Graphic card suggestions

[vdubbin2001]

Rebuilding for Battlefield 2. I purchase a Athlon64 3000+, 1gig 3200 ddr. I got an Abit nf8-v board cause I was going to buy an agp card, but pci-express is an option. I was researching ati 9800pro, 9600xt or if I got Pci-e a x700pro. I am looking to spend around the $200 mark.

 

[scottchen]

Go with the X800, it's about 170.

 

[RichPLS]

Link, I searched Newegg, and that range gets me a <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102340R" target="_new"> refurb ATI 9800 </A>

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[scottchen]

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102560" target="_new">152</A> for a brand new Sapphire X800, 12 pixel pipelines, 256bit memory bandwidth.

 

[RichPLS]

That ROX! WTF with them selling refurb 9800 for so much more!

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[pauldh]

That one is good for you since you'd rip that dinky heatsink off in a few seconds of opening the package. But for $6 more, the powercolor has the larger X800XL heatsink.


<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=658042" target="_new">3DMark05</A> <A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3781954" target="_new">3DMark03</A>

 

[scottchen]

But but... it's powercrapper...

 

[KCjoker]

Unless you're stuck on ATI I'd suggest a NEW 6600GT. You can get a EVGA AGP for $144 at newegg.

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130220</A>

 

[scottchen]

The x800 destroys the 6600gt EASILY! and by a LOT, especially on higher quality.

 

[pauldh]

Re-reading here, it sounds like you already bought a NF3 mobo, so PCI-e is not an option, only AGP. That paints a different picture. In AGP, X850XTpe ($399), X850XT ($350 After Rebate(AR)), AIW X800XT ($330 AR) GF6800GT($259), GF6800($155), GF6600GT($117 AR) or R9800 pro($105) would be your best options (best performer to worst, prices are best I have recently seen online in USA). On the bargain side, you can also buy a refurb HIS IceQ 9800 pro for about the same price as a new Sapphire. So if $200 is you limit, it's 9800 pro, GF6600GT, or GF6800.



<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=658042" target="_new">3DMark05</A> <A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3781954" target="_new">3DMark03</A>
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Pauldh on 07/10/05 07:40 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[KCjoker]

I know scottchen I was giving him the best AGP card price I knew of.