help picking out a video card

vincer20 · 10-May-04, 07:12 PM

i am getting ready to buy a Nvidia card i have about 200 to spare i just want to be able to play the new games that are coming out any help and links would be cool thanks for the help

jcarkeys · 10-May-04, 07:22 PM

Not an nVidia, but... The ATi Radeon 9800 Pro is great. I have one, love it, and it's $207 including shipping, right at your price range.

Welcome to PR

putwig · 10-May-04, 07:55 PM

I agree 9800 Pro is king in that price range!

Slider · 10-May-04, 08:00 PM

You can get it refurbed from Newegg by Sapphire for 175. Then throw the other 25 into a zalman Heatpipe for it. Overclock city bro.

Cpt. Dave Smoke 'ems · 10-May-04, 08:21 PM

heat pipe don't look to shabby either. You could get a 256mb version for 100 bucks more and flash it to an xt... that'd be a bit outta your price range there though. If I had to choose I'd say wait till the x800 comes out. should be a prcie drop, or that's what I was told.

vincer20 · 10-May-04, 08:45 PM

thanks i have a water cooled set how about 9800 with water block would that work better then a heatpipe

Highperf15 · 10-May-04, 08:57 PM

Yeah....of course......stock I've oc'd the core to 410mhz and the mem to 350........with no artifacts.........I've gotten some excellent benchmark scores on UT03..........this is a great card for the money.........

spazticbusdriver · 11-May-04, 02:35 AM

Ati 9800 pro is the way to go

aaronrkelly · 11-May-04, 05:31 AM

The guy asks for nVidia and all you guys yack is ATI........for that cash spend about $180 on a eVGA 5900se/xt. Works for me well - about 5200 3dmark03 and plays all my games decent.

khellandros66 · 11-May-04, 11:08 AM

Here is what ya do

take a Quarter

Heads--->best nVIDIA Card @ $200 Price Range

Tails------>best ATi in $200 Price Range

Either one will work great if all you are concerned about is being able to play games and not benchmark or very little for that matter..

I have my 9800Pro and love it and my bestfriend has the MSI FX5900XT and its really nice too..

~Bob

Joose · 11-May-04, 11:47 AM

Here's another vote for the 9800 Pro...

Tried & true performance & drivers, easy to overclock...and they don't cheat.

nev_payne · 11-May-04, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronrkelly


	The guy asks for nVidia and all you guys yack is ATI........for that cash spend about $180 on a eVGA 5900se/xt. Works for me well - about 5200 3dmark03 and plays all my games decent.

I totally agree- most of this thread is

You can deffinantly get a 5900XT for under $200 - newegg has 3/4 cards with the 5900XT, 128mb DDR the most expensice is 192, the cheapest is 188 i think.

Demon Made · 11-May-04, 03:49 PM

yeah, id wait for pci-x, then buy a 5950 or a 9800 somthing. either way, id go for a 256MB card...but thats me

roadwarrior3f8 · 11-May-04, 04:13 PM

ATI 9800 Pro 128

Dakas · 12-May-04, 05:35 PM

if you're lookin nVidia, go with the MSI 5900xt from newegg for ~$190 you get the s-video in (important to me personally, maybe not so much to you), performance good enough for gaming (if you were bench-obsessed, of course go for the radeon 9800 like people keep saying), friendlier drivers, and I've heard tell that it overclocks decently if you're looking at that (and why wouldn' t you be

)

JimsZR2 · 14-May-04, 11:55 PM

Does ATI offer a DVI input for LCD monitors? Im considering an ATI card from an Nvidia that i currently have. Whats a good card for my AMD 2800 barton on a Abit NF7-S board?

Arkangyl · 15-May-04, 12:04 AM

9800 pro, $200

matches up beautifully, if budgets and issue spend $100 and get a 9600 Pro and OC it

Joose · 17-May-04, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimsZR2


	Does ATI offer a DVI input for LCD monitors? Im considering an ATI card from an Nvidia that i currently have. Whats a good card for my AMD 2800 barton on a Abit NF7-S board?

What kind of video card manufacturer DOESN'T have a DVI port on their cards???

