New video card

[Super Veggeto]

well.. the msi one cost a lil more then the ati one, i dont have a prob buying one of them...but which one should i buy?

 

[Darkstorn]

If you don't have the money for that, get a ATi, Connect3D or Sapphire. They're all decent cards, but not very good overclockers.

 

[Super Veggeto]

can you explane what exacly is overclocking? ;P

 

[DiebytheSword]

Overclocking is the act of turning up the clock frequency on your component, which increases performance marginally, but causes reliability problems and potential damage to the component being overclocked.

 

[Super Veggeto]

it seems like it doesnt worth overclocking...

 

[Smith|]

It's dependant on your card's cooling and voltage settings. A lot of people buy better coolers for their card's memory and core to lower the temperature, as overclocking raises it. Some people will modify their card to increase the voltage to the memory and core so it can reach higher frequencies.

If you have decent cooling, then yes, it is worth overclocking.

 

[Super Veggeto]

oh cool info.
well...looks like im going to by this card:

ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DVI/TV/2H AGP Video Card Retail
Chipset: RADEON 9800PRO
256bit
Bus: AGP 2X/4X/8X
Memory: 128MB DDRAM
Connectors: CRT/TV/DVI/Dual Head
Packaging: Retail
TV OUT NTSC

it's decent enough imo, thanks for all the help guys...if there are more suggestions i would love to hear them :smile: