[alex31391x]

Whats the best graphic card out of these three choices or if you know something better please tell meFor these games that I like to play:The Sims 2The Elder Scrolls 4 - OblivionCounter-StrikeAge of Empires IIIRoller Coaster Tycoon 3Command & Conquer: Generals DeluxeCommand & Conquer: First DecadeRome: Total WarBlack & White 2choice 1http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2146534&Tab=2&NoMapp=0choice 2http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2446338&Tab=2&NoMapp=0choice 3http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150209&ATT=14-150-209&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3rI appreciate all comments

[jbking]

The first one is likely the best as the GT did do slightly better than the GS if you read sites like anandtech.com's results. As for bang for the buck, I'd likely spend the extra few bucks to get a little more life out of the card.Regards,JB

[phillypa800]

all 3 choices are exceptionally fast cards my friend for the price and latest affordable cards. but if i had a choice, i would pick prize number 3. why you say? simple: look at both core clock (600MHz) and memory clock (1600MHz). the price of $200.00 is also great.also, i picked number 3 without any research. just reading specs only. as a noob would do. ha!good luck with your pick. oh by the way, i'm a cheap bastid and bought myself this card. http://www.tigerdire...8&sku=P450-7870

[alex31391x]

Thanks for the helpbut i am still kind of confused because watever i get its going to get out dated in a couple of months and i dont want to buy a graphics card every 6 months so I was thinking about getting the GeForce 7900 GT or the GeForce 7950 GTThese are the ones I am currently looking at:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130066http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150188&ATT=14-150-188&CMP=OTC-17exta6http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130033http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150144http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150150So many choices and they all look goodThey are both really good cards just that one doesn't have the fan (the XFX one) but it has more things like NVIDIA UltraShadow II Technology,nView Multi-Display Technology,Video Color Correction,90nm Process TechnologyAlso I dont want to exceed more then $300 because I am already spending $100 on a new 550 watt fan http://www.tigerdire...ab=0&NoMapp=0It looks nice and uses the wires i need and have nice looking wiresSo again thanks for the helpI have been looking for a graphics card for about a couple of weeks now and its taking longer then i expected and just so many to chose from. first i looked for a graphic card and there where so many then after i found one (GeForce 7900 GT and 7950 GT). I found out there are different types of the same graphic card its so confusing why cant they just make one instead of having all these different companys BFG,eVGA,XFX etc. and different types.

[phillypa800]

i totally read ya' alex31391x. i spent nearly four months researching different types of video cards. in the end, i purchased the xfx geforce 7600 gt. i agree with you, video cards are constantly in the making and to keep up with the industry, it can cost a lot. gosh! can you imagine buying a card every 6-12 months? man!i'm a hardcore gamer and i can tell you that i am very happy with the current card i have. yeah, some stutter, hiccups, etc. here and there but i'm at the point where no matter what card you get you'll encounter some type of lag, hiccup, etc.one of my buds has the new voodoo card for his mac and he's disappointed that after paying so much for the card, he still experiences issues here and there during multiplayer mode. i tell him that it's his ISP (comcast) to calm him down. HA!anyway, so i'm certain that whatever 7900 series you buy, you won't be disappointed.

[alex31391x]

So u think i should buy the 7900 GT because the 7950 Gt has 512 mb and goes faster just for like 60 bucks extra and so far i ve read good reviews about it the only problem is the one i want has no fan and i read that people have no problem wit that http://www.newegg.co...exta6&Local=yso im just going to go for this one but just in case is it hard to install a fan on the graphic card if it does get too hot?thanks for the help

[jbking]

No, you can Google "Cooling Graphics card" and get a bunch of different sites and ideas. Most will involve fans and use air cooling which you would likely want though if you do want to get the big meaty stuff there is liquid cooling that some use for keeping their graphics card cool.Regards,JB

[alex31391x]

ok thanks but one more thingdo all graphic card have like the same feature like 128-bit Studio-Precision ComputationAdaptable Programmable Video Processor,Advanced Spatial Temporal De-interlacing,Integrated HDTV Encoder,Next-generation Superscalar GPU Architecture,NVIDIA CineFX 4.0 Engine,NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0 Technologybecause i looked at 2 same graphic card same price and everything only one is a little faster but one has more features:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150188http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150189so i was confused in which to get because ones faster but the other as more features and should i look for any specific features when looking for a graphic card?

[jbking]

Most of the features should be the same I'd think. Take a look at http://www.xfxforce....roductId=638284 for the XFX's site and notice the feature lists:For the 7950 GT:"SLI ready , HDTV ready , Dual DVI Out"For the 7950GT Extreme Edition:"Dual DVI Out , TV Out , HDTV ready , SLI ready"So the "TV Out" is a feature on the one and not the other. There is also the "View Product Specification" links should you want to dig deeper.Regards,JB

[alex31391x]

oooooooothanksso i just looked it up at xfx website and they all say they have the same features so why dont they just say on the website at newegg.com?weirdok so i should just look at the memory clock and core clock because before i was just looking at the features.

[alex31391x]

ooo yea i almost forgot to ask if i should buy the one wit the fan or the other one that had some long thing at the side

[alex31391x]

[quote name='alex31391x']Whats the best graphic card out of these three choices or if you know something better please tell me> > For these games that I like to play:> > > > The Sims 2> > The Elder Scrolls 4 - Oblivion> > Counter-Strike> > Age of Empires III> > Medieval II: Total War> > Roller Coaster Tycoon 3> > Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe> > Command & Conquer: First Decade> > Rome: Total War> > Black & White 2> > > > choice 1> > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2146534&Tab=2&NoMapp=0> > choice 2> > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2446338&Tab=2&NoMapp=0> > choice 3> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150209&ATT=14-150-209&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r> > > > I appreciate all comments

[alex31391x]

sry never mind wat i just post