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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    radeon 8500 appears more in the ti 4600 price range (ebay).
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    Summary results: If I am willing to spend 2x my limit: 1. ATI Radeon 9500 or 9700 Pro (maybe $95-110 range) 2. GeForce4 Ti 4600 (maybe $75-85 range) If I want to stay with my limit: 3. GeForce4 Ti 4200 (maybe $45-60 range) If I want dirt cheap upgrade from integrated graphics and...
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    Yeah, I remember you said this earlier. Several other posters have also highly praised the ti. I was really just curious about an actual scores comparison.
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    Informative posts, thx, and especially Matthias99's benchmarks. Do you have results that show Ti 4200 vs. MX 440?
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    gwag & malak: okay, so mx 440 doesn't appear to be good choice, but why total opposite opinions on #3, the 128 vs. 64 qn, and #4, premium for the extra 64?
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    Thx for great feedback. Let me ask some specifics: 1. Is a GeForce4 MX 440 any good for 3D? 2. Ti 4200 appears to be about $20-25 more than MX 440 on ebay; worth the add'l $? 3. Under what conditions is 128MB an absolute must? 4. How much more should I be willing to pay for 128MB over...
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    TTT. All video card opinions appreciated.
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    Seeing the gpu & ddr ram rates raises a question: do those rates translate directly to better performance? We know this is not true for cpu's because of architectural differences, but maybe the gpu world is simpler. I've seen measures in polygons per sec, etc. but I'm not sure that gpu & ram...
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    Best budget video card?

    I wanna pay 1/2 of what op is willing to pay ($50 max, used okay). I also think people who've recently bought low-end PCs with integrated graphics would appreciate effective video upgrade advice that still keeps total system price rock-bottom. I would appreciate you posting any card...
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    Best video cards <$50, not leading edge still good? ** SUMMARY ADDED 01/29 **

    What are the best price-for-performance AGP and PCI video cards that ATers can pick up at retail, online, or even used (e.g., at fs/ft, fleabay, yowow) for less than $50 these days? So many ATers have jumped on these low-end PC hot deals, but we often order with only integrated graphics (I've...
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    Dell PowerEdge 600SC Compatible Motherboards

    Do you folks know of mobo models that have a compatible form factor, power supply wiring, ECC RAM, etc. as the original 600SC mobo. I consider this post as more than a WTB because I'd like to have a broader discussion than "who's willing to sell me a mobo". I have a 600SC with a dead...
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    ..:: Hot ::.. P4 Desktop at Office Depot for $119 after $450 rebate

    Apparently the odds of getting both rebates are not good. FW yanked the thread (as far as I can tell), but the later info I saw in it was from posters quoting OD as saying the $200 was a mistake and will not be honored for purchases after a certain date (01/05 I think). Btw, I got in on 2 of...
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    Yet Another Certification Thread

    I've hired and fired people with these alphabet soup certs for about 10 yrs now, and I came up through the ranks myself. Apologies that this post is so long, but I want to tell you the straight scoop (especially beyond overated but necessary certs). 1. Certs only get you past the resume...
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    Sony Vaio laptop for only $5.00

    No lock yet??? Where's the lock?!?!
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    OMAX Ad 5/18 - 5/24 ***11 Days Advanced Notice from TODAY: 5/7 *** "FREE" WD 40 GIG HDD AR/AC, "Make $15+" on FAR ITEMS

    Diggler, why do you have to stick with "stupid" (FASQ)? Condescending stuff like this hurts your otherwise great posts and research.
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    Best Buy, May 11-17

    welcome, oohowieoo, I've been lurking for months myself. Imho, * u luv BB: In the hot deals world, u will see that BB policy, consistently anemic sales, staff's poor knowledge, (lack of) consumer friendliness, etc. put them near the bottom of almost any list. * 17" Mag @ $250: could be great...
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    HOT!!WD 120HD 8 Meg Special Edition YOU MAKE ABOUT $27 AR/PM YMMV at Circuit City

    Couldn't do the BB PM @ CC; still holding 2 hoping for a PM somewhere. Good deal, but not deal of the year -- YMMV was huge. My current DOTY vote (even though it came at the end of 2002): The $710 rebates on the Dell 8250. Big YMMV cuz Dell is so unethical, but most people still got a full...
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    (Dead) Western Digital 80GB Hard Drive 2MB or 8MB for $34.99 AR & coupon at OfficeMax

    Yep, #20063681 is B&M only. :( Also, the OMs in my area won't touch an OM.com or competitor coupon. :( :( Why don't they want my money?!?!
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    Logitech Z540's at Target - $39.90 (could be regional?)

    I went to OM and they 115% PM'ed Target on the Z-340s. Got 3 for $21 per. Only minor drawback is OM's return policy is not as good as Target.
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    NVIDIA GEFORCE4 TI 4600 128MB DDR $17.00

    Got in. I even sprang for the "rush" service! (Big spender that I am.)