Availability of Video Cards - Where do ATI and NVIDIA Stand @ PenStar

Vikingod · Feb 9, 2006, 07:22 PM

With ATI and NVIDIA both releasing new products in the past couple of weeks, I thought I would take a look around and see what was available.

The 7800 GS AGP is now out in very good numbers, and you can find a very good selection from a variety of manufacturers from $299 to less than $349. EVGA has one of the more interesting ones with a green LED light in the fan, and a core clock of 460 MHz with memory running at 1350 MHz. That is one seriously clocked card for the AGP enthusiast, and at $319 to $329, it is a nice deal as well. It doesn't look like we can unlock all those disabled pipes and ROPS, but it should still give a good gaming experience.

ATI has done a great job in getting the latest X1900 series of products out the door. We are now seeing some of the X1900 XTs hitting $499, which is $50 lower than MSRP. We are also seeing X1900 XTXs for around $589, a full $60 under MSRP. Quantities look really good, and I think ATI is going to be pretty popular with these products.
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Feb 9, 2006, 07:22 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Availability of Video Cards - Where do ATI and NVIDIA Stand @ PenStar With ATI and NVIDIA both releasing new products in the past couple of weeks, I thought I would take a look around and see what was available. The 7800 GS AGP is now out in very good numbers, and you can find a very good selection from a variety of manufacturers from $299 to less than $349. EVGA has one of the more interesting ones with a green LED light in the fan, and a core clock of 460 MHz with memory running at 1350 MHz. That is one seriously clocked card for the AGP enthusiast, and at $319 to $329, it is a nice deal as well. It doesn't look like we can unlock all those disabled pipes and ROPS, but it should still give a good gaming experience. ATI has done a great job in getting the latest X1900 series of products out the door. We are now seeing some of the X1900 XTs hitting $499, which is $50 lower than MSRP. We are also seeing X1900 XTXs for around $589, a full $60 under MSRP. Quantities look really good, and I think ATI is going to be pretty popular with these products. __________ Read More / Source: PenStar Systems