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Best PCI video card for gaming?

That's true. I'm sure he meant RADEON 9000. 🙂 The 9100 is the same as the 8500, and is only available in AGP.

The currently-available PCI cards are (in rough order of performance from best to worst, AFAIK):

RADEON 9000/9200
GeForceFX 5200
GF4MX 400/440
RADEON 7000 - GF2MX 200/400 (unsure which is actually faster, but probably very close)


RIVA TNT2 (not recommended; cannot play many newer games due to not having HWT&L)

The rest (original RADEON, GeForce1, etc.; also cannot play many newer games)
 
give us a budget? What are you willing to spend?

I would say Radeon9000 is a good Deal, the lowe end NVIDIA isn't even worth your time to look at it yet alone that POS card
 
Originally posted by: Matthias99
That's true. I'm sure he meant RADEON 9000. 🙂 The 9100 is the same as the 8500, and is only available in AGP.

The currently-available PCI cards are (in rough order of performance from best to worst, AFAIK):

RADEON 9000/9200
GeForceFX 5200
GF4MX 400/440
RADEON 7000 - GF2MX 200/400 (unsure which is actually faster, but probably very close)


RIVA TNT2 (not recommended; cannot play many newer games due to not having HWT&L)

The rest (original RADEON, GeForce1, etc.; also cannot play many newer games)
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The Radeon 9100 is available in both PCI and AGP versions. It is faster then any of the cards you listed above.

Link to PCI version:
Tigerdirect
 
I'm fairly certain that Radeon 9100 PCI is the most powerful PCI card available. Of course like any PCI card, it will be crippled when compared to the performance of the AGP version.
 
9100 is faster than 9000 and 9200, whereas 9000 pro makes a good match for the 9100. Remember to stick to the 128MB one since some vendors sell 9100 64MB's as "9100SE's" without mentioning the halved bandwidth 🙁
 
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Originally posted by: Sheriff
Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Originally posted by: sellmen
The Radeon 9100 128MB is the most powerful PCI card available.
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Liar.
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LOL That's pretty harsh aRCeNiTe. How about a V6000 if you afford/find one? 😉
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Liar.

those are AGP
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Damn aren't some of us on edge tonight? Liar well if & find are dymanic words for 1 Fool

if you afford/find one? 😉

Damn aren't some of us on edge tonight? Me a Liar? heh, if, 😉, & find must be dymanic words for a Fool 😛 Kind of byting off more then you can choose eh? 😉
 
Huh! I searched newegg, and it didn't turn up. But that would whup all the other cards pretty good. 🙂

But wait!

There's also a GeForceFX 5600 PCI!

GFFX5600 PCI!

Now I'm just confused. :/
 
Originally posted by: Markfw900
Originally posted by: Mloot
Perhaps a PCI video card review would clear things up.
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Thanks, and for those who are lazy, here is a quote from the conslusion of that review:
Unarguably, the best bang-for-the-buck award goes to the 128mb Visiontek 9100 PCI, which performs on par with the FX 5600 and in many cases outperforms it with conviction. You can still find the 128mb 9100 online for about $70
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Pretty nicely worded, huh? 😀
 
I was just messing around 'bout the liar thing, sheesh.. Thank you all for your help.. Where would I be able to find a 9100??

Thanks.
Bill
 
Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
Radeon 9100 PCI..yes there is a PCI version.
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Hmmm skydrax... i finally found some1 using a PowerColor radeon9600 pro.... but 256 mb, not what i was going to get.
But i saw online a Powercolor radeon9600 pro 128MB, 400MHz Core and 400MHz Memory for a relle good price... $137. So i just wanted to know how is this PowerColor company rated... or are u having any problems with it? And if u know... whats the Core and Memory speed on that card that u have?

Or should I better get a Sapphire ($147) instead of Powercolor.... what u think

Thanks
 
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