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Old May 7th, 2003, 04:24 AM
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Default OT Recommended Video/graphics Cards?

I am thinking of upgrading my system or buying another, The question I have is, I was looking at the new ATI Radeon 128MB DDR graphics card or stick with GeoForce 64 or 128mb 4 card. I've heard some members have had problems with SE4 or other games with the ATI Radeon cards. would like you opinions or suggestions..

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I use the Nvidia cards. I also play Online games (EQ and DAoC) and have had way too many driver issues with ATI cards. Which is a shame because they seem to get good reviews and have nice features (for their value), just crappy drivers (of the cards I have used, recently as of 4 months ago). But the kind of games I play will show minor issues that a normal gamer might not see.

That is my 2 cents, I have an MSI GForce 4 4400ti 128MB and really like it. G/L
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Default Re: OT Recommended Video/graphics Cards?

Is there a "type" of card that will be better suited to suport the type of graphics SE V will be using?

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Just saw this in my inbox:
Top 10 Graphics Boards

June 2003 NVidia's new GeForceFX 5800 Ultra chip appears in two Boards debuting on the power side

http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=801531

Hope it helps.

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Default Re: OT Recommended Video/graphics Cards?

I use an ATI Radeon with 64MB of DDR (built right before they came out with the 8500 series). I've had no problems running SEIV (or anything) with it.

I guess you can take this for whatever "ray of hope" it may be
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I use a GF4 MX 440 and have very few problems with games... (I have over 80 comp games so I should know )
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I'd go with the nVidia if I were you. ATI cards are always limited by poor driver performance for the first year or so of their lives.
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