tywiggins Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I'm looking to spend up to $150 on a new video card (PCI-Express). What are the best cards that are available for $150 or less. One card that I'm considering is the Radeon X1600 PRO 512MB. I can get it from ATI's store for $199. But if I send an old video card to them, I get $50 back. Bringing the total to $149 + cost of sending old video card to ATI. (I have some old video cards that are pretty much useless, except for this) Here are some other cards that I'm considering: BFG Tech 7600GT 256MB - $114 After rebate from Newegg.com eVGA 7600GT 256MB - $110 After rebate from Newegg.com Does anyone have any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloppyChris Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I'm no video card expert, but my standard advice for computer technology has always been to buy the best you can afford without paying the markup on brand spanking new products. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutushayesosu Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I got the BFG Tech 7600GT 256MB off of ebay for $120. I sold some stuff to help pay for it so it was really cheaper than that. Im liking it. The only game I have that gives me issues is FSX but everyone has issues with that "game". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 X1600 PRO 512MB. have it. LOVE IT. I'm getting amazing graphics. and i have 1.5 sticks of ram. this card is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tywiggins Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 X1600 PRO 512MB. have it. LOVE IT. I'm getting amazing graphics. and i have 1.5 sticks of ram. this card is amazing. I'm still not sure. According to tomshardware.com, and a couple of other sites that I've looked at, the 7600 GT is better in the benchmarks than the x1600 Pro 512MB. I haven't really seen anything yet that says that the x1600 Pro 512MB is better than the 7600 GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 have heard that card is better, and since you can get at the same price, get the gt one. some kid told me that, but that was when the other one was more expensive. of course NOW i remember all of that when I should have told you this earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinerschas2 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 the 7600gt is going to give you the best bang for your buck. i would have that card if i had pci-express. the 1600xt isnt too shabby either. word of advice, stick with newegg.com really good prices, and the shipping and service is top notch. just because the 1600 is 512mb doesnt automaticly mean it will perform better. The gpu has to take more time to access and use the more available ram. Plus i believe the GPU and memory on the 7600gt is faster clocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tywiggins Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 Newegg has the connect3D version of the X1600 PRO 512MB for $100 after rebate. But, I think I'll go with the 7600GT. It seems to be a better card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tywiggins Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 the 7600gt is going to give you the best bang for your buck. i would have that card if i had pci-express. the 1600xt isnt too shabby either. word of advice, stick with newegg.com really good prices, and the shipping and service is top notch. just because the 1600 is 512mb doesnt automaticly mean it will perform better. The gpu has to take more time to access and use the more available ram. Plus i believe the GPU and memory on the 7600gt is faster clocked. Thanks for your response. I buy most of my computer parts from newegg.com. zipzoomfly.com is another site I buy from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin_Joe Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130062 That looks like the best deal around at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tywiggins Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130062 That looks like the best deal around at the moment. I know. That was one of the cards in my original post. Edit: Actually the BFG one is cheaper because it has free shipping. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814143049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOLINK Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 How about a Radeon 345M----ummmmm sorry that's my video card lol, stupid laptop :joystick: ...Well atleast it runs MVP crisp at 800x600 :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin_Joe Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I know. That was one of the cards in my original post. Edit: Actually the BFG one is cheaper because it has free shipping. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814143049 Oops my bad, must be the beer. You can't go wrong with either one but imo i'd go with the eVGA. They have better support and warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinerschas2 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 no prob ty, i'm lookin for a power supply to run my 6800xt, i guess a 450w with a 15a 12v rail doesnt do it, getting a ton of hanging and random reboots. problems stopped when i put the old 6200 back in. man 60 bucks for a good supply. yeah geo, im wondering how my mvp will run on my other computer with an intergrated geforce 6100. oh man, im having withdrawls, power problems preventing me from playing mvp for over a month. sorry about the unintentional hijack of the thread. yeah a 7600 is the best performance to price card for your range. You will be delighted by its performance. Make sure you post the screenies of mvp running at 1900x1200, with 12xAA and 16AF with HDR, bloom lighting, dx10 action, 120fps and 8x resolutions that only mvp06 gives us. Ok so its not a brand new game, but it sure will run nicely at 1280x1024 and all the AA you can take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 The X1600 PRO 512MB will come out to 100 bucks on Black Friday :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinerschas2 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 that's true also, best buy, correct kc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleMo Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 where is that black friday ad website anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinerschas2 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 http://bfads.net/ http://www.blackfriday.info/ they both have the same info though have fun specific best buy ad http://www.blackfriday.info/ads/best-buy-b...-friday-ad.html located very near the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tywiggins Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 Samsung 19" Widescreen LCD Flat Panel Monitor for $129.99 Hmmm :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngdot Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I also noticed that... shame I have to be at work at 5:30am that morning :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutushayesosu Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 PNY Verto GeForce 7900 GS 256MB PCI Express Graphics Card $149.99 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1155072371459 Dont know if this is a great card but its in your price range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinerschas2 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 the GS is generally the budget model name of what ever card it is. Im pretty sure the 7800gt is better than the 7900gs. I would research it, but the seahawks are on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tywiggins Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 the GS is generally the budget model name of what ever card it is. Im pretty sure the 7800gt is better than the 7900gs. I would research it, but the seahawks are on The 7800gt is better than the 7900gs. The 7800gt costs over $300 though. The 7900gs looks like it is better than the 7600gt though. I looked on tomshardware.com and the benchmarks are better for the 7900gs. This is from wikipedia, NVIDIA has recently released the 7900 GS, which is designed to fill the gap between the GeForce 7600 GT and the GeForce 7900 GT. The GeForce 7900 GS has 20 pixel processors, 7 vertex processors, 256-bit memory bus, and comes clocked at approximately 450 MHz/1320 MHz for core/memory, which should provide slightly sub-par performance to the 7900 GT. The GeForce 7900 GS is powered by the latest graphics chip code-named G71, thus, comes with dual-link DVI outputs and other advantages the G71 has over predecessors, particularly, very low power consumption I wasn't even considering buying the 7900gs before because I didn't find it for under $200. But, at $149.99 plus tax, it looks like a good deal. (And I won't have to wait for a rebate) Thanks brutushayesosu for the bestbuy link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Samsung 19" Widescreen LCD Flat Panel Monitor for $129.99 Hmmm I am looking at this same monitor and I am thinking about buying it but MVP looks like crap in widescreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbully Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Here are some current deals on LCD's: BenQ FP202W Black 20.1" 8ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 600:1 Contrast for Only $199.99! Use coupon code: BENQFP202W9403 (expiration unknown) Acer AL2017BMD 20" LCD for $219.99 after Rebate! Samsung 205BW 20" Widecreen LCD for $239.99 after Rebate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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