Wich card in your opinion?

[JaysinOC]

Hi I was wondering which 3d card you guys would think would run better.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1892411&CatId=318

or

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3101646&CatId=318

It will be running on an agp4x board not 8x

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My vote = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3805441&CatId=318

[JaysinOC]

That would be nice but I have a budget of like $60 since I am returning something to tiger direct :P

[ScottinIndy]

For $49.00 I think this would be a worthwhile choice

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4102215&CatId=318

[JaysinOC]

Anyone else agree?

[White_Pawn]

hmmm. The x800 gto should spank either card but it IS quite old. Otherwise the x1550 is better than the x1300.

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What games do you plan on getting ?
If it req's shader model 3.0 you will be out of luck with a x800 .

I have one for a backup card a x850xt I played Crysis on low with it .


This was my pro that i had before my Xt
http://www.hwbot.org/compare.do?resultId=560060
http://www.hwbot.org/compare.do?resultId=560038

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or save 20 more and get this
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4103516&CatId=318

[SeanBest]

If you can gather up about $20 you can get an HD3650 for around $80 before rebate and a little under $70 afterwards. Big step up from the X800 and X1000 series IMO.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131097 ($67.99 AR)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121260 ($69.99 AR)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161237 ($79.99)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102762 ($79.99)

[JaysinOC]

Well I was just given a free pci-e motherboard lol, so if I were to choose a pci-e video card would I be able to get a good card in the same price range?

[ghost_recon88]

Well I was just given a free pci-e motherboard lol, so if I were to choose a pci-e video card would I be able to get a good card in the same price range?

A PCI-E card for $60? This (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130356) when it comes back in-stock.

[NewbieOneKenobi]

Agreed.

My preference is to go with nVidia unless ATI's card for the same price is noticeably better. I generally prefer nVidia's drivers to ATI's and I don't trust ATI any more after the last 4800 series. From nVidia nothing below 9600GT or 9600 GSO makes much sense unless you get a good bargain on a used card, such as an 8800 (certain versions are more powerful than others, but let's not get too confusing).

[JaysinOC]

How about a 9500gt? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4042983&CatId=1558

[WorshipMe]

I was about to say the HD 4670 spanks the 9500GT for the same price, but then I just saw how expensive it is on TigerDirect, why is that?

[JaysinOC]

TigerDirect is weird for their prices, they have some good prices and some bad.

[NewbieOneKenobi]

Can you get a used 8800 GT (or GTS or whatever) from somewhere, or even a good bargain on a new piece? That might be the best purchase, I suppose, if you knew where to look, especially if the rest of your computer remains what you had with the AGP board.