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What Video Card

Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:39 pm

What is a good video card...that wont cost over $200 and has at least 128mb. I want to upgrade.
I currently have a GeForce 3 Ti 200 64mb DDR.

Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:31 pm

Radeon 9600XT, exactly $200.

Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:32 pm

Radeon 9600XT for $189 from newegg.com

very powerful card for that kind of price

Tue Dec 09, 2003 2:20 pm

YOu might also consider

Albratron Geforce FX5900 128MB Video card Model FX5900PV Retail

Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: GeForce FX 5900/400MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/850MHz
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X


It is $199 at newegg, free shipping.

Anyone know how the 5900 fairs against the 9600? I would guess it is significantly faster but that is just a guess.

Jim

Tue Dec 09, 2003 2:43 pm

the 5900 is better than the 9600pro, for the most part. I'm not sure how well it runs when you enable AA/AF

look for some reviews of it at tomshardware.com, scroll to the bottom and click on graphics cards

Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:26 pm

The 9600 Pro kicks the shit out of the FX 5900 in ALL DX9 related games. Sorry, but you'd be better with at least a Radeon 9600 Pro - the GeForce FX's don't cut it when it comes to the future games that use DX9 (like a lot of current games).
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