Gaming Cards

[aragrev]

I'm looking to buy a better graphics card. I'm playing F.E.A.R. and it only runs smoothly when everything is set to pretty weak values. I have a geforce 7300LE that came with the computer. I've found:

ATI Radeon 1900 xtx 256 MB

GeForce 7950 GT KO 512 MB
(which I think replaces the GeForce 7900 GTX OC?)

All I think are GDDR3. I'm wondering which card would be better. I was told the Radeon was a better buy and had a higher bench mark in the 3Dmark 05 tests even though it had lest memory. Which one is actually better for gaming needs? Or is there something else out there that would suite me? I've seen some GDDR4 cards...
I intend to play games like Call of Duty 2, Oblivion and some more FEAR.

 

[V_R]

This is a PCI-E card?

Whats your budget?

and the rest of the pcs spec?

 

[aragrev]

Good Thinking...

Budget: about $600 CDN

PCI-E

Gateway GM5258H
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...angid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10079626&catid=10607

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 GHz 2MB L2 Cache
2GB DDR2 (Upgradable to 8GB -> Is that necessary?)
Micro-BTX system design (Very well ventilated, very quiet)

**And a Completely Unrelated Question**
Does Anyone Know of a place where I could look at some cases for my tower? Can I even switch cases with this system's design?

 

[aragrev]

Here's a bunch of cocanuts all lined up in a row:

RADEON X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4

RADEON X1900XTX 512MB DDR3

BFG GEFORCE 7950 GT OC 512MB GDDR3
** BFG GEFORCE 7950 GT OC 512MB / NVIDIA GEFORCE 7950 GT GPU / PCI EXPRESS / 512MB GDDR3 / 2 DUAL-LINK DVI-I, HDTV / 565MHZ CORE CLOCK / 1430MHZ MEMORY CLOCK / DUAL 400MHZ RAMDACS / DVI-I TO VGA DONGLE / HDTV DONGLE / SLI READY

GEFORCE 7950 GT KO 512MB DDR3
** PCI-Ex16 / INTEGRATED HDTV ENCODER WITH ANALOG TV OUTPUT OR COMPONENT/COMPOSITE/S-VIDEO / DUAL DVI


And lastly a pretty one that I can't afford to buy really:

GEFORCE 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3
** PCI-Ex16 GEFORCE 7950 GX2) (RETAIL) 1024MB GDDR3 / DUAL 7900GPU PROCESSOR / PCI-Ex16 / HDTV - OUT / DUAL DVI / DUAL DISPLAY / QUAD SLI TECHNOLOGY / DESIGNED FOR EXREME HD GAMING / WITH A 512 BIT MEMORY INTERFACE

 

[aragrev]

I lied, I found a 7950 GX2 I could afford :$ Question is, is it worth it? And my computer is alllll stock. What kinds of hardware and equipment will I need to have this run efficiently? I've seen some stuff about extra power supplies. How future compatible is this card?

 

[V_R]

Well they are all good cards, any will be fine. Just go for the one that give you the best bang for your buck.

I have no idea about prices though, i am from the uk not Canada, sorry

'Upgradable to 8GB' in an Micro-BTX board?? That dont sound right....2GB is fine thats what i have in my rig. Windows XP wont see much more than that anyway.....

You need to find out what power the psu is and preferably a brand name too. Hope it aint some cheap rubbish.