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August 11th, 2008, 06:09 PM
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| Best pci-e x16 video card
ok, so my question is, whats the best graphics card that costs $200-$300 that can run on a 16x pci-e mobo for top notch video gaming, on a low(ish) resolution (17-20 inch monitor)
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August 11th, 2008, 06:23 PM
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Lowish resolution?
What exactly is lowish resolution? You don't need to spend $200-300 on a graphics card if you are only going to be playing at low resolution. You can get a good card for $80 that will play any game pretty great at 1680x1050 or less.
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August 11th, 2008, 06:29 PM
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August 11th, 2008, 06:42 PM
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^ That would be the best card in your price range. | |
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August 11th, 2008, 06:42 PM
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that card is 2.0x16 my motherboard only has pci x16 slots | |
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August 11th, 2008, 06:43 PM
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PCI-Express 2.0 works fine in a PCI-Express 1.0 motherboard.
You still haven't answered my question about what resolution you want to play at. | |
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August 11th, 2008, 07:00 PM
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That's a godsend of news for me. could you possibly explain what the difference between a 2.0 x 16 pci slot is from a pci x 16 slot. also the current monitor I am using is a 17inch ctr. but that might be upgraded soon to no higher then a 20 inch monitor. And I dont see point in using resolutions higher then what monitors are truely meant for. for example on this 17 inch monitor i wouldnt HAVE to go over 1024x768. but if I noticed a graphical quality change I would. deffinatly obviously put the res as high up as it would go. honestly im suprized that 2.0x16 cards work in 16 slots. and elaboration on that topic would help me a lot. thanks | |
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August 11th, 2008, 07:11 PM
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2.0 is really just an increase in bus speed as I aware, and also as I am aware there aren't any card currently available that can max 16x speeds, but, 2.0 has a higher potential. The interface is the same.
Anyone have any comments on how a 4870 compares to one of the new 260s?
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August 11th, 2008, 07:56 PM
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PCIe x16 tranfers data at 8 GB/s and the new PCIe 2.0 doubles that to 16 GB/s. PCIe 2.0 is fully backwards compatible with PCIe v1.x.
The HD 4870 is faster in most tests than the GeForce GTX 260, but not by a whole lot. They are very comparable in performance. | |
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August 11th, 2008, 08:02 PM
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