Graphics card? The best?

Mustangmatt68 · June 8th, 2006, 21:58

Right now I have ATI Raedon 8500LE PRO 256MB. I don't know if it outdated for PS2 emulators or not. I was hoping someone would know. If my card is old, what is the best graphic card I should think about getting? THANKS!!!

JKKDARK · June 8th, 2006, 22:23

Anyway, you can't run PS2 games with full speed at the moment

Your video card is not bad

Try to run your games, and post in the PCSX2 section

industrian · June 8th, 2006, 22:25

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Originally Posted by Mustangmatt68

Right now I have ATI Raedon 8500LE PRO 256MB. I don't know if it outdated for PS2 emulators or not.

There is no such thing as an "indate" graphics card for PS2 emulators.

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Originally Posted by Mustangmatt68

If my card is old, what is the best graphic card I should think about getting? THANKS!!!

Your card is on cave paintings (if that makes any sense to you). The best graphics cards right now (the last time I checked) are the ATI X1900XTX and the nVidia 7900GTX. But with DX10 coming out ... er ... whenever... I'd wait a while.

And BTW: if you're buying a PC to play emulated PS2 games you're stupid. Go buy a PS2. The last time I checked they're a bit cheaper.

**refraction** · June 9th, 2006, 00:22

7950 GTX is newest actually :P

but for PS2 emulators you wont notice any difference between a Radeon x800 or Geforce 6200 to the performance on that top card, it relies almost entirely on CPU, your graphics card does very little

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S.SubZero · June 9th, 2006, 13:33

An 8500 eh? Probably AGP. If you aren't interested in replacing your entire PC just for a graphics card, maybe check out the last fast AGP cards made, on the ATI side is the X850XT PE AGP. I have it and it's definately very nice. It is a bit loud tho with the massive fan it uses.

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**refraction** · June 9th, 2006, 16:37

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An 8500 eh? Probably AGP. If you aren't interested in replacing your entire PC just for a graphics card, maybe check out the last fast AGP cards made, on the ATI side is the X850XT PE AGP. I have it and it's definately very nice. It is a bit loud tho with the massive fan it uses.

i concur thats the next best thing to the x1800 card and its nearly as fast, just no Pixel shader 3 support, which isnt required for emulation

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Mustangmatt68 · June 9th, 2006, 21:18

My CPU spec, according to PCSX2, are:

Intel P4 H/T

Speed: 3.02GHz

Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2

RAM: 1528 MB (can and will expand to 4GB)

Is that good enough on the PC end? I hope so, b/c I freaking built it myself, hehehehe. THANKS!!!

**refraction** · June 9th, 2006, 22:12

thats as good as you need, youll still get sucky speeds, but good enough. you have all the requirements for running it anyway

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**fivefeet8** · June 10th, 2006, 08:02

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7950 GTX is newest actually :P

Nvidia recently released the 7950 GX2.

It's the fastest single(dual cards on 1 pcie 16x slot) card today. Costs pretty high, but prices on some are around $580.

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ViperXtreme · June 13th, 2006, 09:24

yeah, SLI that and you have a quad 7900GT class card running in your PC

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leo9986754 · June 14th, 2006, 07:39

reading May 2006 issue of Maximum PC. the lastest review on graphic card is between the nVidia GeForce 7900GTX vs. ATI Radeon X1900XTX. and of course nVidia won by a nose. to my extend ATI used to be the better one...but after the Dual Crossfire, it went downhill.

ViperXtreme · June 14th, 2006, 10:45

like fivefeet stated, the GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB card is the best right now, but the 7900GTX and X1900XTX are still very nice ones

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james.miller · June 14th, 2006, 17:18

yeah, let's recommend pci-e cards to him wooo yey ect ect

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**refraction** · June 14th, 2006, 17:31

good point

XFX GeForce 7800 GS Extreme Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP)

thats probably the best card you will get for AGP

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Clements · June 15th, 2006, 21:21

Gainward BLISS GeForce 7800 GS+ is the fastest AGP card (uses the 7900GT core), but is over £300, so is very expensive for an AGP card.

