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Geek Culture / Whats the best video card I can get for 120$?

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Cash Curtis III
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I am planning to upgrade my pc from its crappy state to something that can run magic world at least above 10 fps. And i want a good video card, i was thinking of Radeon 7000 or Gforce 4 MX. Any one got any suggestions that can help me?

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 10th Jul 2003 04:14
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GeForceFX 5200 from CompUSA $95

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Ian T
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Posted: 10th Jul 2003 04:30 Edited at: 10th Jul 2003 04:31
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The FX5200 is a very low-end card. I got my Radeon 9500 Pro for $128, and that is easily two steps ahead of the FX5200. You have to look at discount sites. I didn't get a manual and demo disc with mine, but I got $100 off the retail ATI price!

http://www.pricewatch.com/


Edit-- wow if you were thinking a Radeon 7000 you should be pleased at what you can pick up for that money . Pricewatch has some great deals. I have ordered three products from stores they link to and have never been let down. Good luck!

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Dave J
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Ahh but you see the Radeon 7000 comes with 3 free games

Serious Sam, Oni and 4x4 Evo... although the last 2 are pretty crap lol.

"Computers are useless they can only give you answers."
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Ian T
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Riiiiiiiight... and getting a free $10 game is worth loosing $90 value in video card performance?

I'll assume you were being sarcastic

42.

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Your assumption is correct.

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Shadow Robert
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yeah Serious Sam and 4x4 Evo are pretty crap aren't they

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Cash Curtis III
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hey thanks everyone for replying

A radeon 9500 for 128 $ does sound good, can you order it from Canada though? At a store not far from me they have the radeon 7000 for 70$, is it a good deal? Oh well if all else fails ill just try to get the Geforce 4 FX 5200.

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Posted: 10th Jul 2003 21:11 Edited at: 10th Jul 2003 21:11
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Radeon 7000 for $70 isn't a good deal at all. You can get a 7000 on Pricewatch for $32!

You can check, Pricewatch should say if the shops ship internationally or not.

Here I'll find some deals for you on various cards:

http://www.pricewatch.com/s/b.asp?d=3932035
http://www.abysstek.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=774
http://www.pricewatch.com/s/b.asp?d=3932035

Here are some in the $70 area:

http://216.136.224.156/hoct12/atira9212ddr.html
http://www.compuhq.com/radeon9200.html

Here's the card that Raven recommended for $96, selling for $62 :

http://www.amamax.com/indv9gefx52a.html


I wouldn't be all that horribly choosy about which card you get, if you only want higher FPS then all of them should be good for you. I would personally recommend picking up a Radeon as they really do give you more power for your buck.

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Cash Curtis III
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thanks
lol when i said i want a higher fps then 10 i was being sarcastic, means i want a good card with a high fps. Thanks alot ill probably check out radeon 9500! Cause u see that can be american doller wich is alot higher (well not that much) then candaian so its more expensive for me, and by the way, is there shipping?

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Cash Curtis III
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hey cool!
radeon 9600 for 123$! and theres the Radeon 9600 pro for just 4 $ more. Whats the difference? Is pro stronger or something?

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