What video card should i get for around $200?

[KBemani]

:rolleyes:

Ok, i have spent about 800 on a computer and i still need to get a video card. I really want a bad@ss video card but i dont want to spend over 200$. This is my computer:

AMD 1.4Ghz
ABIT KG7 RAID
256meg DDR ram

What kinda card should i get? I can go a little over 200 if necessary, but i dont really wanna go over 220

Thanks,
KBemani

[funnyperson1]

for 225 i have seen the radeon8500 around, seems like the best bang for your buck-excellent 2D, Ti500 performannce (almost) and a low pricetag......or fr around 160 you can get a Geforce3 Ti200 whose performance isnt that far off, but is lacking in visual quality and 2D....the smoothvision looks beautiful on the 8500s while the AA on the Geforce3s are nothing new....

[Warlord2]

you can get the radeon 8500 for under $200 at www.pricewatch.com

[funnyperson1]

Originally posted by Warlord2
you can get the radeon 8500 for under $200 at www.pricewatch.com
yes, but that is the OEM version, if you get an 8500 make sure to get the ATI retail clocked at 275/275 otherwise i suggest you get a Ti200...the OEMS are clocked at 250/250 and while they still beat the Ti200s the overclockability is severely limited and high quality Ti200 can overclock to hoigher speeds...

[Da Whip]

Checkout this review of Visiontek GeForce Ti cards, The Ti 200 looks like a great card for under $200. Better driver support than the Radeon;
http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/vidcards/visiontek/ti/[/URL]

[funnyperson1]

well have to wait and see about the drivers, so far ATI has been releasing drivers every few weeks pretty much on the same pace as nvidia, and the newest set (check out review at anandtech/tomshardware/hothardware) look pretty solid both in performance and in stability......in fact, remember how long of a gap it was between when nvidia promised the Det4s and how long the Geforce3 owners had to wait to get an almost 50% performance boost?

[KBemani]

I just ordered the Radeon 8500 at invado.com, here is the link to it:

https://www.invado.com/products/components_detail.jsp?partNumber=VC226

its not OEM and it costed me about 210 for final price

i hope i made a good choice, tell me what yall think

KBemani

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AMD K7 T-Bird 1.4Ghz
ABIT KG7 RAID Motherboard
ATI Radeon 8500 64MB DDR
256 MB DDR RAM
20GB 7,200rpm HD
Turbo Aspire ::cough::unmodded::cough:: case
its whats inside that counts anyway right?
(thats it for now, maybe more to come)

[funnyperson1]

actually it sayswhite box which means its OEM, i suggest you cancel your order, or if there is a restocking fee, it should be a fine card....nowhere does it say that its a retail....

[KBemani]

why whould it say white box when OEM is used throughout the page? This doesnt make sence, this is the only place that i see them use the term whitebox. AHH, i hope this card is good.

[funnyperson1]

dont worry, its a good card, and you still got a pretty good deal, and about the white-box its just a differnet name used to trivck people...

[KBemani]

thanks for the info, i probably wouldnt have a card for a while if it wasnt for your info.

thanks alot

[funnyperson1]

no prob, hope youre happy with your card, be sure to post some benchies :)....