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cdawall
08-03-2006, 10:24 PM
i am planning to get a new agp video card any recommendations i have narrowed my list to
XFX nVidia GeForce 6800XT 256MB 2DVI/TV-out AGP Video Card $125.66
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1600Pro 256MB DVI/HDTV AGP Video Card $116.39
ATI Radeon X1300Pro 256MB AGP Video Card, Retail $128.75
MSI nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB DVI/TV/2H AGP Video Card $138.02
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1600Pro 512MB DVI/VGA/TV-Out AGP Video Card, Lite Retail $108.02 (after $30 rebate)
PowerColor ATI Radeon X1600Pro 512MB DVI/HDTV AGP Video Card $144.20
Asus nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB DVI/HDTV/2H AGP Video Card $153.47
All prices on ewiz if you found it cheaper pls tell me
SomeRandomGuy
08-03-2006, 10:28 PM
Could you tell us what you'll be using this card for? That will help us to recomend a card for you. If you're doing animation/CAD work or video editing, you need a different card than if you're just straight up gaming.
cdawall
08-03-2006, 10:43 PM
gaming and animation/minor vid editing heavy image editing thanx for quick reply
zekrahminator
08-03-2006, 10:46 PM
MSI 7600gs.
SomeRandomGuy
08-03-2006, 10:47 PM
I would recomend a card from the 7600 series. They're not the most powerful cards around, but they are pretty cheap and will work great for animation/video editing work. I have a friend who uses a 7600GS and he's an independent CAD/animation worker. I'm gonna look up some linkies, brb.
SomeRandomGuy
08-03-2006, 10:49 PM
Alright, here's (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130036) one from EVGA, the best company to get Nvidia cards from. Unfortunately, you'll need a second card for video input capabilities (there are no reasonable VIVO cards available).
SomeRandomGuy
08-03-2006, 10:52 PM
If you're really bent on a VIVO card, this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161172) is probably your best option, HIS is a great ATI company and the X850 series is extremely powerful, however, the 7600GS will have more features for animation, etc.
cdawall
08-04-2006, 04:23 PM
not to worried about vivo i have an intel pentium d 930 for that and it has a pny fx5700 vivo (bad choice at that time but what can you do)