CPU vs Video Vs RAM

[NightRise420]

what is 6200 compared to?

[jml90]

Something low maybe like a mx400 they are only 64mb.

[HeadBand]

the 6200tc is about equal to a 9200...but it also takes up system ram
the 6200 is around a 9600 Pro

[nwo75200]

So Im assuming the 6800 (plain) would be the second best bang for the buck next to the #1 6600GT. Is that right. Thanks for the list.

6800 is not such a good bang for the buck, it was but it's not anymore unless you can grab it for 250ish...

Something low maybe like a mx400 they are only 64mb.

last time I checked (newegg a few seconds ago) they're all 128MB or 256MB, now, there is one card that's 64bit....

the 6800 is barley better than the 6600Gt and $100 more...

last time I ckecked, they're $50 more for the AGP version, there's over a $100 difference between a 6600GT PCI-e and a PCI-e 6800 though.... but this thread is AGP related, I think...

6600 vanilla is a good card too bad it's PCI-e only though It equals the performance of a 9700pro/9800 (vanilla)

[noony]

O.K. so there is the 6600-6600GT, and 6800 ultra? and plain 6800? Is the plain 6800 faster then the 6600GT?

yes, but not by a whole lot

[nwo75200]

yes, but not by a whole lot

actually, due to xtremely high clock speeds, the 6600GT is (sometimes) faster in less demanding games or low resolutions like 800x600

[kenboyles72]

i have a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP 8X, it does well with the games i have so far.

[jml90]

last time I checked (newegg a few seconds ago) they're all 128MB or 256MB, now, there is one card that's 64bit....

Look over ther (runs away).

[nwo75200]

i have a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP 8X, it does well with the games i have so far.

I doubted that you have played any great hits on it decently like MOH:PA, NFSU2, FC, HL2, D3, UT2k4, it wouldn't run any of those games and many others at reasonable settings.

Look over ther (runs away).

we all learn from our mistakes

[Big_Daddy]

The experiment continues:

I have been running CODuty on an 1800mhz ATh OCed to about 1900 with 512M RAM and a Radeon 7000 64M. Needless to say, it was very "framey". Really bad. I replaced the 7000 with a 9600 Pro and the "framey"ness has gone away.

[nwo75200]

COD is a pc. of cake for a 9600pro

[Big_Daddy]

The plot thickens

The 9600 Pro was putting out pitiful frame rates, around 30-40 in Medal Of Honor. I checked the 9550 on my kid's PC (2.4 Celeron, 512M) and it was getting frame rates around 90 in COD. So, I swapped the cards. COD on the 9600 Pro gets about 100-110 in COD on the kid's PC and the 9550 on my computer gets about 40-45 in COD.

I noticed my machine uses 220M of memory just sitting still. I wonder if that is the problem.

[nwo75200]

Do you have the newest ATI drivers?

[Big_Daddy]

Yes. They are both running the same drivers (Catalyst). I have noticed some errors pertaining to "low virtual memory". I upped the virtual memory and it helped a little.

One difference between the machines is that my machine (slow one) has onboard video but I am not using it.

[jdahl1979]

maybe you can take the video card from work and try it at home.....without getting fired.

[nwo75200]

Yes. They are both running the same drivers (Catalyst). I have noticed some errors pertaining to "low virtual memory". I upped the virtual memory and it helped a little.

One difference between the machines is that my machine (slow one) has onboard video but I am not using it.

hmmm... RAM very well could be the problem, and it most likely is the problem if you have less than 512MB on your PC...

[Big_Daddy]

I made some changes in the BIOS. I changed the AGP Aperture to 128M and basically turned off on board video by allocating no memory to it. The frame rates went up by a little bit. I also have much more memory available. The base memory with nothing loaded is now around 135M

Note: When I am playing my son in COD rather than the computer, the frame rates are higher.

[nwo75200]

I made some changes in the BIOS. I changed the AGP Aperture to 128M and basically turned off on board video by allocating no memory to it. The frame rates went up by a little bit. I also have much more memory available. The base memory with nothing loaded is now around 135M

Note: When I am playing my son in COD rather than the computer, the frame rates are higher.

Weird... I wasn't asking how much memory you're using, I was asking how much RAM do you physically have put into the PC?

[Big_Daddy]

See the post above
"I have been running CODuty on an 1800mhz ATh OCed to about 1900 with 512M RAM"

[nwo75200]

See the post above
"I have been running CODuty on an 1800mhz ATh OCed to about 1900 with 512M RAM"

maybe because it's OCed? Just run it at stock speeds since 100MHz on any CPU will not make any kind of noticable difference in anything, so it can only do harm and no good.