[frankely]

ok i really need help im about to buy a video card and i came to the conclusion that it would ither be an ati radeon x800 or a ati radeon x1600 would one is the best card please help me.

Edited by frankely, 02 June 2006 - 10:13 PM.

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Hi,

Well I can't really help you on choosing the card, you'd probably have to specify the specs of your computer for someone to help you, but the general advice given to people in your case is to wait a couple of months because there's a new generation of cards, dx10 cards, comming out that will be a lot more powerful than the dx9 cards today..
Then again if you really can't wait, specify your specs so someone can help you..

[kebabboy]

Hi,

Well I can't really help you on choosing the card, you'd probably have to specify the specs of your computer for someone to help you, but the general advice given to people in your case is to wait a couple of months because there's a new generation of cards, dx10 cards, comming out that will be a lot more powerful than the dx9 cards today..
Then again if you really can't wait, specify your specs so someone can help you..

[frankely]

my pc specs are as following
Processor
Processor brand AMD
Processor type Athlon™ 64
Processor speed 2.2GHz
Frontside bus speed Info unavailable
Level 2 cache 1MB
Memory
RAM 1.0GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM
RAM expandable to: 4GB
Storage/Drives
Hard drive size 250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA
Type of drive LightScribe DVD±R/RW drive with double layer and CD-writing capability; separate DVD-ROM drive
Maximum optical drive speeds 16x DVD+R, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD±RW, 2.4x DVD+R double-layer, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, 40x CD-ROM; separate 16x DVD-ROM drive
Expansion
Drive bays available One 3.5" (external)
Total expansion slots 3 PCI, 1 PCI-Express
Available expansion slots 2 PCI, 1 PCI-Express
Ports
USB 7 USB 2.0 (3 front/4 rear)
FireWire 2 (1 front-access)
Parallel port 1
Serial port No
Other ports 9-in-1 memory card reader, two PS/2 (back), microphone/line-in/line-out (front and back)
Internet/networking
Network Interface Card (NIC) Yes
Modem 56K
Graphics/video
Video memory Up to 256MB (shared)
Graphics type ATI Radeon® Xpress 200
Audio
Audio card Integrated, 6-speaker configurable
Speaker type Info unavailable
Input devices
Keyboard Compaq multimedia
Pointing device Compaq scroll mouse
Software
Operating system Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Productivity software included See highlights
Internet software included See highlights
Educational/entertainment software included See highlights
Dimensions

[BlackPandemic]

So in space saver mode your specs are:
AMD Athlon 2.2 GHz
1 Gig of RAM
250 GB Hard Drive
ATI Xpress 200
Integrated Audio

And yes, from almost everyone here, you will get "Wait for DX10 to come out." Now is just not a good time to upgrade. Too much in the future to outdate ya now!