what is the best performing graphix card out right now?
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PCworld says the the nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX is the best.  Check the link below.
825882
They are all excellent brands. Pick one that seems to be the right mix of performance and price. BFG makes excellent cards but you're going to pay the price. I have an EVGA and it's been perfect. Check out reviews on newegg.com and about a zillion other hardware review sites.
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None I can think of, but even though if you find it you won't able to play a smooth 3D graphic game. \n  The reason to have a good 3D card is to help generate a detail graphic with certain pre-programed graphic logarithm build in in the card to reduce the CPU processing time.\n  So if you want the CPU to generate all the graphic in the game, which make the game very very slow, highly likely it is not playable.
280007
There is no such thing as the Very Best. Each company has their ups and downs. It all depends on what you need. Nvidia is one of the top though, yes. I personally prefer ATI products.
809911
either go mac, or if your building your own, then check out nVidia's FX line of vid cards. they dont get much attantion because they are terrible for gaming. what they excell at is graphical design. for graphics apps, a Quadro FX1500 will most likely beat out the new GeForce 8800. I'd say go with a Quadro FX560. You'll need a motherboard with at least 1 PCI-E slot, which is now the high-end standard for graphics and should not be hard at all to find. For the processor go with something dual-core. either the AMD X2s or the Core Duos. You'll also need at least 2GB of memory, i'd recommend 4GB so that your computer will keep performing decently for the next couple of years.
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I've got some suggestions... in both PCI-Express and AGP variety.  You'll definately want to use the digital connector (DVI) so all cards suggested will have both an analog and digital connector.\n\nThe ranges given are relative to your price point.\n\nBasic - home office, Internet surfing, no games:\nAGP: ASUS Geforce MX4000 (23.99 + s/h) link #1\nPCIe: MSI Geforce 6200TC (36.00 + s/h) link #2\n\nMid-range - mostly office/Internet use, some games:\nAGP: SAPPHIRE Radeon 9600 (57.99 + s/h) link #3\nPCIe: MSI Geforce 6600 (76.99 + s/h) link #4\n\nUpper-range - will play most games pretty well.\nAGP: SAPPHIRE Radeon X1600PRO (139 + s/h) link #5\nPCIe: SAPPHIRE Radeon X800PRO (149 + s/h) link #6
634140
the BEST is 2 PCI express 16 cards but your motherboard needs to support. new models come out every day so it changes ATI & nvidia are the 2 leaders
156665
Well sorry to say this but the 7800 GTX processor from nvidia isn't te best one. It was untill ATI released the new radeon 1900 processor. It's aprox 10% faster. But things aren't going to stop here. nVidia already announced the new 7900 GTX processor (to beat what ati has conquered :)). Tehnically speaking, there is no best video card looking at how computers delevop. If today this is the best one, tommorow voila, something better appears. \nAnd if you want a link with a card based on Radeon 1900 processor, well you could try it here:
286997
Nvidia and ATI are both very good cards. But out of the two, the ATI is faster.
441425
I'd be curious as to where you would get one of those cards. ATI only recently released the X1900; an X1950 would be the next version to come out, but I wouldn't expect it for at least 3-6 months.
519105
most likely OGL.  Nearly all graphics workstations sold have Open GL graphics cards in them
786973
When you say "suitable for gaming", what type of games are you looking at playing?  The really high-end first-person titles like Half-Life 2, Fear, Everquest II etc probably have hardware requirements that far exceed what you've got.   \n\nMost of the high-end gaming cards that offer dual outputs are PCI-Express these days (rather than AGP) and generally have dual-DVI.  The most common configuration is still one VGA and one DVI output port, and you can use a $5 adapter.\n\nThere are a number of older AGP cards that have dual VGA outputs like the GeForce 5200 and ATI Radeon 7000 series, but those aren't fast enough for the newest games.   However, they will handle games like StarCraft, the Sims, and watching photos & video clips just fine.  That might be a good choice for what you're doing.
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download Aida32, run the program,find display  and click windows video and it will show the information about your graphis card,  \n\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/get/aida32.html
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Here are some AGP cards:\n\nhttp://gamegiants.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=agp&page=1&sort=3d
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My Preference would always be Nvidia...
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If you have a GeForce FX5500, then chances are you have an AGP slot.  Unfortunately, your choices are pretty limited as Nvidia and ATI are moving on to PCI-Express x16 slots for their high-end card.\n\nThe choices are the following then:\nHigher Geforce 5xxx, Radeon 9xxx, Geforce 6xxx.\n\nUnless they release more in AGP format, your best selection would be either a Geforce 6600GT or 6800.  These cards are much better than the ATI 9xxx series and even the X-series (X300, X600, maybe X700) which aren't available in AGP format.\n\nThe 6600GT and 6800 perform roughly the same but finding a 6800 in AGP may be hard to find.  Since 6600GT AGP cards are more abundant, this may be the way to go.\n\nThe upside to all of this is, you won't have to spend all of your $300 as the 6600GT AGP cards go for about $140 at online sites and are a dramatic improvement over the FX5500.
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If you're looking for REAL performance for MODERN games both will be severely disappointing. If you want to look for a card for modern games (Like Call of Duty 2, Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Far Cry, Doom 3, F.E.A.R., ect) get something like:\nATI X800 or X850 series...\nATI X1800 or X1900 series...\nnVidia 7600 series...\nnVidia 7800 series...\nnVidia 7900 series...\nnVidia 8800 series.