cheapest card of nVidia with pixel shaders??

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saketkutta

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I want to buy a graphics card. And as my mother board is old it supports only 2X and 4X not 8X. Is there any card with 2X/4X with pixel shaders and is the cheapest one. I would not like names of Radeon since its expensive than nVidia and I dont like it.

So plz post some names of nVidia cards with pixe shaders and is the cheapest with the price.
 
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icecoolz

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8x cards will run on mobos which support only 4x. It will run at 4x speeds thats all. Like the others said the 5200 is the cheapest card mate.
 
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saketkutta

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my mobo supports just 2X. Which card will i be able to use. I tried 5200 it does not work. I am planiing to buy GeForce 3 will tht support PoP:SoT And PoP:WW
 
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icecoolz

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Geforce 3 does not have Hardware Texture and Lighting support hence you wont be able to play PoP series as it needs H T&L
 
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Geforce

Journeyman
:arrow: Geforce 3 SUPPORTS Hardware Tranform and Lighting.

:arrow: Starting from Geforce256 H T&L was introduced. It was not there on TNT, TNT2.

:idea: Even if you get GF3 it would be very expensive. Don't buy it ... there are much better cards available.

:arrow: Buy a Geforce 4 Ti4200 128MB at the least and it will run on 2x. It will cost around 4.5k ... 64MB one will be a little cheaper.

:wink: Nothing like it if you can get an ATI Radeon 9600 for around 5k. And do not go for 9600SE (64-bit memory). Don't know if it has any problems with 2x. All these boards are 2x/4x/8x compatible.
 
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blade_runner

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saketkutta said:
Thanx Geforce but how will I know tht a card is 2X or 4X or 8X. I will search in Kathmandu for GF4 Ti200.
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Listen buddy agp 8x or 4x isn't gonna make a difference , since agp standard was made to be backwards compatible. So be rest assured that the card even if its agp 8x will probably work with a AGP 4x slot.
 
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pimpom

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Like others said, 4x and 8x are cross-compatible and since the 4x bandwidth is big enough, there will be negligible difference in performance if you run an 8X card in a 4x slot.

However 1x/2x operate on 3.3V while 4x/8x use 1.5V, so they are not cross-compatible and there is even some risk of damage to your card or the motherboard if you try to use a 1.5V card on a 3.3V slot. A 1.5V (4x/8x) card has an extra notch at the connecting edge, i.e., 3 notches as against 2 notches on 1x/2x cards.
 
darklord

darklord

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You can even get ATI Radeon 9200.It is a decent card.Although it doesnt support DX9,it is pretty decent.
 
Sourabh

Sourabh

Laptoping
heck

the card is very well within the 3k budget

more than that u gotta be kiddin

the digit prices given in the reviews are like f*ck seriously

more than 3-4k u can better get a decent card instead of wasting 4k for such a card
 
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