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Computer Guru's, lend me a hand on choosing a video card.

need to get a new video card in the mid price bracket (around $120-$160 area) looking at canadacomputers. these seem to be the 'best' but i'm not good with all those specs if someone could fill me in a bit. been looking at these two.


Sapphire ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB $159.

or

XFX GeForce 6800XT $150

open to any other suggestions too...thanks

Don't forget to explain what you'll be using it for. Diff't strokes for diff't folks.

First off ... dont like canadacomputers .. ncix.com is much much better IMHO ... im a geforce / nvidia fan myself so id take that .. but to each their own .. both will do a great job


not a personal fan of XFX either .. BFG (lifetime warrenty) ... or MSi (Microstar computers) are a few of my personal favourites

the ATi card is very nice tho

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Originally posted by Abercrombie Don't forget to explain what you'll be using it for. Diff't strokes for diff't folks.

i'm not a huge computer game person. but the odd time i do play one, its nice to have it run smooth. other then games though, i can't think of anything else i do that would be graphically demanding.

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Originally posted by gek0 First off ... dont like canadacomputers .. ncix.com is much much better IMHO ... im a geforce / nvidia fan myself so id take that .. but to each their own .. both will do a great job not a personal fan of XFX either .. BFG (lifetime warrenty) ... or MSi (Microstar computers) are a few of my personal favourites the ATi card is very nice tho

why you against computerscanada? i've personally never had a problem with their products. their staff sucks, but who cares, they have the cheapest prices of anyone (including ncix when i just looked)

ati

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Originally posted by djbruuen why you against computerscanada? i've personally never had a problem with their products. their staff sucks, but who cares, they have the cheapest prices of anyone (including ncix when i just looked)

all my hardware is from there... never had a problem..

I wouldn't touch Sapphire with a 100 foot pool... bought one and it never met my expectations, plus the fan died.


Just got a MSI Geforce 7600GS 256 Ram because my system is still agp... the card is very fast.

p.s. anyone wants a Sapphire ATI 9600 pro AGP

NCIX's advantage over CC comes from the fact that you don't have to pay PST for NCIX orders as they are based in BC. Despite the zillions of things I've purchased over the internet, I'm still a skeptic when it comes to shipping.. so I'd have to go with CC on this one.

As for choosing hardware... tomshardware.com recently came up with an updated beginner's guide to video cards... detailing what you should be looking at. They also have a massive database of video card frame rates on certain settings, games and programs.

future shop is running a promo - 199 for a BFG Overclocked 7600 GT card right now - which is MORE than enough for what you'll need. Very nice card.

Unless you're going high end, steer clear of ATI this round. Their high end is great, but mid-range and low-range aren't as solid.

Stay away from ATI dood. The hardware is good but the drivers and support sucks!!

Trust me!!!

$150 for the 6600 is that pcix or agp

Plus I,D Take Elendil's advice and go with the BFG 7600OC for the extra bucks.

The 6600/6800 series is getting a little dated.

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Originally posted by TrickDaddE Plus I,D Take Elendil's advice and go with the BFG 7600OC for the extra bucks.

You cannot go wrong with BFG and a 6xxx or 7xxx Geforce. The 6 is pretty dated though.

one more i'm looking at is this one on Ncix (first choice on their too for reviews)

http://www.ncix.com/products/index....anufacture=eVGA

any thoughts comparing this to the BFG?

do these cards usually come with a vga adapter as i'm still using an old CRT? thanks

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Originally posted by djbruuen do these cards usually come with a vga adapter as i'm still using an old CRT? thanks

yup

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Originally posted by djbruuen one more i'm looking at is this one on Ncix (first choice on their too for reviews) http://www.ncix.com/products/index....anufacture=eVGA any thoughts comparing this to the BFG? do these cards usually come with a vga adapter as i'm still using an old CRT? thanks

Dude Im sure that card is fine as at the end of the day the chips are the chips. But is the outfit gonna be around tomorrow?

I'd go with the BFG , XFX, MSI or LeadTeK, GigaByte.

They all been around a while. Plus when I bought my BFG I got a good game (Call of Duty 2 DVD) with it!!!

Also what you gots again Canada Computers or the other "Down and Dirty" places? lol

Another thing to consider is moving to PCI-X
Your "hog-tying" yourself right now by staying with AGP.

doesn't matter.. no matter what he does now.. his vid card will be prehistoric in 6-8 months... DX10 cards are coming out.

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Originally posted by psychosomatica doesn't matter.. no matter what he does now.. his vid card will be prehistoric in 6-8 months... DX10 cards are coming out.

But those are primarily for the new rendering under Vista / WINfx.

I'm not positive but I think XP/2000 will still only utilize DX 9.x

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Originally posted by TrickDaddE But those are primarily for the new rendering under Vista / WINfx. I'm not positive but I think XP/2000 will still only utilize DX 9.x

yep

i got a 6600 Gt very nice No problems.......GREAT PRICE!

but getting a little dated as mentioned.......if its pci express u can get 2 cards and have a very nice setup (but u need a pci mobo)


two 6600Gt will run for 200, great deal

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Originally posted by djbruuen why you against computerscanada? i've personally never had a problem with their products. their staff sucks, but who cares, they have the cheapest prices of anyone (including ncix when i just looked)

i work at CC

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Originally posted by sKyBreAK i work at CC

lol to be perfectly honest I have to fight for the attention of a staffer everytime i get something there... and you have to know exactly what you want. I've never had a problem.. but I've seen some computer idiots get weird looks when they didnt know exactly what they wanted when they talked to an employee.. but I don't mind for the prices I pay.

Do staffers get discounts?

Go with the ATI @ NCIX.com.

GO!

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Originally posted by psychosomatica lol to be perfectly honest I have to fight for the attention of a staffer everytime i get something there... and you have to know exactly what you want. I've never had a problem.. but I've seen some computer idiots get weird looks when they didnt know exactly what they wanted when they talked to an employee.. but I don't mind for the prices I pay. Do staffers get discounts?

yeah, i like getting fought over, customers can duke it out for my attention.
anyway, yeah employees do get discounts after a 3month probation period. i've been working there part time for over 2yrs in Kingston so i get special treatment!

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Originally posted by sKyBreAK i work at CC

lol, i'd say prove me wrong, but i'd never be in kingston for computer shopping. but thats my point with what pyscho said. you have to go in knowing exactly what you want, which i always do, so i don't care about getting crap service. but if you expect an employee to help you there, then you're SOL.

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Originally posted by sKyBreAK i work at CC

Whick one Mavis & Eglington???

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