- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Ok here is the deal. The best video card on the market for about 2 more weeks is the ATI Radeon 9800XT w/256 mb ram. However, the Nvidia 6800 ultra video card was just released, but it is outa your price range (the 6800 is 100% faster in Halo with everything on at crazy resolutions and this is with a beta driver so it can only get better). One of the best screamin deals in existance is the Sapphire Radeon 9600 w/ 256. It is availible for $225 canadian (i think about $160 american, im to lazy to check it out). Anyways, the difference between the Celestica and the Asus is that they both use the ATI Radeon 9600 xt gpu, but everything else might be different, from the clocked speed of said GPU to the quality of the ram or quality of the board the gpu is on. Personally, i like how easy radeon cards are to use as well as they are canadian (EXCUSE ME FOR BEING BIASED). right now i have a gigabyte 9200se card w/ 128 and im thinkin of upgrading. The 9600 is one of the best cards for yo money. I will miss being able to see invisible people if i get a newer graphics card though..... :)