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Geek Culture / $100 video card? Which one?

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bitJericho
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Posted: 6th Jun 2007 20:02 Edited at: 17th Feb 2011 15:00
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BIOSTAR V6802XA21 GeForce 6800XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141038

Leadtek A7300GT 256 TD GeForce 7300GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122019




Which one would be the better purchase? They're around the same price. I'm just lookin for a midrange card.. admittedly, to play call of juarez

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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 7th Jun 2007 04:07
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dude, definitely the 7300, no question.

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Go with the 7300GT. The biggest difference I saw is that the 7300GT has a 400Mhz GPU, but the 6800XT only has a 325Mhz GPU.

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Zaibatsu
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Quote: "Go with the 7300GT"


agreed.

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Chris K
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Posted: 7th Jun 2007 07:31
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You won't tell the difference.

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Raven
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Posted: 7th Jun 2007 10:18
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You'll probably find the 6800 quicker, because while the 7-Series is faster than the 6-Series... a performance vs budget isn't comparible.

Failing comming to a decision on your own, check ORB on Futuremark.com. Both cards will have enough tested on there, probably with exactly your hardware to tell which will perform better.

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Quote: "You won't tell the difference."


75Mhz difference? I overclocked my GPU from 500Mhz to 575Mhz and I noticed a big difference.

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GatorHex
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Posted: 7th Jun 2007 16:23 Edited at: 7th Jun 2007 16:34
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The 6800 should be a faster than the 7300 but will have an older shader. I'd say a 6800 is roughly equivilent to a 7600.

Nvidia code their cards by Shader+Speed(more pipelins and faster memory) i.e 6+800 and 7+300

One thing you need to check is how much power they require. AGP 3D cards usualy use a molex connector to draw more power direct from the PSU because the motherboard cannot supply enough. If you're unluck you could find yourself having to buy a stronger PSU as well!

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bitJericho
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Posted: 7th Jun 2007 17:04
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My psu should be sufficient, It's rather new and I think it was a 450 watt..

I'm leaning towards the 7300.. but I was unable to view benchmarks at futuremark, cuz it looks like I'd have to download the software, and I'm not at home

It's all good though, I've got a couple weeks to think it over till I get my paycheck^.^

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Jrock
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Posted: 7th Jun 2007 17:39 Edited at: 7th Jun 2007 17:43
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Well if your going for a $100 video card, why not go with this one?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3089438&CatId=1560
EDIT: Oops, sorry, just saw you had an AGP slot. My bad.



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bitJericho
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Posted: 7th Jun 2007 18:11
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I know, all the good cards are pci-e.. I'm not quite ready to buy a new mobo/processor/ram yet tho

Probably when dx10 starts becoming a requirement for games, is when I'll upgrade

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