10-May-04, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
vincer20 Apex Techie I Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Oxford Pa Posts: 59	help picking out a video card i am getting ready to buy a Nvidia card i have about 200 to spare i just want to be able to play the new games that are coming out any help and links would be cool thanks for the help

10-May-04, 07:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,198	I agree 9800 Pro is king in that price range! __________________

10-May-04, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,679	You can get it refurbed from Newegg by Sapphire for 175. Then throw the other 25 into a zalman Heatpipe for it. Overclock city bro. __________________ Always remember: No matter where you go, there you are.

10-May-04, 08:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cpt. Dave Smoke 'ems Apex Master Tech Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 277	heat pipe don't look to shabby either. You could get a 256mb version for 100 bucks more and flash it to an xt... that'd be a bit outta your price range there though. If I had to choose I'd say wait till the x800 comes out. should be a prcie drop, or that's what I was told. __________________

10-May-04, 08:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Have Gun ....Will Travel..... Posts: 3,894	Yeah....of course......stock I've oc'd the core to 410mhz and the mem to 350........with no artifacts.........I've gotten some excellent benchmark scores on UT03..........this is a great card for the money......... __________________

10-May-04, 07:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Defiance, MO (real city) Posts: 2,333	Not an nVidia, but... The ATi Radeon 9800 Pro is great. I have one, love it, and it's $207 including shipping, right at your price range. Welcome to PR

10-May-04, 08:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
vincer20 Apex Techie I Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Oxford Pa Posts: 59	thanks i have a water cooled set how about 9800 with water block would that work better then a heatpipe

11-May-04, 02:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
spazticbusdriver Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 194	Ati 9800 pro is the way to go __________________

11-May-04, 05:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
aaronrkelly Apex Tech God Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Arrgh!!! in a pirate ship watching me video CDs and listen to MP3s Posts: 2,720	The guy asks for nVidia and all you guys yack is ATI........for that cash spend about $180 on a eVGA 5900se/xt. Works for me well - about 5200 3dmark03 and plays all my games decent. __________________

11-May-04, 11:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
khellandros66 Apex Master Tech Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Posts: 420	Here is what ya do take a Quarter Heads--->best nVIDIA Card @ $200 Price Range Tails------>best ATi in $200 Price Range Either one will work great if all you are concerned about is being able to play games and not benchmark or very little for that matter.. I have my 9800Pro and love it and my bestfriend has the MSI FX5900XT and its really nice too.. ~Bob __________________ My Equipment HT Gallery Format Neutral List My Reviews

11-May-04, 11:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Joose Joosey Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 5,537	Here's another vote for the 9800 Pro... Tried & true performance & drivers, easy to overclock...and they don't cheat. __________________ Joose - joosy since 1975 Cheap, Good, Fast - You can only have two out of three. Last edited by Joose; 11-May-04 at 03:03 PM.

11-May-04, 03:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Demon Made Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Holt, MI Posts: 577	yeah, id wait for pci-x, then buy a 5950 or a 9800 somthing. either way, id go for a 256MB card...but thats me __________________ A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

11-May-04, 04:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
roadwarrior3f8 Apex Techie Wannabe Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wallyworld, Connecticut Posts: 12	ATI 9800 Pro 128 __________________ WTF goes here?

12-May-04, 05:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dakas Apex Master Tech Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 481	if you're lookin nVidia, go with the MSI 5900xt from newegg for ~$190 you get the s-video in (important to me personally, maybe not so much to you), performance good enough for gaming (if you were bench-obsessed, of course go for the radeon 9800 like people keep saying), friendlier drivers, and I've heard tell that it overclocks decently if you're looking at that (and why wouldn' t you be ) __________________ Too busy modding my apartment to mod computers. I have a light switch that turns on 2 blacklights, under-seat lighting everywhere, and a stereo. Next: disco ball.

14-May-04, 11:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
JimsZR2 Apex Elite Expert Tech Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MN Posts: 1,252	Does ATI offer a DVI input for LCD monitors? Im considering an ATI card from an Nvidia that i currently have. Whats a good card for my AMD 2800 barton on a Abit NF7-S board?

15-May-04, 12:04 AM	#17 (permalink)
Arkangyl Hoe-lier than Thou Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: far, far away Posts: 2,342	9800 pro, $200 matches up beautifully, if budgets and issue spend $100 and get a 9600 Pro and OC it

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