Lodingi Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 hello everyone. i think it's time i upgrade my mouse and video card. i would like to survey you nolfers to see what you are using these days. it's been a while since i upgraded and i could use your input. please share the following info. thanks. what video card & mouse do you currently use? what video card & mouse did you upgrade from? did you notice a difference & has it improved gameplay (not necessarily nolf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliteone Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 hello everyone. i think it's time i upgrade my mouse and video card. i would like to survey you nolfers to see what you are using these days. it's been a while since i upgraded and i could use your input. please share the following info. thanks. what video card & mouse do you currently use? what video card & mouse did you upgrade from? did you notice a difference & has it improved gameplay (not necessarily nolf) though mine is starting to get old it's still a good card Nvidia FX-5900 256MB card (it's AGP hence the "dated" comment) my next system will have PCI-x Microsoft Optical wheel mouse (it works eh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodingi Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 though mine is starting to get old it's still a good card Nvidia FX-5900 256MB card (it's AGP hence the "dated" comment) my next system will have PCI-x Microsoft Optical wheel mouse (it works eh) i'm going the agp route. i'm not ready for a complete system upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I went from a generic Logitech mouse to a Logitech MX-700 optical cordless to a MX-1000 optical cordless. The MX-1000 is clearly better (tracking as well as 'lag' from RF, though just a felt 'little'). It's big and heavy though, you should definitely try it out in the shop. Don't think it's gamers choice. By the way, PCI-X is NOT PCI-Express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowitzerAL Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Lod, can your Mobo handle 2x, 4x, or 8x agp? That is 1 of the factors that determine what card you should get. What kind of budget are you looking at? You can spend anywhere form $50-$500 on a video card. What do you currently have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliteone Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I went from a generic Logitech mouse to a Logitech MX-700 optical cordless to a MX-1000 optical cordless. The MX-1000 is clearly better (tracking as well as 'lag' from RF, though just a felt 'little'). It's big and heavy though, you should definitely try it out in the shop. Don't think it's gamers choice. By the way, PCI-X is NOT PCI-Express. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH it's the acronym police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ƒƒ5•ßahamutZero Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 heheh Went from 5200FX to 6800FX LE (light edition, not as strong as regular, can tweak the software a bit though)... Most of the games I've tried play comfortably, or at little performance cost- could turn down visual quality by much less than a notch. As for the mouse, I still have the wired wheel microsoft optical, it's ok, durable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daybreak Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 The nVidia 6600gt is the best AGP value around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodingi Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 Lod, can your Mobo handle 2x, 4x, or 8x agp? That is 1 of the factors that determine what card you should get. What kind of budget are you looking at? You can spend anywhere form $50-$500 on a video card. What do you currently have? i currently have an ati radeon 9800 pro 128. i would like to spend $200 or less and still get a nice bump. my current mobo & cpu is an asus k8v-se deluxe with an amd64 3400+ cpu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Grafik: ATI 9600, 64 MB....old but not bad for Nolf Mouse: Razer Diamondback....a fine piece of a mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodingi Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Grafik: ATI 9600, 64 MB....old but not bad for Nolf Mouse: Razer Diamondback....a fine piece of a mouse lol. i purchased a razer copperhead laser mouse. i returned it the next day. i didn't like the feel of it. logitech is coming out with a wireless laser mouse for left hand users (which i am). i'm going to try it when it's available. btw. anyone using a wireless mouse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 lol. i purchased a razer copperhead laser mouse. i returned it the next day. i didn't like the feel of it. logitech is coming out with a wireless laser mouse for left hand users (which i am). i'm going to try it when it's available. btw. anyone using a wireless mouse? I also tested the logitech..its a bit higher (hehe)..and so u have a dorsal hyperextension on ur hand-articulation and the nervous medianus get zwacked a bit. It starts with a bizzle feeling in the mid-finger and then it comes: u can't feel ur fingers anymore and ur nose turns to green colour (the nolf syndrome). no healing possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgaron Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Since my days playing Nolf 1 I've always used a MicroSoft Optical mouse....................they hold up much longer than a wheel mouse, particularly when gaming. As far as my video card, I've always used Nvidia GForce............I started with a GF2 and worked my way up. My last card was a GForce 6600 AGP. It wasn't until I found out that you can now get the 7800 series in AGP that I recently upgraded..............It does make a difference. Although I'm still a fair to middlin' player.....................I see alot more OH and Lod................check out Tigerdirect.com for prices on barebones systems and vid cards, You will be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodingi Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Since my days playing Nolf 1 I've always used a MicroSoft Optical mouse....................they hold up much longer than a wheel mouse, particularly when gaming. As far as my video card, I've always used Nvidia GForce............I started with a GF2 and worked my way up. My last card was a GForce 6600 AGP. It wasn't until I found out that you can now get the 7800 series in AGP that I recently upgraded..............It does make a difference. Although I'm still a fair to middlin' player.....................I see alot more OH and Lod................check out Tigerdirect.com for prices on barebones systems and vid cards, You will be surprised. i am very familiar with tigerdirect. i purchased my latest mobo/cpu from them a few months back. good deals for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortranDragon Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 hello everyone. i think it's time i upgrade my mouse and video card. i would like to survey you nolfers to see what you are using these days. it's been a while since i upgraded and i could use your input. please share the following info. thanks. what video card & mouse do you currently use? what video card & mouse did you upgrade from? did you notice a difference & has it improved gameplay (not necessarily nolf) Power Mac currently: ATI Radeon X800 XT and MS Wireless Intellimouse 2.0 Power Mac past: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Special Editon and MS Wireless Intellimouse 2.0 Windows currently: Geforce 6800 GT and Logitech MX 1000 Windows past: Geforce 6600 GT and Logitech MX 1000 I noticed a difference in speed and features on the higher end games. Half-Life 2 went from reflect 'some' to reflect world, for example. Also, most of my older games let me run them with AA & AF set to their highest level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodingi Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 i just ordered an nvidia geforce 7600gt today from newegg. all the reviews i read say this card is a monster. only the geforce 7900gt and the radeon 1900xt. all for only $190 + shipping ($250 with mobo). i originally planned on upgrading to another agp card. seems the prices have skyrocketed due to agp's limited availability. for a little more than the price of a geforce 6800 gs agp ($232 shipped) i was able to get the geforce 7600gt plus an abit nv8 motherboard to hold the card. from this point on swapping video cards should be a breeze. anyone considering upgrading your agp card may want to consider the route i have taken. here's a review of the 7600gt. http://www.penstarsys.com/reviews/video/ev...gtco/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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