A standard 7800 GS is about £100 cheaper and is a shade faster than a X850XTPE, and has SM3.0 support.

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June 8th, 2006, 21:58	#1
Mustangmatt68 The Mustang Matt Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2	Graphics card? The best? Right now I have ATI Raedon 8500LE PRO 256MB. I don't know if it outdated for PS2 emulators or not. I was hoping someone would know. If my card is old, what is the best graphic card I should think about getting? THANKS!!!

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refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 10,037	7950 GTX is newest actually :P but for PS2 emulators you wont notice any difference between a Radeon x800 or Geforce 6200 to the performance on that top card, it relies almost entirely on CPU, your graphics card does very little __________________ http://www.pcsx2.net Intel i7 920 @ 3.4Ghz, POV GTX 570 1.3Gb, 1.8Tb HD space, 6Gb OCZ Reaper PC3-14400 Triple Channel Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for! My Chip16 Emulator RefChip16 http://code.google.com/p/refchip16/
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refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 10,037	thats as good as you need, youll still get sucky speeds, but good enough. you have all the requirements for running it anyway __________________ http://www.pcsx2.net Intel i7 920 @ 3.4Ghz, POV GTX 570 1.3Gb, 1.8Tb HD space, 6Gb OCZ Reaper PC3-14400 Triple Channel Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for! My Chip16 Emulator RefChip16 http://code.google.com/p/refchip16/
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refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 10,037	good point XFX GeForce 7800 GS Extreme Edition 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (AGP) thats probably the best card you will get for AGP __________________ http://www.pcsx2.net Intel i7 920 @ 3.4Ghz, POV GTX 570 1.3Gb, 1.8Tb HD space, 6Gb OCZ Reaper PC3-14400 Triple Channel Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for! My Chip16 Emulator RefChip16 http://code.google.com/p/refchip16/
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June 8th, 2006, 22:23	#2
JKKDARK Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 6,349	Anyway, you can't run PS2 games with full speed at the moment Your video card is not bad Try to run your games, and post in the PCSX2 section

June 9th, 2006, 13:33	#5
S.SubZero Windows 8 Pro Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,144	An 8500 eh? Probably AGP. If you aren't interested in replacing your entire PC just for a graphics card, maybe check out the last fast AGP cards made, on the ATI side is the X850XT PE AGP. I have it and it's definately very nice. It is a bit loud tho with the massive fan it uses. __________________ -SSZ

June 9th, 2006, 21:18	#7
Mustangmatt68 The Mustang Matt Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2	My CPU spec, according to PCSX2, are: Intel P4 H/T Speed: 3.02GHz Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2 RAM: 1528 MB (can and will expand to 4GB) Is that good enough on the PC end? I hope so, b/c I freaking built it myself, hehehehe. THANKS!!!

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ViperXtreme Irregular User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 2,545	yeah, SLI that and you have a quad 7900GT class card running in your PC __________________ System Specs? what "system specs?" are those edible? My Deviantart: http://viperxtreme.deviantart.com Webcomic Series: http://www.smackjeeves.com/profile.php?id=79364

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leo9986754 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States Posts: 700	reading May 2006 issue of Maximum PC. the lastest review on graphic card is between the nVidia GeForce 7900GTX vs. ATI Radeon X1900XTX. and of course nVidia won by a nose. to my extend ATI used to be the better one...but after the Dual Crossfire, it went downhill.

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ViperXtreme Irregular User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 2,545	like fivefeet stated, the GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB card is the best right now, but the 7900GTX and X1900XTX are still very nice ones __________________ System Specs? what "system specs?" are those edible? My Deviantart: http://viperxtreme.deviantart.com Webcomic Series: http://www.smackjeeves.com/profile.php?id=79364

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Clements Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,709	Gainward BLISS GeForce 7800 GS+ is the fastest AGP card (uses the 7900GT core), but is over £300, so is very expensive for an AGP card. A standard 7800 GS is about £100 cheaper and is a shade faster than a X850XTPE, and has SM3.0 support. __________________ PJ64 Homepage \| ZSNES Documentation Project \| bsnes Supporter