GRAPHICS CARDS AND THE PRICES
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')Hi!Switch: was in your shoes till a few months back. Don't buy till HL2 or Doom 3 rear their pretty faces, I said to myself, then went ahead and bought a 9800 PRO anyways. The thing is, there will ALWAYS be something better from both nVidia and ATi and the latest will NEVER be within my budget...
I would seriously rethink a FX series card as an investment. It may run the current games fine and will undoubtebly perform to satisfaction when either Doom 3 or HL2 show up but i would suggest you look a little further down the years. A next-gen NVIDIA card or a current generation 9700/9800 ATI series is what I would recommend.
And on topic, these prices are waaaay too high, the 9700 XT, for example retails for around 15k if I remember correctly.
I would seriously rethink a FX series card as an investment. It may run the current games fine and will undoubtebly perform to satisfaction when either Doom 3 or HL2 show up but i would suggest you look a little further down the years. A next-gen NVIDIA card or a current generation 9700/9800 ATI series is what I would recommend.
And on topic, these prices are waaaay too high, the 9700 XT, for example retails for around 15k if I remember correctly.
I agree with you bytie boy. Spending 12 grands on a GeForce FX is quite foolish, even if it is the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra. Your best bet for a current generation card would be the Radeon 9600 XT (mainstream) and the Radeon 9800 XT (high end). But if you hang on for 2 or 3 months, you can lay your hands on the R420 or the NV40.
I agree with you Zombie, the actual wait time for NV40 or R420 would be more like 6-7 months from now in-order for them to come down to a reasonable price. The current generation of High-End Graphics cards can satisfy your needs for years to come...
An ATi Radeon 9800 XT or a GeForce 4 FX 5950 are the best available cards as far as I know, but they cost a whopping 30k-35k approx.
A good buy would be the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB) which offers virtually the same performance (as long as you stick to under 1600x1200) and can be yours for 20k-25k (depending on where you look), a pretty good tradeoff IMHO.
Besides, if you do decide to wait for the next generation of cards, you can snap up the current high-end cards at subsidised prices, since their elder siblings will get their price down.
Just my Rs.2
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An ATi Radeon 9800 XT or a GeForce 4 FX 5950 are the best available cards as far as I know, but they cost a whopping 30k-35k approx.
A good buy would be the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB) which offers virtually the same performance (as long as you stick to under 1600x1200) and can be yours for 20k-25k (depending on where you look), a pretty good tradeoff IMHO.
Besides, if you do decide to wait for the next generation of cards, you can snap up the current high-end cards at subsidised prices, since their elder siblings will get their price down.
Just my Rs.2
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techno_funky
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wow with all those cards its certain someday i might have to sell of myself to buy such cards 20-25k :0
lol 
If you're an enthusiast/Hardcore gamer, where price is no bar, its well worth it...
For Example, My ATi Radeon 9800 Pro (128), in Quake 3 with all setting to Highest, FSAA, Anisotropic Filtering, 32-bit textures, 1024x768, etc. gave me a whopping 250 fps (sound off)!
Q3A is a pretty old game though... but this baby would probably be able to Handle next generation titles such as Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 when they come out at settings displaying their highest graphical splendour...
Which reminds me... when buying a new card (and planning to play next-generation titles even if you're not an enthusiast), make sure it is Direct X 9.0 compatible... many Graphics card are available for as low as Rs. 2.5k to 3k, but one should invest about Rs.8k for a GeForce based card which is DX 9.0 compatible... it'll ensure that you won't have to upgrade your graphics card too soon.
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If you're an enthusiast/Hardcore gamer, where price is no bar, its well worth it...
For Example, My ATi Radeon 9800 Pro (128), in Quake 3 with all setting to Highest, FSAA, Anisotropic Filtering, 32-bit textures, 1024x768, etc. gave me a whopping 250 fps (sound off)!
Q3A is a pretty old game though... but this baby would probably be able to Handle next generation titles such as Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 when they come out at settings displaying their highest graphical splendour...
Which reminds me... when buying a new card (and planning to play next-generation titles even if you're not an enthusiast), make sure it is Direct X 9.0 compatible... many Graphics card are available for as low as Rs. 2.5k to 3k, but one should invest about Rs.8k for a GeForce based card which is DX 9.0 compatible... it'll ensure that you won't have to upgrade your graphics card too soon.
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Price of MaxForce graphics cards
I would like to know about price of maxforce Graphics card ATI Radeon 9600 and Geforce FX5600
I would like to know about price of maxforce Graphics card ATI Radeon 9600 and Geforce FX5600
try this post
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1812&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15
a worth card would defently b 9600 xp or pro.....& if u get it from outside(middle east) it would b cheaper...a friend of mine bought a 9600XT 256 mb for around 10k.....
9600XT has all thats needed as of now(dx9,pixelshader support...etc) & is future proof(....a little.....who knws wats gonna happen) ....so its a good buy.....
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1812&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15
a worth card would defently b 9600 xp or pro.....& if u get it from outside(middle east) it would b cheaper...a friend of mine bought a 9600XT 256 mb for around 10k.....
9600XT has all thats needed as of now(dx9,pixelshader support...etc) & is future proof(....a little.....who knws wats gonna happen) ....so its a good buy.....
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techno_funky
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well finally got a New GPU card a MSI 128mb Geforce FX 5200
I Can give u better prices
ATI Radeon 9200se 128mb DDR with LP for Rs.3375/-
" " 9200 256mb DDR Rs.5800/-
ATi 9600 128 for Rs. 7800/-
Ati 9600pro 128 for Rs. 11000/-
Ati 9800pro for Rs. 17500/- all Ati from Club3D
XFX geforce Fx5600 for 8500/- 128mb with vivo
XFX geforce Fx5700ultra for Rs. 16500/- with DDR3 & dual dvi
& many more
ATI Radeon 9200se 128mb DDR with LP for Rs.3375/-
" " 9200 256mb DDR Rs.5800/-
ATi 9600 128 for Rs. 7800/-
Ati 9600pro 128 for Rs. 11000/-
Ati 9800pro for Rs. 17500/- all Ati from Club3D
XFX geforce Fx5600 for 8500/- 128mb with vivo
XFX geforce Fx5700ultra for Rs. 16500/- with DDR3 & dual dvi
& many more
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