Here we go again...
That age old question, what's the best video card for the price available
today?
I just received a rather unexpected present of a new system this evening!
It's an AMD 64 2800+ based system running on an ECS 755-A2 motherboard (8x
AGP), with 512mb of 400 DDR RAM.
So, based on that, and the recommended system requirements of new games like
Richard Burns Rally and whatnot, what do you think is the best video card
for the price?
I've been considering both an ATI and NVidia based cards such but would like
to keep the price under
$200, and ideally under $150.
Thanks in advance for the advice!
Jay J
On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 02:23:49 GMT, "Jay J" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
Since I did this myself just a few weeks ago, I went with a
Radeon 9800pro 128mb for $200 for my AMD64 3200+
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>Here we go again... >That age old question, what's the best video card for the price available >today? > >I just received a rather unexpected present of a new system this evening! >It's an AMD 64 2800+ based system running on an ECS 755-A2 motherboard (8x >AGP), with 512mb of 400 DDR RAM. > >So, based on that, and the recommended system requirements of new games like >Richard Burns Rally and whatnot, what do you think is the best video card >for the price? > >I've been considering both an ATI and NVidia based cards such but would like >to keep the price under >$200, and ideally under $150. > >Thanks in advance for the advice! >Jay JATI 9800 Pro...hands down. I've seen RBR on one and also on a nVidia 5950
and while they're both good, the 9800 reigns supreme.
In article <[email hidden]>, Jim V.
<[email hidden]> writes:
>Since I did this myself just a few weeks ago, I went with a
>Radeon 9800pro 128mb for $200 for my AMD64 3200+
Why did you choose that particular card? Price, benchmarks, or some other
criteria?
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On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 02:23:49 GMT, "Jay J" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
It's a tough time for the value-minded right now. The R9800PRO is
still good value, but others are knocking at the door...
The question is wether you absolutely have to have it right this
minute or not. GF6600GT:s are fairly(~20%) better than the R9800 in
just about every way, but are just available in the PCIe variety at
the moment. About the same for X700XT in the ATI camp.
Watch out for '9800LE' or '9800SE', though. They're crap.
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>Here we go again... >That age old question, what's the best video card for the price available >today? > >I just received a rather unexpected present of a new system this evening! >It's an AMD 64 2800+ based system running on an ECS 755-A2 motherboard (8x >AGP), with 512mb of 400 DDR RAM. > >So, based on that, and the recommended system requirements of new games like >Richard Burns Rally and whatnot, what do you think is the best video card >for the price? > >I've been considering both an ATI and NVidia based cards such but would like >to keep the price under >$200, and ideally under $150. > >Thanks in advance for the advice! >Jay JI use a MSI 5900XT. Idecided because of the loudness of this card. It's not
as loud as most of the others becaus of a bigger cooler and it's very fast.
But most important was the low noise
Rolf
"Jay J" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Richard Burns Rally and whatnot, what do you think is the best video card
> for the price?
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> I've been considering both an ATI and NVidia based cards such but wouldlike
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> Here we go again... > That age old question, what's the best video card for the price available > today? > > I just received a rather unexpected present of a new system this evening! > It's an AMD 64 2800+ based system running on an ECS 755-A2 motherboard (8x > AGP), with 512mb of 400 DDR RAM. > > So, based on that, and the recommended system requirements of new gamesQuoted text (7 lines)
> to keep the price under > $200, and ideally under $150. > > Thanks in advance for the advice! > Jay J > >>I use a MSI 5900XT. Idecided because of the loudness of this card. It's not
> as loud as most of the others becaus of a bigger cooler and it's very
> fast.
> But most important was the low noise
Yeah, they're a beast of a card with the huge copper coloured heatsink. The
MSI is about the only GF FX card that's as quiet as (or even quieter than) a
9800.
In that price range, 9800pro.
Jay J wrote:
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> Here we go again... > That age old question, what's the best video card for the price available > today? > > I just received a rather unexpected present of a new system this evening! > It's an AMD 64 2800+ based system running on an ECS 755-A2 motherboard (8x > AGP), with 512mb of 400 DDR RAM. > > So, based on that, and the recommended system requirements of new games like > Richard Burns Rally and whatnot, what do you think is the best video card > for the price? > > I've been considering both an ATI and NVidia based cards such but would like > to keep the price under > $200, and ideally under $150. > > Thanks in advance for the advice! > Jay J > >price range 6600GT
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> Jay J wrote: >> Here we go again... >> That age old question, what's the best video card for the price available >> today? >> >> I just received a rather unexpected present of a new system this evening! >> It's an AMD 64 2800+ based system running on an ECS 755-A2 motherboard >> (8x >> AGP), with 512mb of 400 DDR RAM. >> >> So, based on that, and the recommended system requirements of new games >> like >> Richard Burns Rally and whatnot, what do you think is the best video card >> for the price? >> >> I've been considering both an ATI and NVidia based cards such but would >> like >> to keep the price under >> $200, and ideally under $150. >> >> Thanks in advance for the advice! >> Jay J >> >> >Ok, what do you think about this one:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-281&depa=0
It's an off brand but it's only $165 compared to $235 for an ATI factory
card!
"Steve Simpson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> ATI 9800 Pro...hands down. I've seen RBR on one and also on a nVidia 5950
> and while they're both good, the 9800 reigns supreme.
>
>
Oh btw here's the factory card I referred to:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?DEPA=0&description=14-102-286&ATT=Video+Cards&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r
"Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Ok, what do you think about this one:
>
>http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-281&depa=0
5950
> > and while they're both good, the 9800 reigns supreme.
> >
> >
>
>
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> > It's an off brand but it's only $165 compared to $235 for an ATI factory > card! > > > "Steve Simpson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > ATI 9800 Pro...hands down. I've seen RBR on one and also on a nVidiaOh btw here's the factory card I referred to:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?DEPA=0&description=14-1...
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-281&...
5950
> > and while they're both good, the 9800 reigns supreme.
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> It's an off brand but it's only $165 compared to $235 for an ATI factory > card! > > ATI 9800 Pro...hands down. I've seen RBR on one and also on a nVidiaOk... One more...
Here's a sapphire brand card for only $150!
http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simprod.asp?ad=bz&pid=9161
"Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Oh btw here's the factory card I referred to:
>
>http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?DEPA=0&description=14-102-286&ATT=Video+Cards&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-281&depa=0
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> > > "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:VK5jd.303160$wV.71463@attbi_s54... > > Ok, what do you think about this one: > > > > >Quoted text (16 lines)
> > > > It's an off brand but it's only $165 compared to $235 for an ATI factory > > card! > > > > > > "Steve Simpson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > ATI 9800 Pro...hands down. I've seen RBR on one and also on a nVidia > 5950 > > > and while they're both good, the 9800 reigns supreme. > > > > > > > > > > > >> price range 6600GT
No AGP version available yet.
Consider the X700 also, at $200 it at least equals a 9800XT.
rms
> Consider the X700 also, at $200 it at least equals a 9800XT.
It's PCI Express only. There are no plans for an AGP version.
>> Consider the X700 also, at $200 it at least equals a 9800XT.
>
> It's PCI Express only. There are no plans for an AGP version.
An AGP version of the 6600GT is supposed to be available at the end of
November so that might be worth the wait.
