Oi Gamers - Graphics card?

[Jay]

Been out of the PC Gaming loop for some years now (just don't have time with kids, work & study).

I have the opportunity to buy an original nVidia Quadro FX380 256Mb or ATI Firepro V3750 pretty cheap, what are these cards like for gaming?
They've gotta be better than my GT6600 right?

But can I get better cards for the same price? Let's say if I bought a normal gaming card at the same price these are going for normally, would I be better off?

[Devilz]

u still living in stone age 

[Jay]

Yes, yes of course, I'm living in the stone ages

Been out of the PC Gaming loop for some years now (just don't have time with kids, work & study).

with an emphasis on kids.

[xAx]

Is there any particular reason you would need the Quadro or Fire GL?

The quadro you posted is based on the Geforce 5 series by the looks of it, which is 9 versions old and worse than the GT6600 you already have.

What were you looking to spend?

[Ridg]

the reason they are cheap is because they are workstation cards and quite a few generations old, great for photoshop and CAD but pretty much useless for games.

What's your budget and what are you looking to play?

[cняis]

Been out of the PC Gaming loop for some years now (just don't have time with kids, work & study).

I have the opportunity to buy an original nVidia Quadro FX380 256Mb or ATI Firepro V3750 pretty cheap, what are these cards like for gaming?
They've gotta be better than my GT6600 right?

But can I get better cards for the same price? Let's say if I bought a normal gaming card at the same price these are going for normally, would I be better off?

f*** me, that card was around in the last ice age 

says he with the 7600GT AGP and Pentium D 

[AlexMozza]

Cheap = 8800GTS 320mb - Cant go wrong and its still perky...Plays most game today fine
Pick them up for like £50

[Jay]

I was only asking about those cards because the spec's looked better than the 6600GT and the Quadro can handle a higher shader version than the 6600GT I have, and they're sitting on my desk at work freshly pulled out of new Dell Precisions and would probably do f@ck all but sit in the 'dungeons' spare parts bin at work. Oh and I've had to repair my 6600GT a few weeks back because it started failing - lucky I had a spare 6600GT to scavenge the fan off and had some thermal grease from when I changed my CPU fan

Cheap = 8800GTS 320mb - Cant go wrong and its still perky...Plays most game today fine
Pick them up for like £50

Thanks, I may invest in one as my current card is old and could fail so would be good as a backup.

f*** me, that card was around in the last ice age 

says he with the 7600GT AGP and Pentium D 

PCI-E baby   

[justalex81]

an 8800 gts will not play todays games at good resolutions, but i also suspect that the rest of your pc is not up to it either. post your specs so we can (have a good laugh) advise you properly!