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10-23-2006, 11:52 PM
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new vid card
well im building a new pc for my little brother and well id like not to spend much seeing as the money for this rig is coming out of my own pocket hes into playing world of warcraft and now battlefield 2142 so i need a good vid card that wont cost much the max id have to spend on a vid card is about $140 dollars and has to be an AGP theres 3 vid cards im looking at and they are....
PNY GeForce 7600GS 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133176 ATI Radeon X850PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO AGP $139.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102606 XFX GeForce 6800XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP $126.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150163 please help me out this is the last thing i need on the rig and im good to go. ty ahead of time 
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10-24-2006, 12:05 AM
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I'd personally go with the X850PRO.
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10-24-2006, 12:40 AM
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Radeon all the way. Plus, it has VIVO. The 6800 isn't really worth considering except for its lower price point with the MIR. The 7600GS isn't strong enough to really do the SM3 stuff well, so why buy it when the Radeon can cream it on SM2 and the like.
The ONLY consideration that the 7600GS has is if you do not have a very strong powersupply. If you have less then a 400W power supply, or your supply has weak 12 volt rails, you may look at the 7600GS. That Radeon is a bit power hungry. I'd rather buy a new PS while I"m at it then buy an inferior card, though.
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10-24-2006, 07:47 AM
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The X850Pro is the best performing card of the three, and can be unlocked to an X850XT if you're willing.
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