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fiscap:
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--- Quote from: fiscap on October 06, 2005, 05:09:27 pm ---ATI is on the verge of releasing it's x1k line. The x1300 should start in the $100 range and should give you bang for your buck.
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=3566
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Read many of the benchmarks?
Nvidia < ATI
Once again..
Sucks, huge ati fan, but i went nvidia because lets face it, they own right now :)
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Actually, I have been checking out the benchmarks - as limited as they are right now.
"The basic architecture, clocks and memory size of the Radeon X1800 XT make it undoubtedly the fastest overall graphics accelerator on the planet, ATI regaining the crown they've not worn since GeForce 7800 GTX and G70 blew us all away back at the end of June."
Have another look - http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=3603
StormGiant:
IMHO the best site for hardware reviews is www.tomshardware.com. There are other good sites out there but this is the Consumer Reports of computer tech.
When I'm building a budget PC I search through the older round-ups to find out the best comparable products like motherboards and videocards and get the biggest bang-for-the-buck.
You can use pricewatch but double-check the seller rating at www.resellerratings.com. If newegg has it, I get it from them - their price+shipping usually can't be beat. If you've ever had to try and return something like a bad memory stick via online purchase, you know how important customer service is, and saving a buck or two isn't worth it.
D5A1AC:
--- Quote from: Clonedsheep on October 06, 2005, 05:01:25 pm ---I think I am going with ATI Radeon 9800 Pro.
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I can recommend this card. I've had it since the beginning of 2004 and it plays most recent games (Halflife 2, Doom 3 etc..) very well at above average graphics settings. It has no trouble with the Sims 2 at all. That's with 512MB ram and an Athlon 3200+ which is a pretty significant factor - Don't expect much performance if you have a low speed processor or very little ram.
I wish I had a 9800 Pro in my arcade too.....
divemaster127:
Toms hardware did a huge review & they stated right now for the bang for your buck its the nividia 6600 GT thats what i purchased & it works great
thanks
divemaster
AceTKK:
I have a 9800pro also and it's starting to show its age a bit. IMO a 9800pro is not good enough to fully enjoy the next-gen shooters like F.E.A.R. and maybe Quake4.