what kind of a PCI-E card would you recomend

tdeath101 · 06-20-2006, 10:21 PM

im on a 150$ budget and i need a good-enough video card (PCI-E) to handle the new games such as F.E.A.R, Farcry, Crysis and so on. atleast a decent video card that plays on medium to low settings. which would you recomend?

bigsaucybob · 06-20-2006, 10:24 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150141

With the rebate its exactly $150.

tdeath101 · 06-20-2006, 10:27 PM

hey clear something up with me and my brother, my brother says theres a difference between a video card and a graphics card and i think theres not. is it really different?

tdeath101 · 06-20-2006, 10:33 PM

what about a ATi Radeon X1600PRO 512MB PCI Express Video Card w/TV-Out

underworld288 · 06-20-2006, 10:39 PM

the 512MB is nice, but the memory interface being 128-bit and the memory type being GDDR2 will not be so good. Another bad part is the 12 pixelpiplines. But, other then that it is a good card.

tdeath101 · 06-20-2006, 10:42 PM

what about the ATi X1300Pro 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Video Card w/TV-Out,DVI

tdeath101 · 06-20-2006, 10:42 PM

ATI is my favorite brand for video cards i don't like nvidia cards too much

bigsaucybob · 06-20-2006, 10:43 PM

the 7600GT is definitly one of the best cards for the money.

tdeath101 · 06-20-2006, 11:09 PM

what about the nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB DDR2 PCI Express VCD w/TV-Out?????

**tweaker** · 06-21-2006, 12:54 AM

Yes ATi is awesome, but so is nVidia so dont be a fanboy.

nVidias 7600GT would be the best for your budget, an excellent product.

06-20-2006, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	what kind of a PCI-E card would you recomend im on a 150$ budget and i need a good-enough video card (PCI-E) to handle the new games such as F.E.A.R, Farcry, Crysis and so on. atleast a decent video card that plays on medium to low settings. which would you recomend? __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

06-20-2006, 10:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 17 Posts: 3,913	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150141 With the rebate its exactly $150. __________________ Equipt NOW

06-20-2006, 10:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	hey clear something up with me and my brother, my brother says theres a difference between a video card and a graphics card and i think theres not. is it really different? __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

06-20-2006, 10:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	what about a ATi Radeon X1600PRO 512MB PCI Express Video Card w/TV-Out __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

06-20-2006, 10:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
underworld288 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Age: 17 Posts: 431	the 512MB is nice, but the memory interface being 128-bit and the memory type being GDDR2 will not be so good. Another bad part is the 12 pixelpiplines. But, other then that it is a good card. __________________ Sound System: Altec Lansing 4.1 Surround Sound RAM: 2 GB (DDR2 - 800) HDD: 420Gb Hard Drive OS: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (32-bit) GPU: Foxconn GeForce 8800GTS (628/983) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.66GHz MOBO: MSI P6N SLI-FI

06-20-2006, 10:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	what about the ATi X1300Pro 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Video Card w/TV-Out,DVI __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

06-20-2006, 10:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	ATI is my favorite brand for video cards i don't like nvidia cards too much __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

06-20-2006, 10:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 17 Posts: 3,913	the 7600GT is definitly one of the best cards for the money. __________________ Equipt NOW

06-20-2006, 11:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
tdeath101 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in the place you always wanted to be Age: 17 Posts: 285	what about the nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB DDR2 PCI Express VCD w/TV-Out????? __________________ Future Rig: Case: APEVIA X-Dreamer II /// Mother Board:NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Ram: OCZ SLI-Ready 1GB DDR2 1066 /// Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Hard Drive:WD Raptor X 150 GB /// Video Card:GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU:CORSAIR

06-21-2006, 12:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
tweaker Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 30 Posts: 2,954	Yes ATi is awesome, but so is nVidia so dont be a fanboy. nVidias 7600GT would be the best for your budget, an excellent product.

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