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Posted by omegaslayer on Tue Jun 22nd at 11:14pm 2004

Okay due to a recient "bonus" that I recieved, I have about 1200$ (american) in the bank to spend..... And its about time to get a new Video card that wont lag on anything (mainly Halo PC), What should I get? (I Already have a 9800 pro 128mb). Or maybe I should just spend this money on giving my car some more power??? ..... Help! [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jun 22nd at 11:19pm 2004

i wouldn't base my cards inability to function on a silly game like halo

how much freakin better can you get than a 9800?

if your game is sluggish, maybe a new pc instead of a card is in order..

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Posted by omegaslayer on Tue Jun 22nd at 11:24pm 2004

Just reciently my friend got a 9800 pro (256mb) and it ran UT2004 better than mine, so I just want a top of the line card that willl last for a long time, as for the halo thing I dont actually care to play it, Its just if it can run a game like halo then it a damn good card. Here is what I have right now:
2.8 P4
800MHz MOB
1 gig ram
9800 pro 128mb
120 gig hard drive
....So I dont think its my computer

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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jun 22nd at 11:37pm 2004

? posted by omegaslayer4777

....So I dont think its my computer

what i think is, you have more PC than braincells

seriously, you either have your sights set to high, or something..

you are basing way to much opinion, off of one poorly optimized game.. halo is not the game to compare other games to..

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Posted by Gorbachev on Tue Jun 22nd at 11:45pm 2004

Halo PC lags because it's a poor port. Even people with good systems have problems with it. 9800 Pro is a great card right now. Paying more money isn't worth it at this time. If you so happen to feel like burning money, send that 9800 Pro my way. [addsig]



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Posted by Wild Card on Wed Jun 23rd at 12:54am 2004

You have a P4, thats why [addsig]



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Posted by G.Ballblue on Wed Jun 23rd at 2:44am 2004

Well, even with that beefy sucker of a graphics card (one step above mine) you will STILL have to upgrade to the next level of vid card when HL2 comes out. Shadow effects will absolutely murder all the current ones...

TrY pLaYiNg TeNeBrAe On A 1024x768 ReSoLuTiOn aNd YuLe SeE

Yippiy Ki Yay!

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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jun 23rd at 4:16am 2004

on an unrelated note:

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Posted by Gorbachev on Wed Jun 23rd at 5:24am 2004

? posted by G.Ballblue

Well, even with that beefy sucker of a graphics card (one step above mine) you will STILL have to upgrade to the next level of vid card when HL2 comes out. Shadow effects will absolutely murder all the current ones...

TrY pLaYiNg TeNeBrAe On A 1024x768 ReSoLuTiOn aNd YuLe SeE

Yippiy Ki Yay!

HL2 is really scalable for many different systems...it won't kill a 9800 Pro, you just won't get that small handful of effects.

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Posted by Crono on Wed Jun 23rd at 6:45am 2004

save it. You'll be glade you did later.

If you absolutly must buy a video card at least wait until December or so, when stuff has been out for awhile and is much cheaper, you'll get some good bang for your buck [addsig]



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Posted by scary_jeff on Wed Jun 23rd at 9:39am 2004

Jeez, not another video card thread? Anyone would think this is a hardware forum

I agree, save your money for something in the real world, and ignore what Halo PC does. A 9800 pro will run every effect HL2 has - the E3 stuff was being run on 9800s.




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