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Hi group

Can someone recommend a 'best band for buck' videocard.
I have a 8x AGP slot.

Cheers
Sharp

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"Sharp" <Sharp@SharpAddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hi group
>
> Can someone recommend a 'best band for buck' videocard.
> I have a 8x AGP slot.
>
> Cheers
> Sharp
>
Can I humbly suggest that no-one here will help you. Try
alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati

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Investigate a Geforce 6600gt. Or similar priced ATI variant.

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"Carl" <me@theworld.universe> wrote in message
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> Investigate a Geforce 6600gt. Or similar priced ATI variant.


Is the Geforce 6600 (non-GT) faster than the Radeon 9600Pro?

Cheers
Sharp

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"Sharp" <Sharp@SharpAddress.com> wrote in message
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> "Carl" <me@theworld.universe> wrote in message
> news3ahir$39e$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
>> Investigate a Geforce 6600gt. Or similar priced ATI variant.
>
>
> Is the Geforce 6600 (non-GT) faster than the Radeon 9600Pro?

yes

>
> Cheers
> Sharp
>
>
>
>

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"Sharp" <Sharp@SharpAddress.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Carl" <me@theworld.universe> wrote in message
> news3ahir$39e$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
>> Investigate a Geforce 6600gt. Or similar priced ATI variant.
>
>
> Is the Geforce 6600 (non-GT) faster than the Radeon 9600Pro?

Yes.

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Sometimes the "best bang for the buck" isn't a big enough bang. The 256mb
6800GT costs a lots less than a 6800 ultra or ultra extreme and gets nearly
all of the performance possible today from a single card. Specifically the
BFG 6800GT OC is probably the best choice here with a slight (20MHz) higher
clock rate, dual cooling fans, and only one slot used. I also find it nice
and quiet in its current model. The original version had the radial type
fan. The new one has two axial fans.

With a 1600x1200 TFT, I can play all of my games at 1600x1200 with good
performance. Of course if you have a 14" monitor at 800x600 or something,
then a lesser card would perform adequately for you. You need to look more
at your expectations of performance rather than just at value/dollar.


"Sharp" <Sharp@SharpAddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hi group
>
> Can someone recommend a 'best band for buck' videocard.
> I have a 8x AGP slot.
>
> Cheers
> Sharp
>
>

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You might find this worth a look:

http://www.extremetech.com/article [...] 533,00.asp

"3D Graphics Price-Performance Shootout"

The 6600GT looks like a good choice, although it's not cheap (>$175 US at
Newegg).

Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

"Sharp" <Sharp@SharpAddress.com> wrote in message
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> Hi group
>
> Can someone recommend a 'best band for buck' videocard.
> I have a 8x AGP slot.
>
> Cheers
> Sharp
>
>

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"Bob Knowlden" <nkbob@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> You might find this worth a look:
>
> http://www.extremetech.com/article [...] 533,00.asp
>
> "3D Graphics Price-Performance Shootout"
>
> The 6600GT looks like a good choice, although it's not cheap (>$175 US at
> Newegg).
>


Thanks for posting that article. I have a 9800 Pro in my main computer, and
while I'm not looking to replace it anytime soon, I wanted to see how it
stacked up against some of the newer offerings using the same test bed.
This article was a very good read.

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> Thanks for posting that article. I have a 9800 Pro in my main computer,
and
> while I'm not looking to replace it anytime soon, I wanted to see how it
> stacked up against some of the newer offerings using the same test bed.
> This article was a very good read.

Been doing some reading, and the best bang for buck card are in the
following order:

[Australian dollars]
1. 6600GT 128MB AGP~$300
2. 6600 256MB AGP $220 / PCI-e $180

Annoys me that the PCI-E is $40 cheaper than AGP!
Going for second best - significantly cheaper!

Cheers
Sharp