Kalicki linked me to this:
http://accelenation.com/?doc=123&page=1
Interesting :cool:
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Kalicki linked me to this:
http://accelenation.com/?doc=123&page=1
Interesting :cool:
Cool:) Whatever happened to Matrox anyways? They used to kick everyone's behinds in 2D graphics cards.
They should be emerging with a G800 card which does good 3-D as well as superior 2-D. :)Quote:
Originally posted by nishantp
Cool:) Whatever happened to Matrox anyways? They used to kick everyone's behinds in 2D graphics cards.
Hopefully they won't lie about their releases like Bitboys :p
:D
Anyways..does this forum increment our post count?!?! Hehe now that is cool...
yeah. That's why I've gained 125 posts in the past 30 hours. :cool: :DQuote:
Originally posted by nishantp
:D
Anyways..does this forum increment our post count?!?! Hehe now that is cool...
this might sound stupid, but what exactly does a 2d graphics card do? or should i say, what is it good for?
Link stealer!!
I posted this before you....
http://www.turtletips.com/forums/sho...=&threadid=527
Video editing, DVD, graphic design...at high resolutions some NVIDIA cards turn up funny :pQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
this might sound stupid, but what exactly does a 2d graphics card do? or should i say, what is it good for?
NVIDIA has the worst 2-D quality, Matrox has the best, and ATI is in the middle.
My bad, cheers to Kalicki for this link :)Quote:
Originally posted by kalicki
Link stealer!!
I posted this before you....
http://www.turtletips.com/forums/sho...=&threadid=527
So 2d cards can out-do 3d cards in that respect?Quote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Video editing, DVD, graphic design...at high resolutions some NVIDIA cards turn up funny :p
NVIDIA has the worst 2-D quality, Matrox has the best, and ATI is in the middle.
Also, NVidia cards cost a lot more than ATI's cards. I'll stick with ATI. Thats...until i'm rich of course...
Well all cards today do 2-D and 3-D..just that some do 3-D better than others and some do 2-D better than othersQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
So 2d cards can out-do 3d cards in that respect?
Matroxes are not good at 3-D but they are great at 2-D, teh inverse applies for NVIDIA in most cases
most people value 3-D more but some graphics pros value 2-D more
Ah, i see. thanks for the clarification
That's why I like ATI cards, great balance between great 3-D performance, and also great 2-D quality, and 3-D image quality. :cool:
Yeah, i am definatly going to get the radeon 8500 on my new comp
And the other minor factor...known as price...:pQuote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
That's why I like ATI cards, great balance between great 3-D performance, and also great 2-D quality, and 3-D image quality. :cool:
im lookin at one, or possibly the 7500 because im poor
Indeed, the Radeon 8500 pwnz a Ti200 for the same priceQuote:
Originally posted by nishantp
And the other minor factor...known as price...:p
I have a Visiontek GeForce3 (actually it's a Visiontek GeForce3 Ti200 but it is flashed to a GeForce3 BIOS) only because it was on sale. :cool:
Yep the 7500 is pretty decent for the price. My friend got a 7500 AIW and he loves it. (7500 AIW is clocked lower than the regular 7500, as is the case with 8500 vs 8500DV)'Quote:
Originally posted by Skitchen8
im lookin at one, or possibly the 7500 because im poor
By the time you do that however, the 8500 will be down in price because the 8800s will be out soon
Thank you...Quote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
My bad, cheers to Kalicki for this link :)
hm... may have to look at 8500's then, may be awhile till i can get a new card...Quote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Yep the 7500 is pretty decent for the price. My friend got a 7500 AIW and he loves it. (7500 AIW is clocked lower than the regular 7500, as is the case with 8500 vs 8500DV)'
By the time you do that however, the 8500 will be down in price because the 8800s will be out soon
The 7500 is fast enough, but the 8500 has drastically improved drivers and image quality, and also has the pixel/vertex shaders that will be common in next-gen games like Doom 3 and Unreal2.Quote:
Originally posted by Skitchen8
hm... may have to look at 8500's then, may be awhile till i can get a new card...
yeah, its gunna be awhile, so it will prolly be cheap enough by then...
OMG Doom3 !!! :confused:
Yep. Doom3 finally.Quote:
Originally posted by Gimlin
OMG Doom3 !!! :confused:
DNF Is finally gonna come out this year, I think.
mmm... can't wait, getting sick of playing DII on my 486
any idea on how much the 8500 might drop when the 8800 comes out?
I am looking forward to a few games, Unreal 2, Warcraft III and Never Winter Nights and Final Fantasy 11 on PC.
To keep this harware related, should I wait abit till the Radeon 8800 comes out so I can pick up a 8500 at a lower price?
I want to know tooQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
any idea on how much the 8500 might drop when the 8800 comes out?
It would have a hard time dropping anymore than it has. Maybe a $20 or $30 price drop, MAYBE. But it's alerady so low priced now (well, relatively low priced).Quote:
Originally posted by sail3005
any idea on how much the 8500 might drop when the 8800 comes out?
8800 should be out next week or the week after, it's just a speculation of some guys i've been talking with.Quote:
Originally posted by Gimlin
I am looking forward to a few games, Unreal 2, Warcraft III and Never Winter Nights and Final Fantasy 11 on PC.
To keep this harware related, should I wait abit till the Radeon 8800 comes out so I can pick up a 8500 at a lower price?
will there be a very big performance difference between the 8500 and the 8800?
Will the 7500 drop in price too?
Probably about 25% to 30%.Quote:
Originally posted by sail3005
will there be a very big performance difference between the 8500 and the 8800?
I'd assume so. Not by much though. Hopefully they will discontinue that Radeon 7000 once and for all and move the 7500 into low-end pricing :cool: :DQuote:
Originally posted by Gimlin
Will the 7500 drop in price too?