Pick a video card for me

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Jamin43

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I'm not looking for high end gaming - I'd be fine with an onboard Video Card as my first build right now - but the i7 MOBO's don't seem to have any on board video cards. Hence, I have to pick a video card from the link below.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048 4026&name=$50 - $75

I'm building on a budget - so price sensitive. Since I'm being forced to buy a Video Card with the i7 - I figure I should at least consider somewhat gaming in it's purchase. I figured the 50-75.00 range is about the highest I'd like to go for this component. If I try gaming on lower settings and want a better gaming experience ultimately - I can upgrade later - without being out too much coin on the first card.

* Definitely want to be able to watch a Movie on 1 monitor when I'm multi-tasking on the other.
* If there's a good card for 50 bucks or less, I'm all over that
* If there's a card with a game included - bonus
* If there's a particular brand of card / or specific technology in this price range that I should " DEFINITELY " - I'd love to know what they are.

I don't know squat about Video cards = what brand - or what technology is worth it's salt today re: Video card. So welcome any and all opinions from those who are more " in the know " on this topic. If you've got a recommendation - if you please let me know why so I can make an informed decision re: what I ultimately purchase.

Thanks
 
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Jamin43

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Bodaggit23 said:
If someone forced me to put a low end card in my high end build,
I would choose this card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150373
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Thanks. I was looking for some reviews of that card on NewEgg - but they didn' thave any new ones I could look at. Under the same XFS - How does this card compare to the one you posted? Simliar - lower - or higher quality?

XFX PVT96OZDFU GeForce 9600 GSO 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150340

It's a bit more upfront - but comes with 20.00 rebate and WOW - Call of Duty games OEM free of charge? Puts it at the $70.00 mark ( + $50.00 worth of games ) with a little wait.
 
Bodaggit23

Bodaggit23

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GeForce 9600 GT
Core Clock 650MHz
Memory Clock 1800MHz
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type DDR3

GeForce 9600 GSO
Core Clock 580MHz
Memory Clock 800MHz
Memory Size 1GB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR2

I would still choose the GT.
 
lion149

lion149

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The 9600gso because its not "recertified" and it would be cheaper if you sold the games in theory...
 
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Jamin43

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Bodaggit23 said:
GeForce 9600 GT
Core Clock 650MHz
Memory Clock 1800MHz
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type DDR3

GeForce 9600 GSO
Core Clock 580MHz
Memory Clock 800MHz
Memory Size 1GB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR2

I would still choose the GT.
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I'm still evaluating this component - still contemplating bumping my video card budget up a little.

So for Video card performance evaluation - the above listed stats are the most relevant to chip evaluation?

Also, is there any particular brand or brands that are pretty much reliable / good C.S. if getting a faulty product? So I can choose that brand of whatever chip technology I decide on. I'm assuming XFX is a reliable brand based on what I've read so far? Any others?

Thanks
 
mep916

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The 9600 GT would be your best bet in that price range. Any reason why you want an i7 rig?
 
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Jamin43

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mep916 said:
Any reason why you want an i7 rig?
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My current PC is 2 Pentium 4's at one desk - b/c I can't multitask em. I could have probably gotten by with a Dual Core CPU - but really wanted a quad core. When I started adding in case / PSU / MOBO / and Operating System - I didn't want to rebuild a PC again in 3 years. That left me with the Phenom II AM3 or i7 Platform where I could build in a new Socket - and get one more drop in one CPU upgrade before I moved onto socket for another full build.

I was looking at the Phenom II 940 AM2+ / and the Phenom II 955 / then I saw the i7 Chip went on sale for 200.00. That put me over the edge. Everything I've read - is it's a leap ahead of the Phenom II in multi-tasking - and competes on par with the AMD in Gaming.

IT looked like I was getting a nice jump in performance between the 955 and i7 for a little difference in price. The MOBO is the only thing really pushing the price up - as the CPU is actually Cheaper than the phenom for me.
 
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