- Oct 21, 2006
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Geforce 4 MX420 64MB - I convinced my parents to buy this for a family computer so we could do some gaming. It worked, but I wish I had grabbed a Ti card instead.
FX 5200 128MB - Ok, I actually didn't regret the purchase. I got it decently cheap (thank God), and it allowed me to play Warcraft III with as many opponents on the map as I wanted without the screen freezing. IGP for the loss.
FX 5900 SE (128MB ?) - Big mistake on this one; it was a choice between this and an ATI 9600XT. I chose the nVidia card because I was more familiar with them. For the price, I expected it to be a great card, and I was thoroughly disappointed. This was the last piece of hardware I bought before becoming an "enthusiast" and building my own systems 100%.
X1650 Pro - I bought this for a computer I built for my girlfriend ~2-3 years ago out of parts from my old computer (X2 4200+, 1GB Corsair DDR2 400, A8N-SLI Premium FTW). She showed interest in Doom 3, and I thought getting her into gaming would be great. Unfortunately, I was on an extreme budget, I read a few reviews that make the card sound like it would be on par with a nVidia 6800 (GT perhaps; nVidia was into their 7 series at this point), and I grabbed it when it went on sale. Doom 3 is choppy as hell with any of the settings turned up, and the game just isn't as exciting without the eye candy. I should have spent the extra cash and grabbed an X1950 Pro or 7900 GS.
FX 5200 128MB - Ok, I actually didn't regret the purchase. I got it decently cheap (thank God), and it allowed me to play Warcraft III with as many opponents on the map as I wanted without the screen freezing. IGP for the loss.
FX 5900 SE (128MB ?) - Big mistake on this one; it was a choice between this and an ATI 9600XT. I chose the nVidia card because I was more familiar with them. For the price, I expected it to be a great card, and I was thoroughly disappointed. This was the last piece of hardware I bought before becoming an "enthusiast" and building my own systems 100%.
X1650 Pro - I bought this for a computer I built for my girlfriend ~2-3 years ago out of parts from my old computer (X2 4200+, 1GB Corsair DDR2 400, A8N-SLI Premium FTW). She showed interest in Doom 3, and I thought getting her into gaming would be great. Unfortunately, I was on an extreme budget, I read a few reviews that make the card sound like it would be on par with a nVidia 6800 (GT perhaps; nVidia was into their 7 series at this point), and I grabbed it when it went on sale. Doom 3 is choppy as hell with any of the settings turned up, and the game just isn't as exciting without the eye candy. I should have spent the extra cash and grabbed an X1950 Pro or 7900 GS.