Graphics Cards...

[RobMozza]

Can somebody please tell me which of the following are worth a look...

Asus ATI X800XL PCIe Dual DVI TVOut 256Mb Graphics Card
ASUS 256MB RADEON X800GTO VIVO PCI-E RET
GeForce 7600 GT PCI Express Graphics card
ATI X300SE low profile Graphics Card 128Mb PCI-E

Currently all under £55 on eBay.

Are these cards any good? and which is the best??

NO FOR MY CURRENT RIG, I am building a DFI Ultra II rig and I'm in need of a cheap GPU!!

Thanks in advance.

[nvidiaOCmaster]

Can somebody please tell me which of the following are worth a look...

Asus ATI X800XL PCIe Dual DVI TVOut 256Mb Graphics Card
ASUS 256MB RADEON X800GTO VIVO PCI-E RET
GeForce 7600 GT PCI Express Graphics card
ATI X300SE low profile Graphics Card 128Mb PCI-E

Currently all under £55 on eBay.

Are these cards any good? and which is the best??

NO FOR MY CURRENT RIG, I am building a DFI Ultra II rig and I'm in need of a cheap GPU!!

Thanks in advance.

7600GT for sure!!!!!

[RobMozza]

OK thanks for the advise, is that the best card listed?

Currently got a couple of days to run, so I'll keep an eye on the bids!

[Uqdroma]

7600GT for sure!!!!!

As a 7600gt owner (now SLI) I would tend to agree. But check this out while you're waiting for more responses...

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php

[Dan0512]

I suggest the x800xl

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html?modelx=33&model1=529&model2=567&chart=203

Select the two, compare, and see for yourself.

dan

[MadMan007]

It would go something like this performance-wise: 7600GT/x800xl; x800GTO; then a mile behind the x300. If the x800GTO can be unlocked to 16 pipes it would be at least as good as the x800xl.

Personally I'd take the 7600. I think it will remain usable for a bit longer than the x800s, don't get too caught up in the architecture details either just look at performance. Here's a comparison on some slightly older games: http://www.digital-daily.com/video/vgapcie_roundup_q306/ (Nothing against Dan but THG makes me :-/)

[nvidiaOCmaster]

Yea... X300=crap.


The X800xl is a little bit behind the 7600GT, but they perform equally.

[BossBorot]

If you can get the 7600gt for the same price as the others then get it for sure. If the price rises to much then fall back to getting the x800xl. I think that the ASUS x800gto uses the r430 chip but I dont know if it can unlock so I wouldnt bother with it. There is no reason to even cosider the x300 unless you like to be frustrated to the point of wanting to drive your head through a wall.

[Krogen]

7600GT because of Shader 3.0 and HDR. X800XL doesn't have those features. Both cards perform about the same.

[RobMozza]

Wicked fellas, thanks for the very informative links. I'll let you know what happens, but thanks again for your support.

Appreciated, thanks.

[MadMan007]

Newegg has some perpetual 7600GT deals in effect:

BFG 7600GT for $120 total shipped after $30 MIR
eVGA 7600GTS (not sure why they made up the GTS model name) looks to be identical spec-wise to a 7600GT, about the same price with a smaller MIR.

[BossBorot]

newegg doesnt do much good for people who live in the UK :-/

[RobMozza]

^^ Agree! ^^

But thanks for your help anyway, it's the thought that counts!

[MadMan007]

oopsie :beer:

[RobMozza]

The 7600 GT card in new condition is approx £120, so would a limit of say £60 be reasonable for my bidding purposes?

I'll let you know how I get on, thanks for all of your help fella's!

[RobMozza]

Didn't win the card, it sold for £86 which was too high for me :(

[albynomonk]

Definitely go with a 7 series nvidia or a X1 series ATI card.

[nvidiaOCmaster]

Didn't win the card, it sold for £86 which was too high for me :(

look for a 6600GT, defenatly a good performance to price ratio if youve got a good CPU, and they go for around 30$ nower days, itl hold ya over until you can get the cash for a 7600GT.

[RobMozza]

Cheers for your advise, will keep an eye on them! Thanks