The absolute best

Aquador · Post by **Aquador** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:12 pm

What is the absolute BEST graphics card currently on the market?

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:18 pm

pci e or agp?

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:18 pm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814150135

Supposedly, I didn't look into it much but if you want something to last a long time stick two of those on an SLI compatible motherboard.

Post by **marshallh** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:21 pm

There is no way to gauge what is the "best" graphics card available. Sure, you could judge them by clock speed and memory, but what about drivers and such?

The question isn't what card is the fastest or greatest, but what graphics card will suit my needs or do what I need it to do.

Use this mindset and you'll find things a great deal more sensible.

So to start off, what are you needing in a graphics card? What will you be using it for? How long do you expect to be using it? That's what we need to know.

Aquador · Post by **Aquador** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:42 pm

Im looking for a graphics card great for video gaming and pretty much, just that. I dont care about price too. I have 1 gig ram too so all I need now is a nice card. (AGP preferred)

sam · Post by **sam** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:19 pm

Pick up a 6800GT cheaper now, and very effective.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:33 pm

this one's probably beyond your price range, but here's the best one i could find

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:51 pm

They're both good brands. I've owned both and found they all have their flaws and strengths. I got an ATI 9600 card to replace my broken Geforce 4200 (overheated due to a dust clogged fan) and it works great. The only reason I got an ATI was because there was a special, it would work for my games, and reviews were good. I looked at comparable Nvidia cards and they sounded about the same, but were not having a special so...

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:01 pm

daguuy wrote:this one's probably beyond your price range, but here's the best one i could find

Yeah, that's an insane price. But one reviewer said, "This card is the most powerful workstation graphics card in existance. This thing renders so many polygons so fast... However, it really sucks for games, but this was never its intended use anyway."

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:12 pm

i'd get a 6800, whether GT or now. I have the 6800, and it runs all games flawlessly at maximum settings. (Yes, even Doom 3, HL 2, games that require good gfx cards) Its cheap and very good