The "I want it!" thread

[Acerz492 1]

Hahaha...New Zealand is much less crowded.

[rEdaSbLood 1]

well im in new york..and by me it isnt the same as in the city..(manhattan as we call it)....there are alot of stores around and it gets very crowded like in flushing...but i live in a nice neighborhood for the most part..not crowded and not polluted as much as the city

[Luk3us 63]

lol, you even got your learners yet?

 

Do I even have to answer that question? :roll: Jeez...

 

I'll take that as a No then...

[Acerz492 1]

I have my learners, you dolt. :roll:

[TheBlackOut 7]

In the UK is everything really huddled up? Here in the west coast of the US, we drive EVERYWHERE.

 

 

 

Well, that might explain why 3/5 of our nation is overweight. :roll:

 

 

 

But I'm not!

 

Don't forget Texas. We are the second biggest state so we have to drive, I would rather walk but everything is like 5 miles away.

 

Texas > Alaska

[F15pilotX 4]

Hmm...a 512MB DDR2 GeForce 6600 video card-I still can't believe the good price-and, well, mabye 512MB of RAM....that's all I can think of right now

[TheBlackOut 7]

Hmm.... My video card I am getting :wink:

 

Hmmm, I have never done this before but... Yippie! 700th post.

[F15pilotX 4]

Hmm, only differences are that yours has dual DVI and mine single, you have DDR3 as compared to DDR2, and mine's $230.00 less :lol:

[BWare 0]

F15.... are you serious? The difference between the 6600 and 7800 chip is MASSIVE. The one you're getting is almost laughable when you look at these next gen cards. Yours doesn't even need a fan on the heatsink! Even my 6800 ultra oc isn't holding up as well as it used to in newer games, like FEAR for instance. I also have a 6600 in a different computer, and it can't hold a candle to my 6800. The 7800 is much, much more powerful than the 6800.

[TheBlackOut 7]

F15.... are you serious? The difference between the 6600 and 7800 chip is MASSIVE. The one you're getting is almost laughable when you look at these next gen cards. Yours doesn't even need a fan on the heatsink! Even my 6800 ultra oc isn't holding up as well as it used to in newer games, like FEAR for instance. I also have a 6600 in a different computer, and it can't hold a candle to my 6800. The 7800 is much, much more powerful than the 6800.

 

Well well.... Stole my fight...

 

Also F15... Mine is GDDR3. I think that is good. It has 425 core clock too.

[F15pilotX 4]

I know.....I was kinda, but not really serious.....pfff, the 6600 is all I can afford right now, and at least it'll probably be able to run EAW decently....a lot better than my current 64MB GeForce 4 :lol:

[BWare 0]

I know.....I was kinda, but not really serious.....pfff, the 6600 is all I can afford right now, and at least it'll probably be able to run EAW decently....a lot better than my current 64MB GeForce 4 :lol:

Now that's the truth :lol:

 

Now don't get me wrong- the 6600 is a good chip. But if you're going to be spending the extra $$ for the 512 MB, you should know that it gives you no performance boost of any kind. Even the next gen cards out there only have 256 MB. Games now barely even take advantage of that memory. If I were you, I'd find a faster chip with less memory. You'll basically have 256 MB more than you'll need with that card.

[Saracen 16]

That's it, I can't take this anymore... AFter my holiday in Florida I'm saving up to build a new Next-Gen PC... My P4 2Ghz with Radeon 9250 and 180w PSU just don't cut the mustard.. It did 4 years ago, but this is just depressing :cry:

[Acerz492 1]

That's the thing I hate about PC's. The second you get an awsome Next-Gen PC, it becomes outdated the next day. :roll:

[F15pilotX 4]

I know.....I was kinda, but not really serious.....pfff, the 6600 is all I can afford right now, and at least it'll probably be able to run EAW decently....a lot better than my current 64MB GeForce 4 :lol:

Now that's the truth :lol:

 

Now don't get me wrong- the 6600 is a good chip. But if you're going to be spending the extra $$ for the 512 MB, you should know that it gives you no performance boost of any kind. Even the next gen cards out there only have 256 MB. Games now barely even take advantage of that memory. If I were you, I'd find a faster chip with less memory. You'll basically have 256 MB more than you'll need with that card.

Any suggestions for a card like that besides the '7800

[Saracen 16]

Yep, the other alternative is a Radeon X1800 XT 512MB PCI Express... only costs $500

[BWare 0]

Oh that's quite a deal King! :lol:

 

However, if you don't want to drop 500 dollars on a video card, you may even consider a 6800 with 256 MB of memory- I think you can get some really good deals on that. Your motherboard has an AGP slot, right? My guess is yes, and it's good because AGP cards are quite a bit cheaper than the newer PCI Express technology (overrated, in my opinion ) Basically, I would encourage you to shop around and find the best (fastest) card in your price range with only 256 MB of memory, because it's all you'll really ever need for gaming (at least for as long as you'll have this computer).

[F15pilotX 4]

Hmm....this seems like a good one...Chaintech GeForce 6600 / 256MB DDR / AGP 8x / DVI / HDTV / Video Card

[BWare 0]

Yeah man, that seems pretty solid- I have a similar card, and it is really good. Not cutting edge of course, but a really great card nontheless. It should handle pretty much every modern game pretty well.

[F15pilotX 4]

Well, I think I'll shell out the extra $90 for the 6800...what do you guys think?

 

 

by the way, the 6600 is $110 and the 6800 is $200 :wink:

[TheBlackOut 7]

I would recommend a Geforce 6800. for the money and they can play most games at dazzling speeds.

 

C&C King... Ya. Well my old computer was only 20 GB and my processor 1 GHz.

[F15pilotX 4]

Well, I was thinking of this one, but that actually looks a lot better for only $20 more

[Acerz492 1]

I think it's time for me to upgrade as well. My Geforce 5900 just isn't cutting it.

[F15pilotX 4]

It doesn't seem too bad, but yeah, an upgrade to a 6800/7800 would be good for us both

[Acerz492 1]

It's like what I said in another thread: The drawback of having a wonderfully awsome computer is the fact it becomes outdated within the first week of having it. :roll:

 

I tell ya what, I'm sick of being 5 years behind everyone else. I'll definately put my money away for this one.