The Best Graphics Card?

[marcocatena]

I might buy a new graphics card and i was wondering which is the best graphics card money can buy, which is good with running next gen?

I heard that the Gecube X1900XTX Platinum was good but i just wanted to be safe and ask the pros.

[marcocatena]

Please HELP!!! ANYONE!!!!!!!

[Joseph]

Hello-ho!
Be sure that any of the ATI X1900XT cards is the best you can have at the moment, doesn't need to be a Gecube.
BUT most important is the rest of your PC.
Because you could be disappointed when that is out of range.

Please share your PC's specs? :)

Download Everest Home (http://www.jozefdekkers.nl/everesthome200.zip)to your desktop. Unzip (extract) the file and install.
Start the program. In the left pane you'll see a rootstructure, select any item or, via clicking on the +, any sub-item. At the right pane you'll see the details about your selection.
Now please select Computer + >>> Summary in the left pane. Then in the right pane right-click any item and select Copy as Text (it will copy ALL as text). Could you post it in your next reply.

[marcocatena]

Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name HOME-6CA520D7B0
User Name Marco

Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 630, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name DFI LANParty 925X-T2 (3 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Alderwood i925X
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (08/19/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)

Display
Video Adapter Radeon X1300 Series Secondary (512 MB)
Video Adapter Radeon X1300 Series (512 MB)
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (15313755)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Intel 82801FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio Controller [B-1]

Storage
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2652
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST3200827AS (186 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive PLEXTOR DVDR PX-750A
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 190771 MB (143908 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse

Network
Network Adapter BT Voyager USB Remote NDIS Device (192.168.1.2)

Peripherals
Printer EPSON Stylus D88 Series
Printer PaperPort Color
Printer PaperPort
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [B-1]
USB Device BT Voyager USB Remote NDIS Device
USB Device Creative WebCam Instant
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Printing Support


There you go Joe

[Joseph]

Excellent marcocatena, :tmb: Now replace the X1300 by a a X1900XT or XTX, and replace your PSU with a COOLERMASTER REALPOWER 550 or equivalent (well-tested strong reliable and stable). :)

[marcocatena]

Thanks Joe!

[marcocatena]

Is it nessasery to change my PSU, I have a 400W PSU will that do?

[Lara Lover]

For X1900XT (Quote from Amazon)

450-Watt power supply or greater recommended
configurations a 550-Watt power supply is required 512MB of system memory

:tmb:

[Joseph]

Yes. And not ANY 450 watt (you'll get system errors), but a tested good and reliable one on the 12 v rails. Don't hesitate, be careful with your expensive stuff and protect your system against overdemand (peaks). Better get this 550 one. Good advice from own experience (i have that card, i use a Intel 925X chipset based motherboard, 2 GB Ram etc, and the PSU i recommend (COOLERMASTER REALPOWER 550 (http://www.komplett.nl/k/ki.asp?sku=310031&view=detailed)). :tmb: NO errors since december last year! :tmb: