100-200 vidcard
 

Does anybody know what the best video card I could get in the 100-200 dollar range.

ATI Radeon x700?

On this sort of topic also, I am getting a laptop in the near future and was wondering how much I'd need to spend to run bf2 nice.

(sorry for taking your thread..... if anybody pays attention anyways..)

http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/vi ... 286&DEPA=1

ati radeon 9800 pro, its the card i have in my comp rights its a nice card

AGP or PCI-E? I'm guessing AGP. yeah the Radeon 9800Pro is a good card but I think for close to the same cash i'd get a Nvidia 6600GT (AGP) card.

9800Pro

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814161109

6600GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130220

Go with the 6600GT it runs the demo great.

probably around 2000-3000. i spent 2750 on mine, and it runs it perfect with a x800 pro at 1440 * 900 with 2x aa and 4xaf w/ max settings.

6600GT is the best AGP card out there for <200 hands down.

Just google some benchmarks comparing the 9800 to the 6600, the 6600GT should come out on top everytime.

And, the 6600GT's can be had for less then 150 if you time it right(mail-in rebates, free shipping, etc.)

i wouldnt get an ati radeon 9800 pro, its soon to be outdated, at least the 6600gt would last a little bit longer. i have one, and its a great vid card.

[quote="Cool Fool":43c63]i wouldnt get an ati radeon 9800 pro, its soon to be outdated, at least the 6600gt would last a little bit longer. i have one, and its a great vid card.[/quote:43c63]

6600 all the way. Easily runs Half-Life 2 16x AF, and 8x AA on all maxed settings. It also runs Battlefield 2 well on medium settings.

[quote="$p!k3":54fce][quote="Cool Fool":54fce]i wouldnt get an ati radeon 9800 pro, its soon to be outdated, at least the 6600gt would last a little bit longer. i have one, and its a great vid card.[/quote:54fce]

6600 all the way. Easily runs Half-Life 2 16x AF, and 8x AA on all maxed settings. It also runs Battlefield 2 well on medium settings.[/quote:54fce]
well i run bf2 on high...runs prtty good...yeah i just tried the hl2 thing i was very suprised!

Thank you guys, im probably going to go with the 6600. Good price.

[quote="Cpt. Obvious":4d7c3]Thank you guys, im probably going to go with the 6600. Good price.[/quote:4d7c3]

good choice

Any suggestions on a new motherboard and cpu. Im thinking about going with this. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... KV7V-2900A

thats a good deal but i'd get something more than a 2900+...gotta get something fast nowadays.

[quote="Cpt. Obvious":abc9c]Any suggestions on a new motherboard and cpu. Im thinking about going with this. [url="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1279020&Sku=MCM-KV7V-2900A"]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... KV7V-2900A[/url][/quote:abc9c]

dude you need to go with at least a 64bit chip.