Can't make a choice

[honsbeekgmail]

Hi ,

I need a new graphic card, and I want to choose from the ATI X series... There is so much to choose from it's making me NUTS...

I want to spend around 150 ~ 175 Bucks for it
Please recommend a good card , I multitask a lot and use internet and picture programs a lot ..
Also Games

thanks
Ralph

 

[cleeve]

I'd recommend a plain 12-pipeline X800, or better yet an X800XL if you can afford it.

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[pauldh]

AGP or PCI-e?


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[honsbeekgmail]

I will be getting myself a PCI-Express board this time so , PCI -Express

yes

 

[mofofosho]

"I need a new graphic card, and I want to choose from the ATI X series"

why not wait out the elusive "R" series since youve come this far

"I want to spend around 150 ~ 175 Bucks for it"

ooops, my bad!

 

[Crashman]

My favorite $150 ATI card is the 6600GT...wait, that's nVidia...does ATI even know how to make a $150 card any more?

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[cleeve]

Isn't that the targeted price for the X800GT?

I just checked, X800 GT's are being sold for under $140. Those are better than the 6600s, fer sure.

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<b>3dMark05: <font color=red>5,275</b>

 

[HardWareBoss]

No AGP!!!! :frown:

 

[Crashman]

Wow, you know, I haven't checked AVAILABILITY on AGP GTO's yet, but you might be on to something!

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[pauldh]

The GTO ain't your average GT though. GTO is going to be way over $150 I'd suspect.



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[Crashman]

Wusy, just wait until there's a ULi board with 2 x16 AND an AGP port!

Or perhaps, since the ULi Southbridges also interface ATI Northbridges, a Crossfire board with AGP8x added!

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