# Which graphics card hmmm

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**Created:** [October 30, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/which-graphics-card-hmmm/274451 "2008-10-30T04:56:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/which-graphics-card-hmmm/274451/1 "2008-10-30T04:56:39Z")

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So, currently, I have the lamest graphics card ever. Nvidia Geforce FX 5500.

It cant play hardly any of todays games, I got it to play oblivion with some mods. But saying that it lags with Halo 1 for heavens sake!

So, I am looking for a new graphics card, hopefully I could be reciving this christmas 😛

Here is the info:

Has to be AGP, I’m still in the stone age!  
256MB or over.  
Must have DVI, VGA looks horrible on my LCD!  
Must have pixel shader 3 or above, preferable above.  
Must play most of todays games, without any overheating problems… etc… _sigh_

* * *

I was thinking of going nVidia again and getting the GeForce 6800GT. Meets all off above. But I still feel left in wonder mode if it could play CoD4 or prehaps Crysis.

Specs of the 6800GT:

# nVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT AGP 8X

# Memory 256MB of 256-Bit GDDR3

# Memory Clock @ 1000MHz

# Core Clock 350MHz

# 2560×1620 Max Resolution (Digital)

# OpenGL 2.0 and Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Support

# Connectors D-Sub , DVI, S-Video/Component TV Out

# 882.5 million vertices/sec.

# 27.2 GB/second memory bandwidth

But then I was swayed to think about ATi, sure, most games recommend nVidia. But its been a while since I had an ATi card. My last was a 64MB card… disapointed with the overall performance of it. Constant crashing and pathetic compatability problems.

Hopefully the one I have chosen to possibly buy doesn’t have these problems

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So. I was thinking of the Sapphire ATi HD3650.

Looks pretty good to me, specs of the HD3650:

# Memory 512MB of 128-bit GDDR

# Memory Clock @ 800MHz

# Core Clock @ 725MHz

# 2560 x 1600 Max Resolution (Digital)

# Pixel Shader 4.1 and DirectX 10.1

More:

# 120 stream processing units

# AGP 4x/8x bus interface

# 128-bit GDDR3 memory interface

# High-speed 128-bit HDR (High Dynamic Range) rendering

# DirectX® 10.1 / Shader Model 4.1 support

# 55nm process technology

# Up to 24x Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing

# ATI PowerPlay™ energy conserving technology

# Unified Video Decoder (UVD) for Blu-ray™ and HD DVD at full HD 1080p

… So …

After that lengthy bit of text, which one do you think i should try and get? you can recommend more if you want. but keep it under £60 😛

Thank You Awesome People!

:CHRIS