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blackdiamond · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: ASUS VP-ATI 2600XT 256 MB

my sister needs a graphics card (she's got a compaq with vista on it, and can't run any games), for 50 euros (80 USD) or less.

what i've found is a ATI Radeon HD2600 XT for 49 euro's, is it good for it's price? and will it beat an Nvidia 6800 Ultra (still stuck with my old shit)

i've found it on this website: http://www.musicstore.com/de_DE/EUR/Computer/Grafikkarten/Asus-VP-ATI-2600XT-256-HDTV-/-HDCP-/-2-x-DVI/art-PCM0007460-000 (sorry for the dutch language).

the minimum it needs to run is command and conquer 3 (which shouldn't be a problem, since mine beats the minimum settings for crysis)

Mazeura · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:02 am Post subject:

Ironically I think that the HD2600 XT is worse than the 6800 Ultra...

Maybe not...
They have the same Fill Rate and Memory bandwidth, but the 2600XT has a faster core speed...

Hmm.... *waits for someone else to chip in on this*

blackdiamond · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:23 am Post subject:

Tofu · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:35 am Post subject: Re: ASUS VP-ATI 2600XT 256 MB

superweapons · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:22 am Post subject:

With only $80, you won't be getting much of an upgrade, even if you did buy in the US. Mostly because you use the AGP interface, which is widely considered obsolete. The best card you can get for that money from Newegg is an HD3650, which won't be a whole lot faster than the 6800XT. And that's from buying within the US. I'm expecting the European prices to be higher.

2600XT vs. 6800XT

I'm not sure (you'll have to check benchmarks), but I think the 6800XT will slightly out-edge the 2600XT. ATI, although it has faster specifications (example is the HD3870 vs. 8800GT), is slower than an equivalent clock speed NVIDIA card of the same class. Especially in terms of shader processors (ATI: more, slower shader processors, NVIDIA: less, faster shader processors).

Cheetah · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:25 am Post subject:

You can get a 3850 AGP for about $140. It's a pretty good card and shouldn't be bottlenecked much by the AGP interface.

superweapons · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:26 am Post subject:

Cheetah · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:30 am Post subject:

Madman · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:36 am Post subject:

I thought he said that he has AGP and was going to get a card for his sister...?

If that is the case, what type of slot does she have.

Cheetah · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:37 am Post subject:

blackdiamond · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

my sister needs a GPU, on a PCI-E x16 slot (not 2.0, like the newest ones use, unless it would actually work), i'm using a 6800 Ultra on an AGP 8X slot, but i don't need one, since i only use it for music production (wif mah epic soundcardz).

i can't just give the 6800 to my sister, for these reasons:

1. i've got AGP 8x, she's got PCI-E x16, and i've searched enough, but can't seem to find any converters
2. i need it, since my gaming mobo doesn't have a VGA port (using acer VGA monitor with a converter
3. i don't know, but does an old high-end card need more power dan a low/mid-range new card

btw, don't know if it matters, but she has a microATX mobo, and it's on the other side of the case in comparison to mine, i've got it on the right, she on the left (looking from the front)

superweapons · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:08 am Post subject:

Does the PCI-e card need to use a low-profile bracket (smaller desktops)?

What kind of gaming needs does she have?

What is her current graphics card?

PCI-e 2.0 is backwards compatible.

blackdiamond · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:32 am Post subject:

Tofu · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:05 am Post subject:

blackdiamond · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:08 am Post subject: