Dram Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Yep that's pretty fucked up. If you want to waste as little cash as possible then I suggest you get the 6800 GS and overclock it - they have great overclocking potential and if you need I can guide you through the overclocking. My card is a 6600 GT and I overclocked it by about 20%. I get about as much 3D marks as a 6800 default. Note - my card is not artifacting. Though if you want even more power (let's say you want to run oblivion at 2000000fps ) you can get the 7800 or something - though I'm pretty sure that's above your budget - I'm going of AU prices here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Argh! This is really pissing me off... Whenever I fill out an RMA Return form on Newegg and click the Submit RMA button, I am taken to a white page with the following text in red: "Sorry! The RMA record does not exist!" WHAT RMA Record?! Happens both in Internet Explorer and Firefox. Just submitted an email to rma@Newegg.com to process my RMA manually. I'm quite positive my request will go unfulfilled as it is through E-Mail, but I guess it is worth a try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dram Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Damn, that's pretty fucked up. That's why it's better to buy things in person then on the net - I'm still waiting for Oblivion from GamesMarket, even though I ordered it a week prior to its release. I already bought it at EBGames near mine but i'm waiting for the gamesmarkjet one so i can sell it somewhere. Remember - NEVER BUY FROM GAMESMARKET - THEY ARE FUCKTARDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbWeaver Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 If you want to waste as little cash as possible then I suggest you get the 6800 GS and overclock it - they have great overclocking potential and if you need I can guide you through the overclocking. My card is a 6600 GT and I overclocked it by about 20%. I get about as much 3D marks as a 6800 default. That's not bad, given that the 6600 Series has only a 128-bit memory interface against the 6800's 256-bit. That said, "default" version of graphics cards are generally pretty lame, most people go for something with letters after it. Quote DarkRadiant homepage ⋄ DarkRadiant user guide ⋄ OrbWeaver's Dark Ambients ⋄ Blender export scripts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) Hey, well I returned my card and I am now looking for a new one. Now my question is: How much of a difference in performance will I see between a ~$250 card and a ~$180 card? I ask because I was contemplating on the following: - SAPPHIRE 100154L Radeon X1800XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - $259 w/ rebate Or, I could go for a less powerful card for around $180, but I'm not sure how much performance I would lose. Edited April 22, 2006 by woah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) Hey, well I returned my card and I am now looking for a new one. Now my question is: How much of a difference in performance will I see between a ~$250 card and a ~$180 card? I ask because I was contemplating on the following: - SAPPHIRE 100154L Radeon X1800XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - $259 w/ rebate Or, I could go for a less powerful card for around $180, but I'm not sure how much performance I would lose. Well, after doing some more research, based on some comparisons, it is irrational (in my opinion) to buy the X1800XT when you can get a virtually equally peforming card for $100 less--the Geforce 7600GT. See the comparisons here: http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view....1866&cid=3&pg=8 I'm not paying an extra $100 for roughly 5-10 more FPS (and only at high resolutions/with AA/AF enabled for that matter. Otherwise both cards are pretty much on par)... Here is the card I'm disputing on getting now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814150140 Tell me what you guys think... EDIT: I just realized they were referring to the X1800XL. Though, the X1800XL is even more expensive than the X1800XT, so I believe the Geforce 7600GT is still a better choice by far. Edited April 22, 2006 by woah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domarius Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Woah, woah, you think like I do I saw a similar comparison when making my choice in graphics card. More money doesn't nessecarily mean more power. Quote Domarius' To Do listDomarius' videos of completed anims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dram Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 That's pretty good imo - better then mine byquite a bit. I say go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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