currently i have a radeon x700 agp card

would a radeon x1600 pro be noticabley better ?

only game i really play on the pc is black and white 2 as ive got a 360 for normal use

also my pc has got 1gb of mem in it

is that all you need or again would there be a noticable difference if i upped it to 2 gig ?

Matt

 

I've not used ATI cards for many many years, but having a quick look, the X1600 Pro does look like it's got a higher spec than the X700 series......not by a huge amount, but it should be noticeable, I would guess.

Upgrading from 1GB to 2GB, I would say, may make a bit of a difference, aswell......but, then again, it depends on the game. The likes of Battlefield 2 and Everquest 2, I noticed a MASSIVE difference when I upgraded from 1GB to 2GB.

 

It does depend on what games you want to play on the pc really m8.

Some people say you can't beat the graphics on an X-box 360, but with a good spec pc. I beg to differ

 

i can mate, had a Geforce 7950GT(512MB) for about 3 weeks and it plays anything on maxium settings/highest resolution with good FPS

 

ok ive bought one,

its a his x1300 ice q turbo card

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...odid=GX-064-HT

not as expensive as the x1600 ones but got very good reviews

matt

ps what good FPS games are about now ? used to love black hawk down but it was mega difficult lol

 

battlefield 2142, call of duty 2 ,Farcry, hitman blood money, FEAR, Doom 3, quake 4

Theres a few very good shooters

 

can battlefield 2142 be got from anywhere

also is this new gfx card up to that ?

Matt

 

when installing my new card, should i remove all the old ati drivers and catalyst thingy first before switching off to swap over ?

 

When you say can it be got from anywhere, if i think its what im thinking then no i dout it, you will have to buy it, but then im not sure how your card would fair, i know it definatly wont run on highest settings, maybe medium/low.
A safer bet would be doom3 or quake 4, there not so system hungry as it were.
And if your old card was ATI then i dont think you need to uninstall any drivers, just check on ATI's website that your currant drivers also support the x1300.
Certainly the catalyst can stay, thats the same whatever make of ATI card you have

 

I'd uninstall it just to be safe, then install the new card with the drivers cd that comes with it

 

good idea, doesnt take a sec to uninstall the old drivers through add/remove programmes in control panel

 

i know its only a cheapo card but it looks like a pretty good spec to me plus it will glow up inside my pc too with the uv lights frofl