Looking for Card capable of playing css. bf2 cod4 at 1024 res

[GLeN]

Sorry about all these threads with css bf2 cod4 in the name haha

Anyways, Im looking for a cheap card that will play css, bf2 maxed out and play cod4 at pretty high settings(trying to beat my brothers ps3 grapics wise ) all those games well at 1024 res or above but not that big resolutions. Im not maker biased so nvidia or ati I dont really care, it have to have dvi outputs so i can connect it to my hdtv and use it as a monitor, and i got a tft 17 inch vga that i can use also, maybe dual screen(dont really care). I would like it to be about <200$ maybe 150$.

Thats all pretty vague but i hope i got my main motive across thanks alot

 

[craigwhiteside]

have a look at this card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103049

the 3850 pro is cheap but a very good card

that would be my first choice

 

[keakar]

you only have two cards in that price range:

Nvidia Geforce 8600GTS or the ATI Radeon 3850

google those cards for best possible price and where to buy

 

[craigwhiteside]

go with the 3850

 

[reverze]

ATI 3850 by far is the best choice in this situation..

Go with the link craigwhiteside provided, you won't be dissapointed!

 

[xylomn]

you only have two cards in that price range:

Nvidia Geforce 8600GTS or the ATI Radeon 3850

go with the 3850 over the 8600

 

[cdawall]

3850 kills the 8600 go with it

 

[panchoman]

3850.

 

[GLeN]

Yeh made my descision, i am well geting the hd3850!! Thanks alot people!

 

[panchoman]

dont forgot to hit that smiling thanks button at the bottom of people's posts when they help you! and of course, always glad to help man

damn man, you'd be ready to play the dx10 games we're making at Obscure! awww even bens got one, i guess i'll be the dx9 guy in there lmao

 

[cdawall]

dont forgot to hit that smiling thanks button at the bottom of people's posts when they help you! and of course, always glad to help man

damn man, you'd be ready to play the dx10 games we're making at Obscure! awww even bens got one, i guess i'll be the dx9 guy in there lmao

nope ill be on DX9 with you

 

[GLeN]

I did give thanks even before you posted!!! Yeh I cant wait, then i will fully contribute to obsure(yeh i suggested the name) ttyl pancho

Photoshop cs3 on a hdtv, it even rhymes thats how good it is

 

[panchoman]

nope ill be on DX9 with you

you work at Obscure cda?

ps3e &dx10.1 in HD damn im jealous Glen. ttyl glen.

 

[cdawall]

you work at Obscure cda?

ps3e &dx10.1 in HD damn im jealous Glen. ttyl glen.

nope i wasnt reading wtf is obscure?

if its on tpu i can do coding

 

[newtekie1]

I'd go with the 8800GT in the under $200 range.

But the HD3850 is a good choice too.

 

[panchoman]

Obscure Studios, we're a small independent game studio, we're currently working on 2 games, a big majority of our team is made up by tpu members, Glen and myself being 2 of em. If you'd like to join the team, we're still looking for some graphics, coding, and beta testing people, feel free to contact me via pm. I cant tell you more as of now, but we'll be having a press release announcing the 2 games so yeah, you'll have to wait till then

 

[GLeN]

ps3e &dx10.1 in HD damn im jealous Glen. ttyl glen.

Glad to hear

Ill go check the obscure forums havent check them in ages with xmas and all

come on over cda

 

[panchoman]

not much going on at LOG atm, unless if you want to work on some graphics, im running the graphics team for 3991, hes out for a bit. but we're on break for a week or so, so yeah.

 

[trog100]

in the cheapo bracket.. there is only the "one".. the 3850.. anybody remember Highlander.. he he

trog

 

[GLeN]

in the cheapo bracket.. there is only the "one".. the 3850.. anybody remember Highlander.. he he

trog

haha love that movie, going into my sig

 

[Duxx]

Obscure Studios, we're a small independent game studio, we're currently working on 2 games, a big majority of our team is made up by tpu members, Glen and myself being 2 of em. If you'd like to join the team, we're still looking for some graphics, coding, and beta testing people, feel free to contact me via pm. I cant tell you more as of now, but we'll be having a press release announcing the 2 games so yeah, you'll have to wait till then

Thats awesome man. If i knew anything about any of that, id love to help out, but unfortunately im just a n00b in those categories. Good luck though

 

[GLeN]

Just wondering, whats better

a hd3850 512mb $219 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161216
hd3870 512mb $239 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102713
8800gt 512mb $289

 

[keakar]

Just wondering, whats better

a hd3850 512mb $219 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161216
hd3870 512mb $239 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102713
8800gt 512mb $289

getting the 3870 for $20 more than that 3850 is a no brainer, thats a big jump in performance for $20.

the 8800gt is better than the 3870 so you will see thre benefit of spending $50 more for it instead of the 3870. the decision is if your happy with having a little less performance then the 3870 saves you that $50 so its all in what your happy with.

 

[Urbklr]

3850 is a great choice...I had one in another computer, played Crysis high, COD4 maxed and such, at 1680x1050. The computer had a 2.8GHz E2140 though, are you going to use your Celeron D in your system specs??

 

[GLeN]

getting the 3870 for $20 more than that 3850 is a no brainer, thats a big jump in performance for $20.

the 8800gt is better than the 3870 so you will see thre benefit of spending $50 more for it instead of the 3870. the decision is if your happy with having a little less performance then the 3870 saves you that $50 so its all in what your happy with.

Yeh it is a no brainer, dont want 8800gt too much money that i want to hold on too

Urbklr911, ill be using a 2200 look below for the project Glad to hear you maxed everything out!!
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=586479#post586479