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"Mark Morrison" wrote in message
... I wait until a game I want needs an upgrade, and then do it. Upgrading in aticipation of a game's release is a waste of money - especially it the game doesn't actually come out for another 6 months. 6 months is a long time in the PC hardware world, and prices dropa lot. I couldn't agree with you more. |
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"Darthy" wrote in message ... On 23 Nov 2003 12:27:35 -0800, (John) wrote: I just replaced my Ti4200 with the ATI 9800PRO, for my current games - there isn't much difference in performance. Halo looks a little bit better with the DX9 ATI card, the SUN effects in the trees is kinda cool - but adds little to the game itself. I had finished HALO with my Ti4200 with good frame rates in 1024x768. Any idea what kind of visual improvement I'll see going from a Geforce 2MX to a 5900 Ultra, in terms of what Halo will look like? It was quite playable for the most part on the MX but not exactly pretty. Cheers Jago |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 08:51:33 -0000, "Jago Illustration"
wrote: "Darthy" wrote in message .. . On 23 Nov 2003 12:27:35 -0800, (John) wrote: I just replaced my Ti4200 with the ATI 9800PRO, for my current games - there isn't much difference in performance. Halo looks a little bit better with the DX9 ATI card, the SUN effects in the trees is kinda cool - but adds little to the game itself. I had finished HALO with my Ti4200 with good frame rates in 1024x768. Any idea what kind of visual improvement I'll see going from a Geforce 2MX to a 5900 Ultra, in terms of what Halo will look like? It was quite playable for the most part on the MX but not exactly pretty. The jump from a GeForce 2 to a GeForce 3 or higher is quite a big one - significantly faster, more memory, T & L in hardware. I bought a GeForce 3 Ti not long after they came out (I had a GeForce 256 at the time, IIRC) and it was a huge step up. My next card will be at least a GeForce 5 (or whatever brand name they gave it) but that won't be for a good long while. The DE2 demo ran fine, and looked lovely. Along with Thief 3, this is the most graphically intensive game I'm looking forward to. Hopefully, my next upgrade will be a year or so away. (Well, I have just got a 160 GB hard drive and a 4x DVD Writer...) -- Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes ! They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses ! And what's with all the carrots ? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ? Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES ! |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:12:49 +0000, Mark Morrison
wrote: The jump from a GeForce 2 to a GeForce 3 or higher is quite a big one - significantly faster, more memory, T & L in hardware. All GeForce cards have T&L in hardware. -- Andrew. To email unscramble & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text. Check groups.google.com before asking a question. |
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Max Longman wrote:
"John" wrote in message om... Anybody know when you'll absolutely need a Directx 9 card to have any fun with games? It seems that games like Halo and Max Payne 2 use Directx 9 features sparingly, and therefore, it's no big deal if I play them on my Directx 8.1 card (which is a GeForce 4 Ti 4200). Are we talking 3-4 months maybe? I'm just trying to get a handle on when to spend the bucks for an upgrade. That's easy, when your games are too slow to play. what about 9500 (saphire) moded to 9700. i'm planning to buy this card this week. is it going to be fast enough for some time, or HL2 and DoomIII will require a faster one. is it a good card for 165$. thanks. |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:14:00 +0000, Andrew spamtrap@localhost wrote:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:12:49 +0000, Mark Morrison wrote: The jump from a GeForce 2 to a GeForce 3 or higher is quite a big one - significantly faster, more memory, T & L in hardware. All GeForce cards have T&L in hardware. Sure ? I thought it was from the GF3 onwards... -- Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes ! They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses ! And what's with all the carrots ? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ? Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES ! |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:46:03 +0000, Mark Morrison
wrote: All GeForce cards have T&L in hardware. Sure ? Yes thanks, I just won the same dull argument in another thread in alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia -- Andrew. To email unscramble & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text. Check groups.google.com before asking a question. |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:57:39 +0000, Andrew spamtrap@localhost wrote:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:46:03 +0000, Mark Morrison wrote: All GeForce cards have T&L in hardware. Sure ? Yes thanks, I just won the same dull argument in another thread in alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia Fair enough. -- Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes ! They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses ! And what's with all the carrots ? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ? Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES ! |
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