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well i plan to go get a video card but how do u tell if its good or not? i dont understand these numbers and stuff. plz educate me!

  • 12.05.2004 12:37 PM PDT
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Just tell me what price range you're looking at and your brand preference and I'll tell you the best video card. I have an Asus AX800XT, a very rare card but pretty much the best one on the market.

  • 12.05.2004 12:46 PM PDT
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hmm im looking for one right now graphics card that is

how much did that AX800XT cost you and where did you get it?

  • 12.05.2004 12:48 PM PDT
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lets see...

50-100 if possible or 150 but 50 to 100 if possible! i need a video card that pretty much matches the xbox graphics. i like those shiny colors :)

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  • 12.05.2004 12:49 PM PDT
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50-100 won't get you to much. I got an X800PRO for 360.

  • 12.05.2004 12:52 PM PDT
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i dont get it on some threads plp said they found really good cards for like 100 or so

  • 12.05.2004 12:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: darkfox123
well i plan to go get a video card but how do u tell if its good or not? i dont understand these numbers and stuff. plz educate me!

Cost is best. That way you can brag to your friends how much that you spent on one component.

I have one around here *rummages in box* and it's worth.... $500 US. Yep, that'll be plenty to brag about.

Sorry. If you go to Nvidia's and ATI's sites they will give you the breakdown from their latest and greatest to their bargain stuff. Unless you are looking for this week's bleeding edge and have the PC to take advantage of it, there usually isn't a need to buy the latest top-of-the-line. Just a good solid performer is a better value.

Unless you DO have money to burn, then I'll sell you that one I just found!
u could always jsut be generous....

  • 12.05.2004 1:03 PM PDT
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The ATi Radeon X800 Pro is a good card that will run most new games well enough, but it may be a little bit above your price range.

The AGP version of the nVidia GeForce 6600 will also do well, but it will be hard to find one cheap enough. You might have to drop to the 6200. You should know that in my experience I have found that ATi cards are generall superior to their nVidia counterparts, though.

Oh yea, Kendoboy - I found that card through pricegrabber.com at a backwoods site I can't even remember. The price was inflated by about $50 due to the card's scarcity, but you can't go wrong with the best GPU manufactured on a board by the best computer components manufacturer, Asus.

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  • 12.05.2004 1:05 PM PDT
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ok how bout i pick up to random video cards...

i look at the back of the box on both of them...

how do i tell which is better? besides price

o yea wut is agp,pci etc. (yes i am stupid)

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  • 12.05.2004 1:08 PM PDT
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Unless you got your computer very recently, it's almost certainly AGP. So, make sure the card is AGP compatible.

The memory (64, 128, or 256MB) is where the card stores textures and the like while your actually playing the game. The more you have, the easier it will be for your card to let you use bigger and prettier textures. Still, most games still don't really need more than 128, so you can forego the other 128MB for now, but it won't last you.

The core and memory clock speeds are basically the speed of the card. The higher, the better. These can be raised if you want to overclock, but since you know so little don't buy a card thinking you can do this.

If you want to play Halo on your computer monitor, you're going to want a card that supports Video In/Video Out, which may be called VIVO.

  • 12.05.2004 1:21 PM PDT
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hmmm ok my mom thinks cards are 10 dollars which u will barf o ut laughing now...

r u done? no..... bout now? yes ok

wut is the cheapest card out there that supports colors and shows mastercheifs shiny suite.

  • 12.05.2004 1:38 PM PDT