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buying a video card gonna do it today need some help

logic0010

Golden Member
ok im looking to spend about 120 heres whats been offered i just dont know?
9800se 128 bit 400/360 stable asking 120.00
9800se 256 L shaped ram(failed soft mod dident try to hardmod) 115.00
9600xt 557/327 120.00
fx5200 ultra 85.00
xfx 5900 150.00<----a bit more than i can handle$
neways what do you think?
(really want a 57/56'00u)
neways all input will be thanked
 
Forget the FX5200. (I mean, really forget the FX5200.) Forget the 128-bit 9800SE. The 9600XT and the 256-bit 9800SE *might* wind up being comparable, *if* you can get a little overclocking going on the 9800SE. (This is assuming that it's a 380MHz core/600MHz (effective) memory card to begin with.) I know someone with a 4-pipe, 256-bit 9800SE running at 396/674, and it pushes things around on the screen just fine.

The 9600XT looks pretty good to me, but I would agree with the others: If you can swing the extra cash, the FX5900 would be the way to go. (Even if it's an "XT" or "SE", IMO.)
 
5900XT - no contest. Find the extra money somewhere rather than buy any of the other cards.

9600XT otherwise.
 
The link doesn't work, it showes me nothing about a 9600XT for 120$!!
Anyway, if there's a 9600XT for 120$ that would be a great buy, it's even better than the 130$ 5700U deal.
And where did you find a 5900XT for 150$? The cheapest one I've found was ~170$!
The 9600XT is the best bang for the buck out of that list, next comes the 5900XT IMO
 
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