video card shopping help

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  1. campbuds

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    I am ready to order and I am on a tight budget but want to be able to run Unreal 3 and hopefully maybe the next unreal release when it happens (we'll see about that)

    Here is what I am considering... MSI N9400GT-MD256

    MSI card link

    I would appreciate all the input I can get and ASAP
     
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    Personally I am using this Video card right now and I am happy with it and it's great. I'm a big fan of ATI. They jst do a great job with there cards.

    This link takes you to the home page of the Video card I'm using now.

    http://ati.amd.com/products/RadeonX1650/index.html

    This brand is HIS but the chipset is ATI and GPU is Radeon X1650 like I have.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161261

    Personally, just go with ATI. There reliable and helpful and are always up-to-date. And they offer great extras also. And they have more custom features for Card softwares. Example, Overclocking, Overheat-protection, etc. Enjoy :)
     
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    no reviews on newegg for that card.

    i have always been an nvidia guy but i am willing to switch. I am finding video card shopping quite frustrating
     
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    This is one I had seriously considered, thankyou for the push.

    This should run unreal 3 without problems. Don't you think?
     
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    Yes, I had the older and similar performing HD3870, which ran UT3 fine even on a 30" monitor.
     
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    can my asus crosshair MB run a PCI express 16x 2.0?
     
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    I doubt it, the Crosshair is quite old. If you're not confident you can always track down an older card like an 8800GT.
     
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    actually i found out it will
     
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    Oh, they'll work, but how well they'll work I'm not sure, depends if it's actually a PCIe 2.0 slot.
     
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    nVidia seems to be having a lot of problems with their cards lately. After all the faulty laptop cards, and now my PS3's RSX is failing I doubt I'll touch Nvidia for quite a few years. Console gaming cheaper than PC my ass... Perhaps Sony will help me out somehow when I give them a call.
     
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    Intel has a problem? You presumably mean nvidia
    And yes, nvidia's hardware QC is pretty dire for mobile chips, I don't know much about the ones used in the PS3, but almost all nvidia mobile graphics chips fail within 2 years.

     
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    Yeah nVidia, I was just reading about i7's in another tab. You know how one 5 letter word = a different 5 letter word :S. That really pissed me off though. That's what I deserve for spending 550$ on the thing at launch. I'm going to try to get them to fix it for free out of warranty but I doubt they'll help. 200$ for repairs means I'll have spent 750$ on the console alone. There is no way something that expensive should only last two years.
     
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