What is the best bang for the buck...?

Plantersclock · 08-20-2007, 07:33 AM

Im building a pc for a friend and he has about 160 to spend on his graphix card. As of now we are planning to put 2x 7600 gt's in it but i was wonder if it would be wiser to purchase a different card in the 160 price range. Please help. thanks

hermeslyre · 08-20-2007, 07:39 AM

8600gts,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130084

$160, will outperform two 76's in sli any day.

Short Ram Air · 08-20-2007, 07:43 AM

+ Dx10

Plantersclock · 08-20-2007, 07:44 AM

I didnt even look at the 8600 it might just work thanks a lot for the fast reply man

hermeslyre · 08-20-2007, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Short Ram Air

+ Dx10

I was meaning to say that but forgot, doh'

No prob man

Plantersclock · 08-20-2007, 07:51 AM

just for personal info do u think the 8600 is better than a 7950 gt 512mb

hermeslyre · 08-20-2007, 08:00 AM

The 7950gt is abit better. But it doesn't support DX10.

Schonza · 08-20-2007, 08:49 AM

It's a matter of whether you're running vista or not, and whether you'll have money to spend on it later on. Either way they are great cards for the money.

cheburns · 08-20-2007, 03:15 PM

I have a 7950gt because I was looking to spend that much on a video card and have no intention of going to vista soon so I didn't need dx10 and it runs anything I throw at it at the max resolution... its real nice

08-20-2007, 07:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Plantersclock New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	What is the best bang for the buck...? Im building a pc for a friend and he has about 160 to spend on his graphix card. As of now we are planning to put 2x 7600 gt's in it but i was wonder if it would be wiser to purchase a different card in the 160 price range. Please help. thanks

08-20-2007, 08:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
Schonza Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Victoria, Australia Age: 17 Posts: 702	It's a matter of whether you're running vista or not, and whether you'll have money to spend on it later on. Either way they are great cards for the money. __________________ formerly schoning16 Intel C2D E6300 @ 2.00 gHz 2 X 1024MB Transcend 667 mhz ram (dual channel interleaved) @ 3-3-3-9-12 320GB SATA Western Digital HDD. Gigabyte 945PL-S3 mobo. Foxconn TSAA891 Pioneer 111-D Dvd Burner. nVidia Geforce 7600 GS 256 mb Graphics Card. 19" Samsung Syncmaster 940BW monitor.

08-20-2007, 03:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
cheburns Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 555	I have a 7950gt because I was looking to spend that much on a video card and have no intention of going to vista soon so I didn't need dx10 and it runs anything I throw at it at the max resolution... its real nice __________________ Ultra X-Blaster ATX Mid-Tower Case with 2 x 120mm Thermaltake Fans ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.8GHz Processor with Zalman 9500 and AS5 CORSAIR ATX12V 520W Power Supply Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin PC2 6400 Memory BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 256MB Video Card Western Digital SATA SE16 Hard Drive - 2 x 400GB, 1 x 640GB Memorex 16x DVD+/-RW IDE Drive Samsung 20" 2ms Widescreen 206BW Windows XP Pro x64

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hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	8600gts, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130084 $160, will outperform two 76's in sli any day.

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Short Ram Air banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 214	+ Dx10

08-20-2007, 07:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Plantersclock New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	I didnt even look at the 8600 it might just work thanks a lot for the fast reply man

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Plantersclock New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	just for personal info do u think the 8600 is better than a 7950 gt 512mb

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hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	The 7950gt is abit better. But it doesn't support DX10.