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mshea787   07-30-2002 at 12:36:05 PM

i want to know what graphics card is best for a budget of around $150

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Earthdog   07-30-2002 at 01:03:28 PM
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Save a fwe more dollars and buy a Geforce 4 ti 4200. They are under $200 for the 128 meg version. I Believe you can get a 64 meg version for about $179 US dollars.

Id go for the 128 meg version because in the long run its the better card. Doom 3 will run 80 meg of just textures. A 64 meg card will take a serious performance hit trying to run all the detail at highest settings.

If you want to "future proof" your system get a 128 meg Geforce 4 ti 4200. Aweseome performance with a much lower cost than the ti 4600

If its not broke dont fix it.

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cakecake   07-30-2002 at 03:05:43 PM
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I'd say only two choices. $200 for the new Asus Ti4200 card that has tv out/DVI/video in functions if you want that kind of stuff. If you are only looking for 3d performance go get a 128MB Radeon 8500, it's $150 or less. If you really want to save money get a 64MB Radeon 8500 for $91.50 (shipping included) here:

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=14-102-226" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=14-102-226</A>

Newegg is a very reliable company I suggest you do all your shopping there.

Ordinarily I would be hestitant to recommend only a 64MB card to you since future games will use more and more memory, but since you want to save money that is the cheapest card you can buy with good performance.

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Crashman   07-30-2002 at 09:34:49 PM
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You can get a Hercules 128MB Radeon 8500 for $135 from newegg.

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