The Best Gaming Video Cards for the Money: July 2007

[pschmid]

Detailed video card specifications and reviews are great - that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best video card within a certain budget.

 

[marlborosmoker]

Woohoo, My first vid card is on the list (7300gt) and the card I replaced it with is also on it (x1950pro). Although the x1950pro still seems really power hungry

 

[jamesgoddard]

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[blade85]

thats cause we are in the UK and have to wait.... :lol: :lol: :roll:

 

[rammedstein]

yay, the HD2900XT is in there, w00t! - Ps, what is that card in the pik that is always used for best cards for money these days?

 

[mactronix]

Confused so why is it listed if we cant access it.
And am i missing something or isnt it the World Wide Web any more :lol: :lol: :roll:

 

[Multiplectic]

Maybe this has been said, but I noticed the X1800XT listed in both Tier 6 and 7. :?

 

[jamesgoddard]

BTW the UK costs you quote are way off, you put the X1950XT in the best £150 cat. when you can get them, in the UK with tax, for £104.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119441

 

[cleeve]

Maybe this has been said, but I noticed the X1800XT listed in both Tier 6 and 7. :?

Tier 6 is the X1800 XT, and tier 7 is the MOBILITY X1800 XT...

 

[mactronix]

Where are they getting uk prices from maybe they are just converting american prices and not checking in uk at all.
I dont know what the conversion rate is but they have the x1650xt way of also.$165 or £105 i just got one a week or so ago for £74.

 

[Discofunk]

What I would like to see benchmarked is say two 8800 GTS cards compared to one 8800 GTX Ultra. The price for the 2 GTS cards seems to be about equal to one 8800 GTX Ultra.

 

[cleeve]

What I would like to see benchmarked is say two 8800 GTS cards compared to one 8800 GTX Ultra. The price for the 2 GTS cards seems to be about equal to one 8800 GTX Ultra.

That's a great idea. I'm going to see if I can make that happen.

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

The correct words are: Abbra Cadabra:

 

[cleeve]

I'm going to propose that I write a separate version for you UKers.

Your prices are different and you deserve your own tailored 'best gaming cards for the money' article!

What are the cheapest sites to get video cards in the UK so I can do the research?...

 

[funke_munke]

Off the top of my head:

www.scan.co.uk
www.aria.co.uk
www.overclockers.co.uk
www.ebuyer.co.uk

Those are most of the major ones... Other people may have more but I use Scan myself.

Also... What is that GFX card in the article picture?!

 

[jamesgoddard]

What are the cheapest sites to get video cards in the UK so I can do the research?...

www.ebuyer.co.uk are probably the largest UK etailer, and are always close to the best price.

And remember - we all have to pay VAT (sales tax) so include this in the cost you quote

 

[leexgx]

so the prices are best guess prices then heh

so if i could access the US ver of tomshardware web site (that i prefer any way) the prices be in US ?

also you NEED to give the user the Option to use UK/EU or US as you cant completely rely on your web site to work out if i am in the UK or not

Any one on AOL UK or SKY UK boradband in the UK get the US web site but it lets you goto the UK one as well (if you put .co.uk on) cant you change it so we can use the US one as well, or do i have to use TOR or an web proxy to get to it

 

[jabba359]

Just picked up the Sapphire X1650 Pro AGP from newegg a few days ago for the $85 mentioned in the article, but they are also offering a $30 mail-in rebate, bringing the price (after shipping) to only $60! Can't really beat it at that price.

 

[Luscious]

This is not nitpicking, but you forgot to include the newer laptop gems in your chart:

-GeForce 8400M GS
-GeForce 8600M GS
-GeForce 8600M GT
-GeForce 8700M GT

In anticipation of your next question, you can find these in the following notebooks:

HP Pavilion dv9500t
Dell Inspiron 1720
Toshiba Satellite X205

When can we see these notebooks benchmarked?

 

[rammedstein]

i would also like to see a dual card comparison between 7900GS Sli and 1950Pro crossfire, in comparison to todays high end cards (8800gts, 8800gtx, 2900XT, 8800ultra) to see if they are viable.

 

[marvelous211]

I think a 1950gt should have been best for $110.... NOT 8600gt

 

[cleeve]

i would also like to see a dual card comparison between 7900GS Sli and 1950Pro crossfire, in comparison to todays high end cards (8800gts, 8800gtx, 2900XT, 8800ultra) to see if they are viable.

THere are a number of comparisons like that. The short answer is that a single high-end card is pretty much always better. Google some reviews to check it out.

 

[cleeve]

I think a 1950gt should have been best for $110.... NOT 8600gt

I can't find an X1950 GT below $130, and for that price it's worth the extra $10 for a PRO.

Remember, we don't consider rebates for the 'best cards for the money' list. But if you can find a good rebate price and are willing to wait for it, go to town...

 

[torque79]

I'll put in a second request for the 8000 series notebook video cards. I know there are less benchmarks available and you'll probably have to "guesstimate" them somewhat, but it would still be interesting.

I just ordered a killernotebooks laptop with the 8600GS 256mb so that would be interesting to see.

 

[DeCaff2006]

Well, I am not even quite sure what to say here.

It looks to me like every card has its extreme advantages, but, then has a critical disadvantage to go with it.

To name one in particular: The 8800GTS pretty much laughs at any modern game thrown at it; sporting DirectX 10 and the like. Its con is the fact that it runs pretty damn hot (mine is running idle right now at 50 degrees Celsius).

My final say in the matter is buy what you can afford.