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    ATi radeon 9700 64mb

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by rontol, Mar 20, 2006.

  1. rontol

    rontol Newbie

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    is this card is good???
    better than express 200m or x300 ??

    it's possible if i wanna play CS with this card ???

    Thanx!~
     
    rontol, Mar 20, 2006
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  2. dr_st

    dr_st Notebook Deity

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    It's OK. Better than Xpress 200M (a lot) and X300 (a bit).

    There are much better video cards out there now, but it should be OK for most games, CS among them.
     
    dr_st, Mar 20, 2006
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  3. Phil17

    Phil17 Notebook Consultant

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    It isn't a really weak card and it should play CS and even CS-source (low res though), but there are a lot of more powerful cards out there. If you are into gaming get at least a x600.
     
    Phil17, Mar 20, 2006
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  4. Lappy2go

    Lappy2go Notebook Enthusiast

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    its a pretty good card. i would say its much better than x300 and about the same as a x600 maybe a bit slower. but i would say that 64mb of video memory does not cut it. i should know i have it in my rig which is like almost 2years old. LOL. Just download some omega drivers and see if yours is underclocked and you should be able to handle any game at lowest settings. LOL
     
    Lappy2go, Mar 20, 2006
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  5. dr_st

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    9700 is roughly equal to X600. It would handle any game right now at lowest settings, and most of them at higher than that. I was assuming that playability of CS-Source was the question. The fact that it will play the original Counterstrike flawlessly is a triviality.
     
    dr_st, Mar 20, 2006
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  6. Shampoo

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    9700 is a great card, but will have trouble with newer games in directx 9.0c.

    It should still do great with a lot of games.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
    Shampoo, Mar 20, 2006
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    Lappy2go Notebook Enthusiast

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    yeah it totally sucks when running call of duty in directx 9 mode. but it can run it flawlessly in direct 7 with all settings extra so im not complaining much. i was wondering how it will handle dungeons and dragons online? any ideas?
     
    Lappy2go, Mar 21, 2006
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