best card <$300

cx323 · 10-24-05, 07:01 PM

I'm getting a new videocard since i'm upgrading to pci-e. I'm selling my 6800gt for $300, so that's my budget for a new card. I was looking around and i'm deciding between a x800gto2 and another 6800gt, but feel free to offer any better ideas. I wanted to check with u guy's to see what the best one was. Thanks for any help

EvilCloudStrife · 10-24-05, 07:05 PM

u can find a x850xtpe or 7800gt for $300 if you look around

EvilCloudStrife · 10-24-05, 07:14 PM

ohh yeah, who did you find to buy your 6800gt for $300? good deal for you!

cx323 · 10-24-05, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilCloudStrife

ohh yeah, who did you find to buy your 6800gt for $300? good deal for you!

yea, i was expecting to get around 250 for it. and could u please link me to one of the deals u mentioned i looked around and the x850xtpe is around 450 and the 7800gt is around 350 which i don't want to spend? thanks

Jacobman · 10-24-05, 07:23 PM

I hate it when people do this to me, but you could get a x850xt for $319.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102483

Otherwise another 6800GT would be good or x850pro.

I have never seen a x850xtpe or 7800GT for $300, i need hard evidence to believe that, lol.

Turtle Shell · 10-24-05, 07:47 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150108

15$ more then the 850xtpe after the mir its a little more then what you said but its a real good card if not i would wait and save up a bit till you could get it,but thats just me:P

darksparkz · 10-24-05, 08:47 PM

I'd say use the money from your current 6800GT sale and drop in some extra cash to get a 7800GT. Look around pricewatch or pricegrabber.com to find some good deals.

LordDarik · 10-24-05, 10:31 PM

If you must be under $300 than another 6800GT or an X800XL will be great. But, if you can spend the extra cash, the 7800GT is an excellent choice.

JimmyHa · 10-25-05, 12:47 PM

I'd say Connect3d x800 GTO. Its ~$180, a lil faster stock than a GTO2 and comes w/ VIVO and a better coppper heatsink.

Quailane · 10-25-05, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LordDarik

If you must be under $300 than another 6800GT or an X800XL will be great. But, if you can spend the extra cash, the 7800GT is an excellent choice.

I'd stay away from the geforce 6 series. Very weak compared to the X8*0's

nicspits · 10-25-05, 02:30 PM

Don't know what quailane is smoking but regardless, dude, for a noticeable improvement, drop another $20-50 and get a 7800, tis the best value with ur budget and such. Or perhaps look at other areas of your system, new dvd burner, extra hard drive (faster hard drive). a raptorII would be sweet and you could probably fit that in with another 6800gt if you got it for cheap for what you wuold spend on just a 7800.

Yuriman · 10-25-05, 03:02 PM

I'd go with a 7800GT or X800GTO². You can flash the bios on that particular X800, and make it an X850XT or even XT PE.

The cheapest place I can find it is at ZipZoomFly, at $229. It started off as $199, but then Newegg and Allstar caught on and raised their prices.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=326820

Blackmage · 10-25-05, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Quailane

I'd stay away from the geforce 6 series. Very weak compared to the X8*0's

what are you talking about? how can you compare a X850 to a 6'series card an 6800ultra yes you could.

i say save some more and buy your self a nice 7800GT

maxio098ui · 10-25-05, 10:49 PM

yeah save and buy 7800 because otherwise youl just have to buy a on par 6800 card

Quailane · 10-25-05, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackmage

what are you talking about? how can you compare a X850 to a 6'series card an 6800ultra yes you could.

i say save some more and buy your self a nice 7800GT

I have an X800pro. I bought a 6800ultra to replace it. It couldn't match the pro when both were overclocked in America's Army (ut2k4), half-life2, or 3dmark05, so I sold the 6800ultra on ebay.

Xtreme Barton · 10-26-05, 01:06 AM

yes i think its down to 290 for 7800gt now.. look in cyber deals you should see the thread for it ( i think it says 300 on thread titile but since has went down in price)

sweet deal for such a card !!

bfg makes it too

Xtreme Barton · 10-26-05, 01:13 AM

sorry it says 299 now. until 10/31/2005

here is the linky
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...681&CatId=1560

nicspits · 10-26-05, 10:27 AM

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I have an X800pro. I bought a 6800ultra to replace it. It couldn't match the pro when both were overclocked in America's Army (ut2k4), half-life2, or 3dmark05, so I sold the 6800ultra on ebay.

you play at low resolution and detail or something? if you play your games in a way where the clock speeds are the only thing that would vary performance, yeah, a 6800 ultra or gt wouldn't hold up..... though if you have such a nice card, what the heck are you doing man!?!?!? Also keep in mind that the typical gamer plays more than jsut 2 game engines.... FarCry alone would through your assessment wayyy off.

