Graphics cards with computers

[The Thracian]

I'm probably gonna get a new pc soon and I probably will buy my PC At comet but the high-end pcs have either one of these to graphics cards. NVIDIA Geforce 6200TC or a ATIX300SE. I'd like to know which is better and why

[The White Knight]

I just upgraded my computer with the Gforce, and I quite like it. I can play all recent games at high detail too... But I wouldn't be able to compare it to the other. Maybe I'm just easily happy now since I'm used to a Gforce 440 MX...

[The Thracian]

My friend has one of those. it's a good card.

[Emperor Dimitricus]

neither of those two graphics cards are very good anymore. especially for a high end PC. the better one would probably be the ATI card, but even then, you can get alot better cards. you might want to look somewhere else for the PC, or perhaps buy a new graphics card and put it in that one. try looking for a geforce 6600GT, which i got from PC world for £99

[sunsmountain]

Geforce 6200TC 16, 32 or 64?
The X300SE is actually a bit worse than the 32, and sometimes worse than the 16 version as well.

Neither of these are high-end, or even mainstream. They're as low as you can get and since you're posting in a forum about a game (RomeTW), I seriously recommend you getting a better card. What's your budget (for entire pc) and purpose?

[The Thracian]

About under £1100. My purpose is for the PC To run games at a good, decent pace and do to good multi-tasking and have good drive memory.

[Pent uP Rage]

Build it yourself. You'll get better parts, have a faster computer, and generally be much happier with what you have.

[visigothe]

Build it yourself. You'll get better parts, have a faster computer, and generally be much happier with what you have.

i cant stop agreeing with this logic

it is the best way to go and it isnt hard at all

also the X-fi is out right now

although a lil too expensive for my tastes i still like my audigy gamer

[The Thracian]

and how do I do that or at what Places?

[sunsmountain]

Originally written by fireship4:

http://www.novatech.co.uk
http://www.overclockers.co.uk
http://www.savastore.com
http://www.microdirect.co.uk
http://www.dabs.co.uk
http://www.scan.co.uk
http://www.cclonline.co.uk
http://www.shopgenie.co.uk

are places to buy for ppl who talk pounds i hope one of these places can pre-assemble your selection of components for you, preferably in a shop near where you live. Or you'll have to do it yourself, or ask a friend. Selecting components is not that easy, and requires some reading,
http://www.tomshardware.com
is a good site to start. Know what you buy, so read up!

[Emperor Dimitricus]

hey im from the land of the £ as well (england) so if you tell me where you live, ill be able to advise you on the best places to go mate.

[The Thracian]

Near Norwich, Norfolk

[Emperor Dimitricus]

egh im poor at geography. how far from london is that?

[The Thracian]

egh im poor at geography. how far from london is that?

About 120 to 140 miles

[Freddie]

About 120 to 140 miles

Are your getting just a base unit or you getting new everything (ie. monitor, keyboard, mouse)?

If you just getting a base unit (i.e the box with everything in it, no monitor) I suggest you get a nvIDIA 6800 GT or an ATI X800 XL. If you want to play games at high res, with all the detail up high don't cut back on the video card, memory or processor. By the way are you getting an Intel or AMD CPU?

[RusskiSoldat]

About under £1100. My purpose is for the PC To run games at a good, decent pace and do to good multi-tasking and have good drive memory.

My computer in Russia is just under 2000$ and has a geforce 6600gt.
I reccomend it, it's a very good card and when it starts to get old, you can just add another provided you have the PCIE slot for it.

[Iaius Statius Laurentius]

You can actually take the card out of the AGP and replace it with the new one--provided you install the drivers BEFORE switching out the cards.

[Emperor Dimitricus]

heh so you wont be able to go there to shop then no? well look for a local computer fair, check out the website (i dont have the link so go on google and search british computer fair) they always have great deals, and you can haggle the prices down

[sunsmountain]

True. You can even get some customer service out of them because they repeat those fairs and most sellers keep coming back because they're selling good quality stuff to pleased customers. I would try to find a shop though, that offers both Individual Components and Assembly. Mail some of the sites i mentioned to see if they offer that, or look around your local city for a shop that does this (best option).

After you found the shop, the members here can help you in choosing the right components, if you give us a price list we can even take your budget into account.

[The Thracian]

Not sure about the processor, maybe AMD. I'm getting new everything

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...oling_Case.jpg

- AMD Athlon 64 3500+
- AMD approved cooler
- Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra PCI-Express Motherboard
- GeIL 1GB Value (2x512MB) DDR PC3200 CAS2.5 Dual Channel Kit
- 250GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 16mb Cache SATA-2 Hard Drive
- XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Pioneer DVR-110 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter
- Onboard 6 Channel Audio
- Floppy Drive
- Arctic Cooling Silentium Silent Midi Tower Case
- Seasonic True 350W Silent ATX Power Supply

Ok like this one but I don't get a monitor or it so would I have to buy it Seperatly which I think I'll have to but does that mean I have it fit it in myself or would someone from Overclockers come and fit the monitor and pc in for me. This isn't my final choice but it's my favourite so far

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