Can anyone give me a bit of help.
I have a pentium 4, 3.06 Processor, 2048 Ram and a Radeon 9600 XT 256DDR memory graphics card by sapphire, and it's AGP.
I would like to upgrade this with another ATI card, can anybody recommend one, which would give me better graphic quality, I am bearing in mind, the new railways sims coming out, when I am thinking of this upgrade.
I am concerned of the newer ATI cards, has anybody any first hand experience of these later cards regarding reliability etc. as I am told there are certain reliability problems with some of the newer ATI cards (AGP).
Any feedback will be appreciated.
Graphic card advice
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Personally i use nvidias graphics cards as i prefer them but i havent heard any negative feedbak regarding the newer ati cards only gripe i have heard is that the catalyst drivers are not as solid as the nvidias denonators, but i dont have first hand experiance.
The Ati X1600 is a very good card spec can be found folowing the link below
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... subcat=403
if you want to splash out theres the x1900 series
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... subcat=403
personally i doubt you would have problems with either of these cards
The Ati X1600 is a very good card spec can be found folowing the link below
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... subcat=403
if you want to splash out theres the x1900 series
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... subcat=403
personally i doubt you would have problems with either of these cards
Re: Graphic card advice
Looking at what you got, i would stay with thatABABAB wrote:Can anyone give me a bit of help.
I have a pentium 4, 3.06 Processor, 2048 Ram and a Radeon 9600 XT 256DDR memory graphics card by sapphire, and it's AGP.
I would like to upgrade this with another ATI card, can anybody recommend one, which would give me better graphic quality, I am bearing in mind, the new railways sims coming out, when I am thinking of this upgrade.
I am concerned of the newer ATI cards, has anybody any first hand experience of these later cards regarding reliability etc. as I am told there are certain reliability problems with some of the newer ATI cards (AGP).
Any feedback will be appreciated.
if its working OK leave it and wait until the new sims come out
MARTIN
Fed up with nitpickers and rivet counters...
My thinking is to eventually upgrade to PCI express with almost a new computer once you need to (and can afford the expense).
For now, you still have an option open. I still prefer ATI for MSTS because I have seen a few threads where nVidia drivers seem to have some MSTS problems. Why not consider looking for an ATI 9800 Pro card? It will be a fair amount faster than the 9600 and I have noticed the 9800's are definitely getting much cheaper than they used to be. You might even be able to find a used one quite cheaply from someone who has already moved to PCI Express.
GaryG
For now, you still have an option open. I still prefer ATI for MSTS because I have seen a few threads where nVidia drivers seem to have some MSTS problems. Why not consider looking for an ATI 9800 Pro card? It will be a fair amount faster than the 9600 and I have noticed the 9800's are definitely getting much cheaper than they used to be. You might even be able to find a used one quite cheaply from someone who has already moved to PCI Express.
GaryG