What's the better card: ATi X1650Pro or Nvidia 7600GT?

Definitely the 7600GT.

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I don't favor either card, but to the people saying Nvidia 7600GT, do you realize there are two versions of the x1650PRO?

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Thanks, kaotao. I was just making sure. The 7600gt supports dual monitors, correct?

The 7600GT is better that the x1650Pro or the x1650XT in all games.

http://vr-zone.com/?i=4336&s=7

As has been said above, the X1650XT is comparable to the 7600GT... in fact, it noses it out just a little (almost insignificantly) in most benchmarks. The X1650Pro is more a competitor to the 7600GS.

The X1650XT costs about 10-20 bucks more than the 7600GT right now, but its only just arrived on the market. Hopefully the prices will drop a little by Christmas and I'll grab one (maybe even an X1800GTO if it's priced around $150).

yup

I third that.

Yes, if you need a card right away the 7600GT is the way to go. But like I said, there is not a huge deal of difference between the prices of the 7600GT and the X1650XT, and Christmas sales might close the gap. What's your budget by the way?

I don't need it right now per say, but I'm ready to buy right now. Though prices continuously fall in the GPU market.

I just want the best for the $$$ entry-level card. The 7600gt after rebate is pretty attractive. I mean, if there is a card that's way better for $30-40 that's not a problem. I just don't want to spend X amount and be held back by my vintage 3.0gz P4-1.5gb/pc3200. Not to mention I'll probably build a new system after tax time next year.

Games along the lines of CoD2 would be nice to play at high or close to high settings. I've never played FarCry either.

you could buy 2 kvm switches, lol!

There was a sale going on up here in canada (toronto). A BFG 7600 GT OC for 175$ - 50$ mail in rebate... Although the rebates take a while it was quite the outstanding price. You cant go wrong for a 125$ video card like the GT (after savings). I would be reluctant to purchase a 7600 gt for more then 200$ though.

They are both good cards its a hard choice. Ultimately though the cheaper card that provides the same bang, is worth the route to go. You cant go wrong with a BFG either specially for gaming.

Also no reason to wait for DX 10. They wont be making any games any time soon that aren't backwards compliant with dx 9 cards. Think about how many people out there upgrade recently or in the past. Game publishers cant catter to only DX 10 people. The 7600 will last you until the summer of next year and youll be able to play the latest games.

Granted you cant play with the highest resolutions and details possible, but then again you cant really do that with most cards under 250$. Its a tough call. Waiting only makes the old cards cheaper, and the new ones more expensive. So unless you think youll be dropping 500 to 600$ in early Janurary when the r600 from ATI comes out, theres no point to wait it out. Otherwise you can wait forever because its a fact next month will yield better cards and prices.

Edit- double post.