Getting a new video card

[Kämpfer]

256mb is exactly a good idea, it costs quite a substantial amount more than a 128mb card and usually uses lower quality RAM.

[Froggin_Ashole42]

Yeah but guys, Im looking in the price range of 100-150,alot of these things are like 230 bucks.

[Anlushac11]

9800SE is $158.00 from NewEGG but make sure you get the 256 bit memory version. The Powercolor one is the one Im looking at.

I will be purchasing it to replace my dying Ti4200-128MB that is suffering from heat damage when the cooling fan quit last fall.

[Sputty]

Get an ATi 9600pro or 9800SE like Anlushac said.

[C38368]

In that case... yeah.
I'm throwing my vote in for either a 9600XT (yes, these can be had in--or at least close to--that range; I paid $160 for mine) or a 9800SE.

[Anlushac11]

Originally Posted by The Jackalx2k

What link, Anlushac?

If the 9800SE is beating the 9600XT and it's 256bit(not MB...that's different) then that's a good buy...

I wish 9700Pro's were on newegg. Does anyone know what is the equivalent of the 9700Pro? Is it the 9800SE?

The 9700 Pro's are running neck and neck with the Nvidia 5900 ultra and slightly better than a standard Radeon 9800.

The overclocked and softmodded 256 bit Radeon 9800SE's are running about same as a Radeon 9800 Pro some less some faster.

[Anlushac11]

Odd results I think when testing my system with FRAPS.

The link I posted to the vidcard reviews was a P4 3.2GHz with 512MB DDR RAM, and a Nvidia 5900. Toms used FRAPS and BF1942:SWOWW2 to get their comparison results.

Their system showed hte Ti4200-128MB ran about 90.5 fps

My system is a AMD XP2200 Thoroughbred with 512MB DDR333, and a Ti4200. I am running on average about 99-100fps.

If i am running the same fps as the P4 3.2GHz system doesnt that mean the graphics card is running as fast as it can and even if you put it in a 4GHz system its still gonna max out around 100fps?

Prokhorovka runs great at about 85fps in the IL-2 until I go to strafe the german base with cannons and rockets. It drops to about 15 fps.

[the_move]

Dude, I suggest you to wait until the new Nvidia and ATI stuff is released (end of May), since then all previous cards get a lot cheaper.

[Froggin_Ashole42]

Well its winded down to either anything in the 9800 or 9600 chipset or an NVIDIA Geforce FX 5200.

[Anlushac11]

FX5200 Ultra yes. Do not get anything that has 64 bit memory, It will run like its has had its balls cut off, cause it has.