Need advice on video cards what should i buy ?

xeon · TweakNOOB Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4

I recently bought a geforce 6800...it was defective when i got it so i sent it back to newegg.com they discontinued it so now i have to pick a new one...i also have a bit more cash now to spend on a card

i have a max of 200 bucks to spend i use a agp system also would prefer nvidia, so let me know your suggestions i was looking at the following cards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143027
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102608

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sickofsoyo · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject:

I would stay away from sapphire... I would rather get the 6800 due to double the amount of pipes.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143045

you can probably OC it too.
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xeon · TweakNOOB Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4

ohh thats a nice card i didnt see that when i searched

sickofsoyo · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject:

it was in their pages of deals on the home page...

if you are willing to spend more... you can also get a 7800 around 300.

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xeon · TweakNOOB Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4

Yes that most likely why i didnt see it heheh think i might actualy pick that up hope i dont get a broken 6800 like the last one hehe

xeon · TweakNOOB Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4

lol wish i did had more but 200 is my limit for now after this im saving for a new mother board update to pci express. So this will be my last agp card dont have the cash atm to buy a whole new system for pci express

racing87stang · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject:

if your gonna upgrade to PCI-E in the "Near" future. I would just hold off on buying a decent card. ( I would even donate a X300SE to get you going) Its alot more of a pain to upgrade more and more especially when your going from socket changes and CPU changes
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

^^^ What he said.

Depending on what you upgrade to, you might have to replace your DDR with DDR2, so save the cash and wait until you can do the whole upgrade. That $200 you have to spend now will go for an equally good PCIe card, so there's no point in spending the money twice.....................or, if that was your plan, don't, and add that $200 to the PCIe card you'll buy.
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