10-24-05, 07:01 PM	Thread Starter #1
cx323 Member Join Date: Oct 2004	best card <$300 I'm getting a new videocard since i'm upgrading to pci-e. I'm selling my 6800gt for $300, so that's my budget for a new card. I was looking around and i'm deciding between a x800gto2 and another 6800gt, but feel free to offer any better ideas. I wanted to check with u guy's to see what the best one was. Thanks for any help
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10-24-05, 07:05 PM	#2
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EvilCloudStrife R. Kelly is my roll model Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesa, Arizona	ohh yeah, who did you find to buy your 6800gt for $300? good deal for you! __________________ Name: Apocalypse Motherboard: DFI NF4 Ultra-D Bios 623-3 CPU: AMD 939 Opteron 148 CABYE 0536 & XP-120 W/ Sanyo Denki 120mm Fan - 11x264 - 2900Mhz - 1.52V - 25C Idle - 38C Load RAM: OCZ Gold Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) - UCCC - 1:1 - 264Mhz - 3-4-3-8 - 2.68V Videocard: Evga 7800GT 256-P2-N518 (500/1200) DVD: NEC 16XDVD+/-RW Hard Drives: (1)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, (2)Western Digital 7200 250GB 16MB SATA2, Western Digital 7200 200GB 8MB IDE, (1) Westen Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (2) Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB IDE, (3) Removable Western Digital 7200 250GB 2MB USB2 Enclosure PSU: OCZ 520W SLI Powerstream Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite him holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game UNO
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10-24-05, 07:23 PM	#5
Jacobman Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: redding, California	I hate it when people do this to me, but you could get a x850xt for $319. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102483 Otherwise another 6800GT would be good or x850pro. I have never seen a x850xtpe or 7800GT for $300, i need hard evidence to believe that, lol.
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10-24-05, 07:47 PM	#6
Turtle Shell Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Glendora CA	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150108 15$ more then the 850xtpe after the mir its a little more then what you said but its a real good card if not i would wait and save up a bit till you could get it,but thats just me:P __________________ HeatWare
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10-24-05, 08:47 PM	#7
darksparkz Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	I'd say use the money from your current 6800GT sale and drop in some extra cash to get a 7800GT. Look around pricewatch or pricegrabber.com to find some good deals. __________________ Antec P182 w/ 3 Yate Loon D1SL-12 Intel DG965WH Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G.Skill 4x2GB DDR2 PC6400 4-4-4-12 WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB OCZ Vertex2 60GB SSD eVGA 8800GTS 512MB Asus DRW-24B1ST Corsair HX520 Scythe Ninja w/Panaflo 120mmx38mm FBA12G12M [Heatware] <---Or rather lack of heatware
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10-24-05, 10:31 PM	#8
LordDarik Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: General Hardware	If you must be under $300 than another 6800GT or an X800XL will be great. But, if you can spend the extra cash, the 7800GT is an excellent choice.
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10-25-05, 12:47 PM	#9
JimmyHa Registered Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX	I'd say Connect3d x800 GTO. Its ~$180, a lil faster stock than a GTO2 and comes w/ VIVO and a better coppper heatsink.
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10-25-05, 02:30 PM	#11
nicspits Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Portland, OR, again but working on getting out... again.	Don't know what quailane is smoking but regardless, dude, for a noticeable improvement, drop another $20-50 and get a 7800, tis the best value with ur budget and such. Or perhaps look at other areas of your system, new dvd burner, extra hard drive (faster hard drive). a raptorII would be sweet and you could probably fit that in with another 6800gt if you got it for cheap for what you wuold spend on just a 7800. __________________ Win 7 Ultimate I7 960 @4.4 maxin 75C MSI Xpower 1xASUS 560 TI 2xTB Blacks 2TB Seagate {{~~~HEAT~~~}} Custom modded PC71 RWB panels (in that order) Tripple top mounted rad. 1KW Antec 2xred led 80mm intake and exhaust, 3x120mm pull rad fans, 1x120mm center mount chipset fan.
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10-25-05, 03:02 PM	#12
Yuriman Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The OCFORUMS	I'd go with a 7800GT or X800GTO². You can flash the bios on that particular X800, and make it an X850XT or even XT PE. The cheapest place I can find it is at ZipZoomFly, at $229. It started off as $199, but then Newegg and Allstar caught on and raised their prices. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=326820
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10-25-05, 10:49 PM	#14
maxio098ui Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: amsterdam, in weed state holland	yeah save and buy 7800 because otherwise youl just have to buy a on par 6800 card __________________ current INTEL e8400 3900 mhz Xp-120 xtreme gigabyte X38-dQ6 4gb 2x1024 OCZ PLAT 800 ddr2 XFX 8800gts :santa: my good old lian li pc60 :beer: check my mame project here
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10-26-05, 01:06 AM	#16
Xtreme Barton Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Omaha,NE	yes i think its down to 290 for 7800gt now.. look in cyber deals you should see the thread for it ( i think it says 300 on thread titile but since has went down in price) sweet deal for such a card !! bfg makes it too
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10-26-05, 01:13 AM	#17
Xtreme Barton Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Omaha,NE	sorry it says 299 now. until 10/31/2005 here is the linky http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...681&CatId=1560
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