08-27-2007, 02:43 PM
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Rep Power: 0  | Looking for a new Video Card All, Budget= Under 200 US Current PC specs = 3500 AMD 939pin, 2gigs PC3200, vid card 6600GT PCIE FYI, I am using Windows XP, and not looking to upgrade to vista. I don't care if the card is DX9 or 10. Thanks for your time 
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08-27-2007, 03:49 PM
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Rep Power: 6   | what kind of video card....one for gaming or one for 3d. the best know ones...and probably the best ones to this time of date is: gaming: Nvida gforce 8800 ultra 3D: quadro fx (should put a xeon processor to boost it futher) :)
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08-27-2007, 03:57 PM
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Rep Power: 0 | Ekk, sorry....This card will be used for gaming Minimus, how much is the 8800 ultra? my Budget is only 200 US. lol If you can provide links where I can get the card(s) will be much appreciated :D
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08-27-2007, 07:01 PM
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Rep Power: 6 | oh i forgott :P 200 us hehe...lets see...i think somthing around 1000us :P here in norway it cost around 7000 norwegian money. divide it on 6 and you have the us. soooo.....i think you need to go for somthing cheaper then 8800 ultra then...but i think it's a good investment in gaming card.
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08-27-2007, 10:52 PM
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Rep Power: 2 | For 200USD, I think the best in the market is 8600GT or maybe 8600GTS if you are willing to spend a bit more ;) You can check 7900 series since I believe that maybe the spec is higher than 8600 series (since its high-end card) and its cheaper too. Sometimes ATi graphic cards may be cheaper and have better performance, but I'm not sure which graphic card should I recommend you for ATi since I didn't 'check' ATi graphic cards :P Thanks :) |
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08-29-2007, 01:42 PM
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Rep Power: 2 | If you can afford, I will certainly recommend you to buy this card (I know its very good for gaming :P) But make sure your power supply is 'strong' to support this card, I think you will need to have a power supply with over 600 watt in order to run this card at 'full capacity' (ask the salesman/anyone with good experience on computers to confirm). As I read on some reviews, XFX is quite a good manufacturer (their cards are overclocked when you buy it), so....I think there shouldn't be any problem. Thanks :) |
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11-01-2007, 01:15 AM
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Rep Power: 0 | xfx 8800gts is a real good card..i have it and its just awesome...yes u need 650watts smps to run it efficiently....but for 3d purpose like rendering ...its maily dependent on the processor than video card...as far as i know....so if it is for gaming then it is the best card for now... |
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