video card >100

dirtyp · Dec 10, 2006, 06:29 AM

Im looking at getting a new video card for christmas,
Any recomendations for around $100??

I know thats not alot but theres alot of choices now that prices are dropping.
I seen some ati 1300s and geforce 7600s, but there all from different companys sapphire, powercolor, his, is there much diiference between them?

Finaly how much of a difference is 256 mb to 512 mb?
What should I look for memory speed? memory type? size? Pipelines?

I have agp and pci e

~~hackerx~~ · Dec 10, 2006, 10:26 AM

memory doesn't really matter unless theres a powerful enough gpu under the hood to utilize the memory.
For around $110-120 u should be able to find 7600 GS cards.For $130+ u'll be finding 7600 gt's.
If it fits in ur budget,get the cheapest 7600 gt u can find.Its much faster than the GS

Grace · Dec 10, 2006, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtyp

Im looking at getting a new video card for christmas,
Any recomendations for around $100??

I know thats not alot but theres alot of choices now that prices are dropping.
I seen some ati 1300s and geforce 7600s, but there all from different companys sapphire, powercolor, his, is there much diiference between them?

Finaly how much of a difference is 256 mb to 512 mb?
What should I look for memory speed? memory type? size? Pipelines?

I have agp and pci e

First of all, if you have those hybrid Asrock motherboards which can take both PCI-E and AGP cards, you should stick with PCI-E. AGP performance suffers on these.

Now, memory size does not really matter on such a cheap card, and I would recommend to either get a 7600GT or check for a used card. The 7600GS and X1300 cards are too slow. You can easily find an X1600XT, X800 series or 6600GT/6800 series card with >100$ I believe. These are still very good cards.

coldfrontt · Dec 10, 2006, 01:52 PM

This looks good at newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814161160R
But they have a number of decent cards under 100
If you can go a little higher:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161030

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130017

dirtyp · Dec 11, 2006, 12:06 AM

Thats why I asked i didnt want to get a 512 card based on size thats outpeformed by a 256, in the benchmarks I found they only compare the 256 so I dont know how a 512 would compare.

What about the pipelines should I shoot for 12?

There alot of stufff i dont know like the diifference between gddr3 and ddr2.

coldfrontt · Dec 11, 2006, 01:06 AM

DDR3 is faster memory specification( I'm sure there's more to it than that, but I don't claim to be a video card guru).
For a decent chart comparing video cards go here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/site/vgacharts/index.html
The 7600GT seems to be the better performer of the 3 I pointed out.
And, as Grace said above, stick to pci-e cards. If you're gonna start down the slippery path of upgrading, AGP is pretty much a dead end.

swimtech · Dec 11, 2006, 03:09 AM

...and as Grace pointed out, anything less is really a waste for gaming at all.

Oh, and if you plan on using your computer to play HD or BluRay content in the near future make sure it supports HDCP!

dirtyp · Dec 11, 2006, 04:01 AM

that link was a big help, the benchmarks I was looking at were for 5-10 cards.
Then I was comparing marks on diiferent sytems and configs.

The 7600 gt seems pretty good for my budget 110 ar, I was leaning towards the x1600 pro but most the marks suck.

How long do you think till the dx10 cards are under $200? Probaly next christmas

Grace · Dec 11, 2006, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtyp

How long do you think till the dx10 cards are under $200? Probaly next christmas

With the speed that technology is moving? Probably a week after Christmas, I'd think.

Seriously, nvidia and ATi will soon release mainstream DX10 cards. Unavoidably.

dirtyp · Dec 14, 2006, 01:39 AM

I found this after rebates it would be $49,
The benchmarks are only 13 fps@ 1024x768 max details with oblivion,
the gt is $99ar and 18fps.
If I had another slot I could run them in sli for 100 bucks not bad.
What you guys think of this?
Im having trouble picking out a card even with the benchmarks, And im worried about spending 120 on a card that will be outdated or useless when dx10 becomes the standard.
Anyone have expierence with buy.com rebates?

http://www.buy.com/prod/PV_T73P_UDJ3...203000306.html

Grace · Dec 14, 2006, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtyp

I found this after rebates it would be $49,
The benchmarks are only 13 fps@ 1024x768 max details with oblivion,
the gt is $99ar and 18fps.
If I had another slot I could run them in sli for 100 bucks not bad.
What you guys think of this?
Im having trouble picking out a card even with the benchmarks, And im worried about spending 120 on a card that will be outdated or useless when dx10 becomes the standard.
Anyone have expierence with buy.com rebates?

http://www.buy.com/prod/PV_T73P_UDJ3...203000306.html

That's a bad idea. First of all, with only 13FPS a game is NOT playable; you need at least 25.

