Best and Cheapest Video Card

[tidus1203]

I too used to be a PC gamer, but now pure console gamer na ako. I haven't been using my PC to play games anymore its just too expensive to maintain... Better buy an HDTV (not just for games) and then a PS3 or XBox 360 mas matipid talaga...

[Jun aka Pekto]

I too used to be a PC gamer, but now pure console gamer na ako. I haven't been using my PC to play games anymore its just too expensive to maintain... Better buy an HDTV (not just for games) and then a PS3 or XBox 360 mas matipid talaga...

A console and an HDTV is a wise choice. I'll eventually go the same route too for most of my games. My daughter's already a console nut except for WoW on the pc.

But flight sims are my first love. So, I'm not quite done with pc's yet. I normally plan my DIY pc's around the games I play. The current AMD X2 4200+ was made for Battlefield 2 back in 2005.

My next pc will be build around Flight Simulator X and will be similar in capability to this one:


Some noteworthy components are the Matrox Triplehead2Go (for multi-monitor), TrackIR 4 (syncs your head movement with the on-screen graphics), and VATSim (Virtual Air Traffic Simulator).

I don't need the Triplehead2Go. There are alternatives to it. But, TrackIR 4 looks nice.

[1D4LV]

I too used to be a PC gamer, but now pure console gamer na ako. I haven't been using my PC to play games anymore its just too expensive to maintain... Better buy an HDTV (not just for games) and then a PS3 or XBox 360 mas matipid talaga...

pano nangyari yun pre?
ang mahal ng HDTV, ang mahal ng PS3, ang mahal ng Xbox. Ang mahal pa ng games. May obsolescence factor pa.

Pag PC, component upgrades lang tapos pwede nga pirated games...

[tidus1203]

Mahal ang HDTV, pero di lang naman pang games yun pwede ring manood ng TV and DVD so multipurpose na.

You only need to buy a console every 5 years for $500 thats already the price of your high end videocard alone which you need to replace every 3 years if you want to play your games at a decent speed. As for games meron ding pirated games except for PS3.

Also consoles are much more easier to use. Place the disk and it runs. PC sometimes daming ek ek na kailangan problemahin like compatibility, minimum requirements etc...

Ever wonder why games come to consoles first (GTA4, Mass Effect etc..) before PC. That's because the industry realizes that consoles are more profitable and sales from PC are just the sugar coating...

[rion]

guys I need your inputs, I'm planning to upgrade my pentium 4's AGP video card next month. right now, I'm using the fx500 256mb. but It can't play 1080p movies properly. but my budget is only 3k. I have 2 options right now, the Nvidia 7300GT 512Mb from villman or ATI 1650pro 512 from rsun.

which of the two you think is better?

[ghosthunter]

guys I need your inputs, I'm planning to upgrade my pentium 4's AGP video card next month. right now, I'm using the fx500 256mb. but It can't play 1080p movies properly. but my budget is only 3k. I have 2 options right now, the Nvidia 7300GT 512Mb from villman or ATI 1650pro 512 from rsun.

Curiously I am also in the market for a new video card (AGP slot) if I can find a half-height card so it can fit in my custom case. So far all I have found are AGP vid cards that are full height in design.

My alternative option is to upgrade the CPU, Mboard, vid card to do 1080p movies.

[XTO]

IMO

rion, redeon for XP and nvidia for vista.

boss gh, that's it and go for msi or asus motherboard.

[rion]

thanks XTO.

here is the spec on nvidia vs. radeon I'm planning to get

di ko ma gets, Iba-iba kasi yung term nila...

Radeon: 2,400

Graphics Engine RADEON X1650
Video Memory 512MB DDR2
Engine Clock 600 MHz
Memory Clock 330 MHz x 2
Memory Interface 128bit

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Nvdia: P 3,088

Chipset Geforce 7300 GT
Memory 512MB GDDR2
Core Frequency 400MHz
Memory Frequency 667MHz
RAMDAC 400MHz

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could someone please translate them?

[mikmik316]

The cheapest Video Card in the Market with the Best Performance & Value for Money is the...

XFX 8600GT 256Mb DDR3 XXX Edition.

- Php 3,000
- 620Mhz Engine (up from 540Mhz Nvidia Reference Design)
- Has a XFX Free Dual Analog, Rumble Game Pad (worth 800 pesos)
- Runs games (except Crysis) on 1024 x 768 Max Settings, or 1280 x 1024 Very High
- Have played Devil May Cry 4, Gears of War, Race Driver GRID, Assasins Creed, Fifa 09, C&C 3: TW & KW, Call of Duty 4 at max settings.

Runner Up: All Radeon 4650/4670 Video Cards that are 4,000 and below.