Author Topic: New video card, need advice (Read 815 times)

Redwing · « **Reply #15 on:** March 19, 2006, 03:48:22 AM »

Thanks for all your advice, I got my new xfx GS 6800 yesterday and I love it!

Brooke · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2006, 03:06:09 AM »

Excellent -- glad to hear it's working well for you.

eagl · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2006, 04:50:19 AM »

Too bad, the 7800GS AGP is below $300 now

Brooke · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2006, 03:28:39 PM »

Eagl, you bought a 7800GS? Too bad -- the 7900GTX is below $500 now.

Just poking a bit of fun with the above, but seriously, with the rate of advance of video cards, you can always spend more money and get a card that is faster (until you hit the top of the line, of course -- but then wait 6 months, and a new top of the line will appear). It all depends on what you play, how much you want to spend, how often you want to upgrade, what your price-point is, and so on.

eagl · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2006, 04:47:32 PM »

Naw, I didn't buy anything new. Still using my 6800GT. My point was that a price of $250 for a 6800 card was put out there in the thread, and to jump from that to a sub-$300 7-series card is a lot of bang for the buck.

Now if he SAID he was looking for a $200ish card, then of course he's going to go for a 6800 if he chooses nvidia. But I didn't see that anywhere so I pointed out that the AGP 7800 cards were dropping in price.

$300 for pretty much the fastest card you can put in an AGP slot... Compared to the latest cards out at $500-$600, I'd say the price/performance wasn't too bad but that's my opinion.