SLI does not mean that you will get double the performance, not nearly. Even two of these cards are way too slow.

Since it goes down to 49$ though, you may want to get it, settle with low details and resolutions for a while and then buy a DX10 card next year.

Dec 10, 2006, 06:29 AM	#1
dirtyp DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	video card >100 Im looking at getting a new video card for christmas, Any recomendations for around $100?? I know thats not alot but theres alot of choices now that prices are dropping. I seen some ati 1300s and geforce 7600s, but there all from different companys sapphire, powercolor, his, is there much diiference between them? Finaly how much of a difference is 256 mb to 512 mb? What should I look for memory speed? memory type? size? Pipelines? I have agp and pci e __________________ www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsproductions www.soundclick.com/faithrose www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsclick www.soundclick.com/dirtypstaxbrix www.myspace.com/staxbrix www.myspace.com/dirtypocketsproductions Last edited by dirtyp; Dec 10, 2006 at 07:42 AM.

Dec 10, 2006, 01:52 PM	#4
coldfrontt DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: canada Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	This looks good at newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814161160R But they have a number of decent cards under 100 If you can go a little higher: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161030 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130017 __________________ [color=blue]TANSTAAFL![/color]

Dec 11, 2006, 12:06 AM	Thread Starter #5
dirtyp DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Thats why I asked i didnt want to get a 512 card based on size thats outpeformed by a 256, in the benchmarks I found they only compare the 256 so I dont know how a 512 would compare. What about the pipelines should I shoot for 12? There alot of stufff i dont know like the diifference between gddr3 and ddr2. __________________ www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsproductions www.soundclick.com/faithrose www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsclick www.soundclick.com/dirtypstaxbrix www.myspace.com/staxbrix www.myspace.com/dirtypocketsproductions

Dec 11, 2006, 01:06 AM	#6
coldfrontt DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: canada Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	DDR3 is faster memory specification( I'm sure there's more to it than that, but I don't claim to be a video card guru). For a decent chart comparing video cards go here: http://www.tomshardware.com/site/vgacharts/index.html The 7600GT seems to be the better performer of the 3 I pointed out. And, as Grace said above, stick to pci-e cards. If you're gonna start down the slippery path of upgrading, AGP is pretty much a dead end. __________________ [color=blue]TANSTAAFL![/color]

Dec 11, 2006, 03:09 AM	#7
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	...and as Grace pointed out, anything less is really a waste for gaming at all. Oh, and if you plan on using your computer to play HD or BluRay content in the near future make sure it supports HDCP! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 10, 2006, 10:26 AM	#2
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	memory doesn't really matter unless theres a powerful enough gpu under the hood to utilize the memory. For around $110-120 u should be able to find 7600 GS cards.For $130+ u'll be finding 7600 gt's. If it fits in ur budget,get the cheapest 7600 gt u can find.Its much faster than the GS

Dec 11, 2006, 04:01 AM	Thread Starter #8
dirtyp DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	that link was a big help, the benchmarks I was looking at were for 5-10 cards. Then I was comparing marks on diiferent sytems and configs. The 7600 gt seems pretty good for my budget 110 ar, I was leaning towards the x1600 pro but most the marks suck. How long do you think till the dx10 cards are under $200? Probaly next christmas __________________ www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsproductions www.soundclick.com/faithrose www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsclick www.soundclick.com/dirtypstaxbrix www.myspace.com/staxbrix www.myspace.com/dirtypocketsproductions

Dec 14, 2006, 01:39 AM	Thread Starter #10
dirtyp DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	I found this after rebates it would be $49, The benchmarks are only 13 fps@ 1024x768 max details with oblivion, the gt is $99ar and 18fps. If I had another slot I could run them in sli for 100 bucks not bad. What you guys think of this? Im having trouble picking out a card even with the benchmarks, And im worried about spending 120 on a card that will be outdated or useless when dx10 becomes the standard. Anyone have expierence with buy.com rebates? http://www.buy.com/prod/PV_T73P_UDJ3...203000306.html __________________ www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsproductions www.soundclick.com/faithrose www.soundclick.com/dirtypocketsclick www.soundclick.com/dirtypstaxbrix www.myspace.com/staxbrix www.myspace.com/dirtypocketsproductions