i have a AGP slot. my machine is: dell 3.0 ghz (dimension 4600) 1.5 gb ram i want to play the latest games on my 15inch (resolution 1024x768) so not too big. --------------------------------------------------------- here is my first choice: Chipset ATI Radeon HD 2600PRO Connectors DVI-I S-Video (HDTV) VGA DirectX Support 10.0 Engine Clock 600MHz Interface AGP 8x Max. Resolution 2560x1600 Memory Clock 1000MHz Memory Interface 128-bit Memory Type DDR2 Model Number 11115-01-20R OpenGL Support 2.0 RAMDACs 2x 400MHz Video Memory 512MB ------------------------------------------------------- is this any good? is it the higher the memory clock, the better? what is pixel pipelines? higher the better?
Hi, as a word of advice I would refrain from double posting as it's not within forum etiquette. You should request your other post (here) to be closed by a mod by posting in it. Usually yes, this is the case, however there are well performing cards that perform better (and have slower clock speeds) than porrly designed cards (that are faster clock speed that perform worse). It is really a case of what the card is being asked to do, and whether it is designed to do it. These are the parallel processig pipelines within a GPU of a graphics card. Again, usually the higher the pipeline count, the better the card. With regards to your question, they are equally good cards, but i personally would recommend the X1950 Pro. It has double the memory bandwidth (256 bit rather than the 128 bit that the 2600 has), but is more expensive. It does give much better performances using a resolution of 1280x1024 and over, especially with AA applied. Some may argue the HD2600 is better (statistically), but in a real world environment the X1950 Pro is a better card. Personally I think you will be limited to choice by the graphics adapter type. The AGP is still holding on, but will inevitably die a death with multiple PCIe setups. I would probably save my money for a future system upgrade in the next 6 months.
