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Default best video card to get right now - 02-09-2004, 02:54 PM
Im considering getting a new one, Mine will probly get me trough to the spring but then il need to upgrade. What are the best cards out right now that are about $130-$150 canadian( paying 400$ for a video card is just plain retarted). I also kinda wanna stick to Nvidia. Any ideas?
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 02:55 PM
#1. go with ati, better picture quality and better drivers.
#2. the radeon 9600xt should do it biggrin:
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 02:57 PM
http://shop.bizrate.com/buy/superfind.x ... _id=642072

VISTA 64Bit
C2Q Q6600 2.40G with Tunic Tower 120
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GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R 775 with Crucial Ballistix 4GB
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Default 02-09-2004, 05:48 PM
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#1. go with ati, better picture quality and better drivers.
#2. the radeon 9600xt should do it biggrin:
My computer has a radeon9200 AGP video card and it's 128 megs.
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 06:19 PM
Best overall performance.

-ATi 9800XT.

Best overall bang vfor your buck

-ATi 9600XT

Best Budget Card for AGP under 80 $

-5200 ULtra/Radeon 9100
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 08:06 PM
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#1. go with ati, better picture quality and better drivers.
#2. the radeon 9600xt should do it biggrin:
My computer has a radeon9200 AGP video card and it's 128 megs.
My computer has a radeon9800 AGP video card and it's 256 megs.
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 08:12 PM
why dose every one like ati cards?
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 08:16 PM
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why dose every one like ati cards?
better drivers and picture quality
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 08:34 PM
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why dose every one like ati cards?
better drivers and picture quality
there is alot more to it then that my friend.
  
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Default 02-09-2004, 11:22 PM
[url=http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTc2:f6a2b]ATI AIW 9800Pro[/url:f6a2b]

get that - also includes a tv tuner

next comp i build, i'm getting that beast

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Default 02-10-2004, 12:11 AM
[quote="Short Hand":9ef69]

Best Budget Card for AGP under 80 $

-5200 ULtra/Radeon 9100[/quote:9ef69] you can get a 9600 se 128 MB for $70
  
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Default 02-10-2004, 12:13 AM
whats so much better about the ati than the nvidia
  
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Default 02-10-2004, 12:14 AM
ati radeon same thing
  
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Default 02-10-2004, 07:00 AM
go to newegg.com
  
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