Need help shoosing $200 Gfx Card

[imasoldier]

Can you guys recomend me a awsome video card in the 200 dollar limit only please it could be a Ati card or Nvidia. When you do list me some great cards please tell me why it would be an excelent card. Please reply Asap as I want to get a gfx by this week!

[silent h3ro]

Don't expect this to be a fast moving thread but can u find an ATI 9800 Ulra? I think those are around $200 now.

[Peerzy]

Don't expect this to be a fast moving thread but can u find an ATI 9800 Ulra? I think those are around $200 now.

There is and never has been a ATI 9800 Ultra

[SaYiaN]

ati 9800 pro or ati 9800 xt was below $200 somewhere last time i checked.

[Virtualbody1234]

http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/14-164-025-02.JPG

Radeon 9800 Pro (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-164-025&depa=1)

[kaiweiler]

ati 9800 pro or ati 9800 xt was below $200 somewhere last time i checked.
I'd definately go with the 9800pro. I think that's the best bang for your buck.

But I doubt that there was a 9800xt anywhere for under $200.

[silent h3ro]

ati 9800 pro or ati 9800 xt was below $200 somewhere last time i checked. Yea thats what I meant. :ermm:

[bigdawgfoxx]

Yeah 9800Pro....What ever happend to the MSI 9800Pro with the XT core that matt got?

[pirpu]

Yeah 9800Pro....What ever happend to the MSI 9800Pro with the XT core that matt got?
No one can find it anywhere ;)
I asked this question a lot and finally I got a 6600GT, its slightly over $200(AGP version, PCI Express is cheaper).
Its slower than a 9800XT at high res (>1024x768) because of the 128 bit memory bandwidth but I could not find a 9800XT anywhere.

[SciManAl]

clear

[mattesca]

Bigdawg i think i found my card at newegg - Here (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-127&depa=1) it got good reviews and im really happy with it but.........it is not in stock :angry:

[Monkeee]

i'd choose a 6600 GT over a Radeon 9800PRO

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-150&depa=0

its only 15$ over....the card has better benchmarks than the 9800PRO

[Formula1]

i'd choose a 6600 GT over a Radeon 9800PRO

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-150&depa=0

its only 15$ over....the card has better benchmarks than the 9800PRO

Yeah , according to what i've heard from many people the nVidia 6600 is the best value card , and i also read that it is better than the 9800XT ... If i have money i'll definetely replace my 9600xt with this card..

[Monkeee]

look at these benchmarks!

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277&p=3

[imasoldier]

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Performance


ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
Performance Advantage

640 x 480
101.4
107.6
6.1%

I think that is completly bull because I have that game and currently I am using a Nvidia Geforce 4 mx video card and at that resolution i get way over 125 fps. So they are probably lying about most that also I ran the game with full settings no tweaks maybe my card is just special? :) Also runs Halflife 2 demo 1024x768 with well over 40 fps with full settings so I am very confused.

[Darth Sushi]

If you look hard, you can get a Nvidia 6600GT for around $220 though the AGP version are a little hard to find at the moment. Just stop eating junk food for a few weeks and you'll earn that extra 20 bucks.

[Monkeee]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-150-080&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-220&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-206&depa=0

found tons..

[imasoldier]

Well I have reached my discision and i'm going to choose the XFX nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, Dual DVI, AGP 8X, Model "PVT43AND" -RETAIL

$225 Thanks guys for helping me find a card. :)

[SciManAl]

clear

[cpt_azad]

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Performance


ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
Performance Advantage

640 x 480
101.4
107.6
6.1%

I think that is completly bull because I have that game and currently I am using a Nvidia Geforce 4 mx video card and at that resolution i get way over 125 fps. So they are probably lying about most that also I ran the game with full settings no tweaks maybe my card is just special? :) Also runs Halflife 2 demo 1024x768 with well over 40 fps with full settings so I am very confused.


what's up with that eh?

if i were u, i'd got with the nvidia.

[imasoldier]

Today im buying the card but I have one problem is there a store like radio shack or circuit city or anywhere that has the card I want besides the net? My dad doesn't want to use his credit card???

[Virtualbody1234]

Whereabouts do you live? There must be a computer shop nearby.

[imasoldier]

I live in Ingleside texas yes there are circuit city radio shack and some others but im not sure if they have the one i want.

[imasoldier]

Well I went to Circuit City Today and instead of the 220$ geforce 6600 i go tthe 6800 340$ i hope its better at all.