nVidia 7600GT? i need a $150 GPU!

anyone?

His budget it $150.

What type of games are you planning on playing?

And as far as games, I just want to play pretty normal ones, nothing like F.E.A.R. or Oblivion

His budget it $150.

What type of games are you planning on playing?

$170 is awful close to that...


Here is a 7900GS for $145, performs a little under the 1950pro and is a little cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150208

Can't argue with facts. I agree.

Well,

Its a 42% preformance increase for 11% more money. I call that value added advice on your part. All I had to offer was a testamonial. The research employed in my purchasing descision is 4 months old. Things change.

Have you considered to buy a used Graphics Card off ebay?

Yeah seriously, you can borrow $35 from someone for a month until you get your MIR back can't you? Or maybe save up some money for a couple more weeks? It is very very worth it.

Well, no urgency really. actually ive been shopping around for like 2 weeks and now ive decided that i am absolutely getting a new GPU. And the mail-in-rebate is a deal breaker because i dont have the money to put up front to buy it.

Also about Ebay, Ive had a bad experience in the past that resulted in my account being suspended and calls everday from them, so i cant make a new one or somehow theyll get ahold of my credit card number. And no i didnt scam anybody. I sold stuff and those little $0.25 fees add up... oh to lets say $180. So yeah...

I think you have made a good choice to slightly up the budget and allow yourself the time of a M.I.R. -Just be sure you feel out the rebate :!: A month from now you wont be regretting the fact that your GPU could have been 45% faster for $10/$15 bucks.

I am not sure as to a solid answer between the ATI or nVidia.

That x1950PRO seems to have some problems, according to the reviews...

and and no one answered yet. what about the 7900GS?

Below is a summary by Cleeve. It couldn't be more on point. Cleeve knows his @#!$. Looks like a tie.


BEST PCI-E CARD FOR ~$180: TIE
Geforce 7900 GS
Codename: G71, 90 nanometer technology
20 PixelShaders, 7 VertexShaders, 20 TextureUnits, 16 RasterOperatorUnits
256-bit memory bus
450 Mhz core, 660 Mhz DDR (1320 Mhz Effective) Memory

Essentially the card is an overclocked 7800 GT, sporting a 256-bit memory bus and decent clockspeeds, it's a very good performer and a solid card for the money.
While the X1950 PRO is a stronger performer, it's also a bit more expensive. The 7900 GS also has a good overclocking reputation, which the X1950 PRO does not.

Radeon X1950 PRO
Codename: RV570, 90-nanometer technology
36 Pixel shaders, 8 Vertex shaders, 12 Texture units, 12 Raster operations processors
256-bit external memory bus (512-bit internal ring bus)
575 MHz core, 690-MHz DDR (1380 MHz effective) Memory

The X1950 PRO is similar to the X1900 GT, the main difference being that it is not based on the X1900 XT, but a whole new and less power-hungry core. The card's main competition is the 7900 GS, which the X1950 PRO will beat in most benchmarks at stock speeds. However, the 7900 GS tends to be cheaper, and the X1950 PRO does not overclock well, so they are both good buys depending on what you plan to use them for.

Get the 7600gt it's around 100 after mail-in, plus the 7600gt get's all the power it needs through the pci slot.