I'm trying to help my nephew to find the best value for his money. Any of these cards would be a great upgrade from his onboard graphics, I really doubt that he needs a $150 card for a 2.6 Celeron rig. I could really use two recommendations here, best value $100-$150, best value under $100.
Looking at the Pricewatch page I see the following ATI cards in that range:
$148 - RADEON 9800 Pro 128MB
$119 - RADEON 9800 256MB (I find the choice between these two the most confusing)
$129 - RADEON 9600 XT 256MB
$128 - RADEON 9600 XT 128MB
$110 - RADEON 9600 Pro 256MB (given the prices on 9800s, should I ignore these cards)
$82 - RADEON 9600 Pro 128MB
$48 - RADEON 9600 128MB (either of these would probably be fine if he goes the value route)
$117 - RADEON X600 256MB Pro
$83 - RADEON X600 128MB Pro (don't really know anything about the X600s)
It's getting pretty confusing with all of these cards lately....
Thanks.
Looking at the Pricewatch page I see the following ATI cards in that range:
$148 - RADEON 9800 Pro 128MB
$119 - RADEON 9800 256MB (I find the choice between these two the most confusing)
$129 - RADEON 9600 XT 256MB
$128 - RADEON 9600 XT 128MB
$110 - RADEON 9600 Pro 256MB (given the prices on 9800s, should I ignore these cards)
$82 - RADEON 9600 Pro 128MB
$48 - RADEON 9600 128MB (either of these would probably be fine if he goes the value route)
$117 - RADEON X600 256MB Pro
$83 - RADEON X600 128MB Pro (don't really know anything about the X600s)
It's getting pretty confusing with all of these cards lately....
Thanks.