opengl/directx

[gopakumator]

i was CS 1.6 today on a GeForce FX 5200. It was extremely laggy...
The framerate must have been well below 30...
Then i switched to OPENGL renderer, my fps became probably above 100!

Is opengl really that good? if so, y do ppl other than MS use DX?


Oh yea, and any help getting my DirectX to work better, or my video card, would be very much appreciated...

[sRc]

in general the nvidia cards do better at OpenGL than DirectX. in particular the FX series did rather horribly at DirectX

[gopakumator]

i see,
if i get an GeForce 6600 for $125 will it be worth the money? Will i see that much of a difference...

If it is worth the buy, which brands are good? PNY, XFX, EVGA, etc?
i'll need one under $140, im looking at newegg.com rite now as well as
tigerdirect.com

[afecelis]

I love PNY cards. Very fine components so they tend to be a bit more expensive; good guarantees. I even got a 5900 ultra with lifetime warranty which I found to be amazing these days, ehehhehe

Also EVGA seems good. Follows similar build standards to PNY's.

[Maize]

Dont buy from TigerDirect. I had bad experiences with them. They dont send the right stuff, and its busted up anyway.

[soconne]

Dont buy from TigerDirect. I had bad experiences with them. They dont send the right stuff, and its busted up anyway.

I agree. The same thing happened to me when I purchased a webcam from Tiger Direct.

[gopakumator]

How about XFX, is it good compared to EVGA and PNY...

I heard from a friends the PNY uses plastic parts compared to aluminum from EVGA