I have been leaning towards nVidiot, because of Omega drivers and past experience (440mx is the most reliable POS in this damn boxen, although that prolly is my fault), but then I found Omega's site and have heard that the radeons are thumping the fx and ti cards all over the place.
Now to the point: I am looking for a new vid card.
I have been thinking of a fx5200, read good reviews in a comp mag I have. Best bang for buck at whatever time it was written. Now however I have been recommended the 9800 series (funnily enough), the 9700 series (if I can find one) and the 9600pro. I am seriously considering the 9600pro (or a 9500pro if I can get one).
What is the best budget card atm?? I won't get into prices because I am in .au and not too many of you are. I want dx9 features, but only in a benchmark kind of way. My mx440 can only do three of the 01se tests and ont od the 03 tests. I mainly play Total Annihilation, BF1942, Castle Wolfenstein, Deus Ex, Q3A and Half Life. I might play Doom 4 when it comes out, and HL2, but I have a mx440se and I am playing BF1942 so I will be blown away by anything new, let alone a 9800XT or whatever.
Thanks for your help!!
James
Now to the point: I am looking for a new vid card.
I have been thinking of a fx5200, read good reviews in a comp mag I have. Best bang for buck at whatever time it was written. Now however I have been recommended the 9800 series (funnily enough), the 9700 series (if I can find one) and the 9600pro. I am seriously considering the 9600pro (or a 9500pro if I can get one).
What is the best budget card atm?? I won't get into prices because I am in .au and not too many of you are. I want dx9 features, but only in a benchmark kind of way. My mx440 can only do three of the 01se tests and ont od the 03 tests. I mainly play Total Annihilation, BF1942, Castle Wolfenstein, Deus Ex, Q3A and Half Life. I might play Doom 4 when it comes out, and HL2, but I have a mx440se and I am playing BF1942 so I will be blown away by anything new, let alone a 9800XT or whatever.
Thanks for your help!!
James