Practical Graphics Card ?

[Ranekore]

First off I would like to say that I am a 16 year old working a minimum wadge summer job. So money is a big issue in choosing the right graphics card for me. I want to play next genration games like Everquest 2 ect... I was looking at Evga Geforce fx 5700 Ultra using DDR 2 memory/Gigabyte Radeon 9600 xt. Both are priced between 150-170 I believe. I have looked at alot of Reviews and Benchmarks but I would like to know which card offers the best realtime preformance in games. In the case of Everquest 2 which uses alot of shadows ect, I have began to lean more towards Nvidia. Please any opinions on realtime preformance of these cards would be great. Btw both have 128mb. Thanks

 

[HardWareBoss]

What is the max you can spend?

 

[PukePile]

List the rest of your specs (cpu, ram, ect)

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[MrPanther0]

well eq2 is comming out in septembber at the earliest, so you can wait a while. Your BEST bet by far would be to try to score a cheap 9800 pro, you should be able to find one around the 180-200 range. You will need atleast that for eq2

 

[Ranekore]

Computer specs: AMD Athlon xp 2500+ Barton core,Biostar M7NCD pro, 40 gig Western Digital hd 7200 rpm, 1 gig Kingston Hyper x DDR 333 (pc 2700), 400 watt antec true blue ps, graphics card?, sound card? This computer is in the making. I also plan to Overclock the cpu abit. Also 200 bucks or so would be my max spending if I really need it. I was looking at or around 170ish but I really want to play eq 2, farcry ect...

 

[Snorkius]

9800 pro is probably the best value card right now.

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[cleeve]

Wait till you can afford a 9800 PRO. If you can't wait, get a 9600XT, or better yet... get a used 9700 PRO on ebay!

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[blackphoenix77]

yeah, I'd go for a 9800Pro, I think you'd be happier.

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[HardWareBoss]

New Egg has HIS 9800Pro ICEQ for $239. Good deal on this card. That's if you can swing the money.