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Angelus

Post subject: In the market for a new video card

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:19 pm

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and am looking for good places to find deals. I also wouldn't mind some suggestions on which card to get. When I bought my ATI 9700Pro it was one of the top of the line cards (and therefore pricy) but hope to find something mid-range this time. The games I play don't require top of the line vid cards.

I haven't shopped for a card in so long. What should I be looking for? Is 512MB vs 256MB a huge deal? Who is making the better mid-range cards these days, ATI or nVidia? Info like that would be most helpful.

This also naturally means I will not be in game until I get my new card (turns out the video memory in this one is dying).

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dbakke

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:14 am

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are you still on an AGP platform or PCI-E?

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GodOfGophers

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:57 am

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I certainly don't know much video cards but I always had nVidia. Never had any issues.

Sorry about the card, man. Have missed you online. Get it fixed asap!

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Angelus

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:19 am

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Think its an AGP.

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iJasonT

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:46 am

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I have a radeon 9800 pro 256. It is an excellet card but I always said my next card will be an Nvidea card. Nvidea cards handle doul monitors native and ATI always seems to bug up new games for some reason.

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dbakke

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:08 pm

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150131

Geforce 7800GS's or similar models are pretty much top of the line using AGP.

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:19 pm

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i have a GF 6800 its pretty

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Jeger

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:31 pm

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I still have my Voodoo 5500....not that I use it for anything now, But It looks great Collecting dust on my desk.

Damned nvidia!

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Angelus

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:34 pm

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I see I can get an ATI Radeon x1300 Pro for $130CDN from a local store. Anyone have experience with this card or know if its decent enough? Looks promising to my unprofessoinal eyes.

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