good price/performance card.
Signed,
Lee.

(wasnt into reading them big ass large posts by the guys above me but wanted to add this to the topic Big grin :twisted: )

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SgCCDjgXWXu9wMTxigMJAfoiUhQPHeyrERd8vozpM!*tGAPnzNiZYOx!GPNVYobHtFxjMcz2AqeTggnzL6MA3sYSU65P2cRf!andSXI9420egsaIygTaWQ/dp_psd-light0.jpg

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