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*DEAD*BFG Tech GeForce 8500 GT 256MB PCI-e Graphics Card

Nice, I am tempted. How are the MIR? IS BFG good with them?
EDIT: I bit, great price
 
Originally posted by: Zap
That is a great price. Awesome for a low end gaming rig or an HTPC.
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For an non-HD HTPC, yes. I don't know about gaming.

With 4 times as much memory (in the 512MB version), it is barely better than a 128MB 6600GT, and not in every game and only in higher resolutions. Wow.

Link
 
Originally posted by: cyberia
Originally posted by: Zap
That is a great price. Awesome for a low end gaming rig or an HTPC.
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For an non-HD HTPC, yes. I don't know about gaming.

With 4 times as much memory (in the 512MB version), it is barely better than a 128MB 6600GT, and not in every game and only in higher resolutions. Wow.

Link
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Wow that review makes this card look like dog-poo. I swear I found one that put in the middle but I'll do some more checking.
 
Originally posted by: cyberia
Originally posted by: Zap
That is a great price. Awesome for a low end gaming rig or an HTPC.
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For an non-HD HTPC, yes. I don't know about gaming.

With 4 times as much memory (in the 512MB version), it is barely better than a 128MB 6600GT, and not in every game and only in higher resolutions. Wow.

Link
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What did you expect? 🙂
 
I am not a gamer at all, so I am mostly clueless about real-life performance of graphics card. But the benchmarks I linked ARE shocking. A card that is TWO generations newer and has FOUR times as much memory is inferior to an older mid-range card.
 
Yeah after seeing those results I cancelled the 8500GT -- instead I just bought a X800XL for $45 (I'm no hardcore gamer just need to play BF2/CSS)
 
Originally posted by: Quintox
Yeah after seeing those results I cancelled the 8500GT -- instead I just bought a X800XL for $45 (I'm no hardcore gamer just need to play BF2/CSS)
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Where'd you get the X800XL at?
 
Originally posted by: SupaDupaPan
Originally posted by: Quintox
Yeah after seeing those results I cancelled the 8500GT -- instead I just bought a X800XL for $45 (I'm no hardcore gamer just need to play BF2/CSS)
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Where'd you get the X800XL at?
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I think the original unedited reply referred to a 6600GT for $35. That was probably a good deal too.
 
Originally posted by: unknown
how would this BFG Tech card compare against this Diamond Viper Radeon X1650PRO from Buy.com

Diamond Viper Radeon X1650PRO Graphics Card
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In terms of price/performance ratio, it is probably a better deal. But Tom's has the GDDR3 version in their chart. This one is GDDR2, so it is most likely slower. It might also need a bigger PS than the nVidia card (420W according to Buy.com).

For an HTPC, this deal is worth considering:

Link (the 256MB version)
 
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