Best $200 video card...

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My brother would like to spend around $200 for a video card and I wondered if you guys could make a few recommnedations?

Thanks!
 

cleeve

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AGP it is best, but in PCI-e the vanilla 12-pipe X800 looks quite a bit better, IMHO... unless you have the premium motherboard and want the SLI upgrade path.

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Exactly.

No X800series in the Guide at all. :frown:

Call for an update a while back, but I know it's time consuming (*cough* Catalyst comparo *cough*).

Heck for me just doing a quick drive-by today, don't have time, been a week from hell this last week; Taxes, Car repair, HSF on Gaming rig Dies (runs for a few seconds at full speed then suddenly makes noise and then @ 400-800RPM [cpu @ 101 degreesC] before shutdown), Kyocera Dies after Stoopid Union Meeting (*grumble* stoopid union *grumble*) thanfully synch to laptop the loaner-7135 they gave me restores all but last weeks dates/phone numbers/settings (including ringtones! Gotta love smartphones :cool: ), flat tire Saturday night (Canadian Tire says too close to sidewall to plug! :mad: ). Plus just work and end of school in general! F'in Busy! :frown:


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