which would be the best choice

aod43254 · 02-10-2008, 02:13 AM

first time build and im looking at two video cards im looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130021 and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127295

plz give me some advice as to which i should choose. i know for a fact that they will both run the games i play fine

PC eye · 02-10-2008, 02:23 AM

Both are mid range model with the 8500 by MSI being Vista ready. For simply running an older model for XP the 7900s are seeing lower prices at this time. MSI and EVGA are both two of the top performers brandwise.

StrangleHold · 02-10-2008, 02:48 AM

Both are low end cards, I would say overall the 7600GS would beat a 8500GT unless you just want directX 10 but the 8500GT isnt strong enough to really do anything with it. If you want a cheap card go for atleast a 7600GT or 8600GT

elitehacker · 02-10-2008, 03:11 AM

Yeah they are both really low end cards, I don't recommend gaming with them, they are really useless. If you want to game with old games then they would be fine, but for recent releases, then you would have no hope. If its a choice of those two, I would go for the 7600GS, there if a reason for it being more expensive than the other one.

aod43254 · 02-10-2008, 03:16 AM

i am open to suggestions to a different video card but i must say i am on a budget about $100 maybe $110 is the most im willing to spend on a video card

PC eye · 02-10-2008, 03:49 AM

For $99 pr less a pair of MSI ATI driven models are seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...557&name=512MB

The MSI NX 8600GT NVidia driven 512mb card is seen for $95 with a $20 rebate offer at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127310

elitehacker · 02-11-2008, 05:27 AM

Yeah that 8600GT card with $20 would be the best choice for your price range. Don't expect blazing performance from that card though, its only good for light gaming, it will play recent games but only have really low graphical settings.

PC eye · 02-11-2008, 05:52 AM

Are you kidding? MSI makes some excellent performers for both ATI and NVidia models. On the last build the MSI Radeon X1300Pro 356mb model ran HL2 and other games on high settings at 1280x1024 there. And that was a lowww... end model card.

The price factor brings you to the mid range models that simply won't see as much support for antiliasing and antisotropics. The rebate for the 8600GT bringing the total down to $75 is the bargain for a DX10 card there however.

repo485 · 02-11-2008, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

Are you kidding? MSI makes some excellent performers for both ATI and NVidia models. On the last build the MSI Radeon X1300Pro 356mb model ran HL2 and other games on high settings at 1280x1024 there. And that was a lowww... end model card.

The price factor brings you to the mid range models that simply won't see as much support for antiliasing and antisotropics. The rebate for the 8600GT bringing the total down to $75 is the bargain for a DX10 card there however.

I agree with u totally, I mean you dont hear MSI that much but they do punch out some pretty kick ass cards every once in a while

PC eye · 02-11-2008, 08:49 AM

When putting the present build together here I wanted to step up from a low end card to a better performer for a few different reasons. That was prior to seeing the X3600s and X3800s PCI-E 2.0 cards and boards alike at the time to replace a fast 939 build.

The HD 2600 and 8600s alike offer the DX10 support while also seeing DVI and HD for the newer lcd monitors out. Just in time since the old lcd was seeing problems.

I still have to try out the DVI cable over using the vga adapter on the Viewsonic ViewDock model seen at http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lc...ries/vx1945wm/

02-10-2008, 02:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
aod43254 New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Age: 17 Posts: 21	which would be the best choice first time build and im looking at two video cards im looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130021 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127295 plz give me some advice as to which i should choose. i know for a fact that they will both run the games i play fine

02-10-2008, 02:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,492	Both are mid range model with the 8500 by MSI being Vista ready. For simply running an older model for XP the 7900s are seeing lower prices at this time. MSI and EVGA are both two of the top performers brandwise. __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 8,174	Both are low end cards, I would say overall the 7600GS would beat a 8500GT unless you just want directX 10 but the 8500GT isnt strong enough to really do anything with it. If you want a cheap card go for atleast a 7600GT or 8600GT __________________ NZXT Apollo Phenom 8750BE 3.0ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb.

02-10-2008, 03:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,492	For $99 pr less a pair of MSI ATI driven models are seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...557&name=512MB The MSI NX 8600GT NVidia driven 512mb card is seen for $95 with a $20 rebate offer at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127310 __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

02-11-2008, 05:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,492	Are you kidding? MSI makes some excellent performers for both ATI and NVidia models. On the last build the MSI Radeon X1300Pro 356mb model ran HL2 and other games on high settings at 1280x1024 there. And that was a lowww... end model card. The price factor brings you to the mid range models that simply won't see as much support for antiliasing and antisotropics. The rebate for the 8600GT bringing the total down to $75 is the bargain for a DX10 card there however. __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

02-10-2008, 03:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,413	Yeah they are both really low end cards, I don't recommend gaming with them, they are really useless. If you want to game with old games then they would be fine, but for recent releases, then you would have no hope. If its a choice of those two, I would go for the 7600GS, there if a reason for it being more expensive than the other one.

02-10-2008, 03:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
aod43254 New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Age: 17 Posts: 21	i am open to suggestions to a different video card but i must say i am on a budget about $100 maybe $110 is the most im willing to spend on a video card

02-11-2008, 05:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,413	Yeah that 8600GT card with $20 would be the best choice for your price range. Don't expect blazing performance from that card though, its only good for light gaming, it will play recent games but only have really low graphical settings.

02-11-2008, 08:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,492	When putting the present build together here I wanted to step up from a low end card to a better performer for a few different reasons. That was prior to seeing the X3600s and X3800s PCI-E 2.0 cards and boards alike at the time to replace a fast 939 build. The HD 2600 and 8600s alike offer the DX10 support while also seeing DVI and HD for the newer lcd monitors out. Just in time since the old lcd was seeing problems. I still have to try out the DVI cable over using the vga adapter on the Viewsonic ViewDock model seen at http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lc...ries/vx1945wm/ __________________ What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Tec...6355541&page=1 Making an Old Brain Young http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hea...6371136&page=1

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