Video Card Doubts...

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

Alright, I purchased an X850 XT from Sapphire. The card is extremely powerful since it's damn near the top of the heap. I'm just wondering should I have gone for a different card instead of it. Games like Splinter Cell look beautiful, but have those graphic glitches that take you out of the game. Farcry is beautiful, but I thought it would look much better. I'm just having my doubts about my card and wondering if I made a good purchase. Will future games look good with it?

 

[CalvinHobbes]

When you spend that much money on any single piece of hardware it's normal to have a little remorse. I generally don't buy the top of the line parts because I know they're going to be outdated within 6 month. I built my last machine to play Doom3 and Half-Life 2, HL2 looked great and made it all worth while.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Enjoy it now and stop worrying about it

 

[George Powell]

It will certainly have cost a lot but if you game often enough then it's not a bad purchase per se.

I spent a small fortune on my 6800GT when it first came out and I still love it.

 

[MedicBob]

You shouldn't own it. You should feel guilty too. Send it to me and I will send you an 8500 ATI to replace it.

enjoy the card and keep it for life(3 to 4 years until something else smokes it)

 

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

Originally posted by: MedicBob
You shouldn't own it. You should feel guilty too. Send it to me and I will send you an 8500 ATI to replace it.

enjoy the card and keep it for life(3 to 4 years until something else smokes it)

I do feel guilty, and your right. So in order to appease the evil inside of me I shall destroy the vile graphics card instead...but first I'll play some Farcry...

 

[knothead34]

have you turned on the eye candy? what resolution are you playing at? tinker with it a bit and see how it goes.

 

[aatf510]

Unless you are seeing low fps (<30fps), then all the 6800GTs, Ultras, x800s, x850s will give you gaming experiences that you can distingish.

 

[AtaruMoroboshi18]

Oh yeah, I have been bumping up everything and finding a perfect smooth middle ground of punch and performance. It's just that I thought it would look better, but I didn't get as much of a visual blow as I was hoping for. I went from a 9800 Pro to this card.

 

[imported_Kensai]

I'll trade you a TNT2 for it.

 

[Insomniak]

I just don't think you can honestly call any high end card a "god buy" from a purely bang for buck perspective - the high end has never had price scale with performance.

That aside, most of those extra dollars are going for extra frames. Visual quality will not be affected - you get the same frame that people with an X300 get. Going from a 9800 Pro to that was probably not a huge jump. I upgraded from my GF4 Ti to the 6600GT - a two generation gap, so the difference was VERY noticable.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: AtaruMoroboshi18
Oh yeah, I have been bumping up everything and finding a perfect smooth middle ground of punch and performance. It's just that I thought it would look better, but I didn't get as much of a visual blow as I was hoping for. I went from a 9800 Pro to this card.

What kind of system are you using with it? With an x850 I don't think there should be a "middle ground". It should be a "All ahead and damn the torpedoes" kind of thing.

Edit: In other words, you should be able to max everything out and get decent performance. Although FSAA can bring any card to its knees including the ultra high end ones.

 

[lavaheadache]

Originally posted by: Kensai
I'll trade you a TNT2 for it.

I'd trade my 6800GT, but me thinks he would decline

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: AtaruMoroboshi18
Oh yeah, I have been bumping up everything and finding a perfect smooth middle ground of punch and performance. It's just that I thought it would look better, but I didn't get as much of a visual blow as I was hoping for. I went from a 9800 Pro to this card.

What kind of system are you using it with. With an x850 I don't think there should be a "middle ground". It should be a "All ahead and damn the torpedoes" kind of thing.

CPU: AMD 64 Winchester 3200+ 2000MHz
Motherboard: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D
Memory: 1024 MB of TwinMOS PC3200
Video Card: Sapphire X850 XT ATI Radeon
Hard Drive: Maxtor 250.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Monitor: NEC 22" Aperature Grille
CDROM Manufacturer & Model: NEC
DVD Manufacturer & Model: NEC
CDR/CDRW Manufacturer & Model: NEC
DVD R/W: NEC
Storage Interface: SATA,USB
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Gamer Limited Edition


His processor is probably holding him back a tad. OC that sumbitch! I mean hell, it's a Winnie!

 

[Amplifier]

AtaruMoroboshi18 after you get bored with the card you can sell it on the open market and only lose ~$100-150. Enjoy a killer graphics card then move on!

 

[aatf510]

Originally posted by: AtaruMoroboshi18
Oh yeah, I have been bumping up everything and finding a perfect smooth middle ground of punch and performance. It's just that I thought it would look better, but I didn't get as much of a visual blow as I was hoping for. I went from a 9800 Pro to this card.

In theory, the visual blow is no more than 0%.

 

[fstime]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Enjoy it now and stop worrying about it

 

[Curley]

I just picked up a ATI X850XT at Best Buy for $350.00 at bestbuy $400.00 with $50.00 rebate and a 20% off digital coupon whatever that is.

I bought it because I thought it was a pricing error, considering what I paid for my 6800GT BFG.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Originally posted by: Curley
I just picked up a ATI X850XT at Best Buy for $350.00 at bestbuy $400.00 with $50.00 rebate and a 20% off digital coupon whatever that is.

I bought it because I thought it was a pricing error, considering what I paid for my 6800GT BFG.

Man, that's a nice deal...

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: BouZouki

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Enjoy it now and stop worrying about it

actually you did VERY wrong.

FUTURE games will run like crap . . .

Send it to me.














j/k'ing

it is fine

edit:

seriously, What did you expect . . . the x800 series is no more "advanced" than the 9800p - just FASTer - much faster.

The glitches in SC are probably game bugs . . . . FC will just run "smoother" at a higher FPS and with more AA/AF [as long as it is patch v1.3].

IF you wanted to "see" more, you would have needed a nVidia card - a current 6800 card or the next gen ati r520.

 

[w00t]

turn up AA and settings mess with em.