$145 Canadian for a Sapphire Radeon GTO x800...Good deal?

[jj_frap]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/SAPPHIRE-RADEON-X800-GTO-PCI-E-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ8792895505QQcategoryZ80190QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It includes shipping and taxes......Is this a good upgrade for a guy like me who doesn't have much money, wants to replace his GeForce 4 Ti4200 with something a bit less archaic (Don't worry...I have an ASROCK 939-DualSATA2.), and is mainly concerned with decent performance and DirectX 9 support?

 

[GluteusMaximus]

There's another Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO just like it on newegg.com for only $94, but it's just 128MB, but it's a damn good deal if you don't mind half the memory (I don't, for now.).

 

[Ian]

http://www.atic.ca/index.php?page=LongDesc&sku=22214
http://www.atic.ca/index.php?page=LongDesc&sku=22223

Meh, thats alright, depends what shipping costs etc.... plus its ebay..

You should consider a 7600 GT though, totally worth the extra $
http://www.atic.ca/index.php?page=LongDesc&sku=26866

Look around for a cheap X800GTO2, a few weeks ago they were $192 CAD at ATIC, unfortunately they are like $230 now for some reason.

Also, what games do you intend on playing? You might be better off getting like a 7600 GS, or even a cheap 6600, and then saving up for something better.

 

[jj_frap]

I'm not a huge gamer: I just want something that can play anything I may want to play reasonably competently.

I haven't found better than $145 Canadian (includin taxes and shipping) for an x800 GTO /w 256 MB GDDR3 RAM and it's doubtful that I will based on the research I've done.

I bought it already... :lol:

As for the 6600 GT, while I know it's cheap and that two of them running in an SLI solution smoke any other mid-range solution on the market, my motherboard, having only 1 PCIe 16x slot, does not have SLI support.

 

[GeneticWeapon]

coughR430cough

 

[jj_frap]

Dual 6600GTs are joke. Mid range? 6600GT is a low range, dead card. A single 6800 (plain) is probably better, and the proce of dual 6600GTs can get you a 7800GT, maybe even a 7900GT.

X800GTO is a good card, and if you trust eBay, then it's a good buy.

The Ti4200 I bought on Ebay has had an excellent 21 month run.

But now that I have a bit of money, it's time to pass the torch to a Dx9 card.