Cwag's Final Videocard Thread

CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">***I promise***</div> I've finally decided on the <a href='http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-127&depa=1' target='_blank'>http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc....-127-127&depa=1</a>


What does everyone think? Reading the reviews they mention XP detects it as a 9800XT

Thoughts?
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    All I can say is....

    Good choice.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Heard nothing but good things about MSI made Radeons, definately a good choice.
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    edited August 2004
    Nice choice! Ima go buy myself some new stuff too...
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  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    edited August 2004
    I said from the very start that's the card you should/would go for. Very solid, dependable, price range is agreeable, and it's not outdated yet. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    also, seriously... try and confine all your stuff to one thread, or even one post if you can... i swear i've seen so much of your video card stuff lately.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Yeah I made 4 different ones but each one had talesin sieg heiling ati too much ;p
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  • GundamCLGundamCL Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18786Members
    edited August 2004
    Dude its a great video card... I have one and it does hae a 9800xt core in it and the heatsink is pertty big, which is good if you don't overclock it too much.
    When I overclocked mine it got kinda hot wiht the orignal heatsink so I bought
    <a href='http://www.xoxide.com/zm80d.html' target='_blank'>Zalman Dual Heatpipe Heatsink</a>

    I also have a home fan bloing air to cool my bid card also, which is highly highly recommend you have at least a fan on the dual heatpip thingy to blow all the heat away.
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  • OrganoXOrganoX Join Date: 2004-03-21 Member: 27473Members
    "Cwag's Final Videocard Thread, ***I promise***"

    And the reason is?
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  • EEKEEK Join Date: 2004-02-25 Member: 26898Banned
    Seems pricier then I would imagine 9800's would be (got one last christmas for only $230?) by now but whatever.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Heh this was the card I was going to get...just because it comes with games (unlike all the other 9800 pros) <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    MSI BETTER BE GOOD OR I BE ****! GFGRRRRrgrawwarrrrr!
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CWAG+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CWAG)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->***I promise***<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Liar!
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  • Jim_has_SkillzJim_has_Skillz Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12475Members, Constellation
    CWAG I would really wait for Geforce to come out with their 6600 line of video cards. They will probably be faster and cheaper than the card you want to buy right now. Although they are coming out in a couple months so you would have to exercise patience. You really don't need a new video card though, not until HL2 comes out.
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  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    bleh?! it comes with morrowind?

    now it's a good deal <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Invader_ScootInvader_Scoot Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I say that's a great card you're looking at, I have a 9800 Pro right now and it works great on cs source with 1280x1024 resolution with all in game settings on high.
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  • GundamCLGundamCL Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18786Members
    Umm... doesn't the Geforce 6600 like use a PCI Express slot??

    He doesn't have a PCI Express slot....
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    edited August 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-GundamCL+Aug 24 2004, 04:16 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GundamCL @ Aug 24 2004, 04:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Umm... doesn't the Geforce 6600 like use a PCI Express slot??

    He doesn't have a PCI Express slot.... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Considering that the 6800 series BARELY uses a PCI-X slot, the only reason I could possibly see that they would PCI-X the 6600 would be to alienate thier customer base and screw themselfs over... The card would easily run full specs on AGP x8, thus most likely will run AGP x8

    [edit] BTW, that dual heat pipe sink is a monster, good job <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    <a href='http://www.xoxide.com/slotcooler.html' target='_blank'>These work well for cooling a beast like that</a>
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  • GundamCLGundamCL Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18786Members
    edited August 2004
    <a href='http://www.nvidia.com/page/pci_express.html' target='_blank'>Nvidia said its for some 6800 but its for most 6600s</a>

    <a href='http://www.nvnews.net/previews/geforce_6600_series/' target='_blank'>6600's will come out with PCI Express first, but 8xAGP later.. but I dunno...://6600's will come out with PCI E... but I dunno...://6600's will come out with PCI E... but I dunno...://6600's will come out with PCI E... but I dunno...</a>

    So CWAG would have to wait like 2 months after they release the 6600 PCI Express for it to come out for 8xAGP, and by then HL@ would be out already(hopefully).
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited August 2004
    I want that card too. Comes in at a nice £108, do they deliver UK ? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    [EDIT] Just read they don't <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> [/EDIT]
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