Help in choosing a videocard????

[Cebu]

Hi, I am interested in upgrading from my trusty Geforce 2 GTS. I have been reading about the latest releases from ATI and nVidia, but it's hard to tell if I should get something already out or wait until the new releases arrive in April. I am on a budget and would like to stay under $100.00, if possible, so a Radeon 9700 or 9800 is out of the question. I was pretty settled on a Radeon 8500 or 9100, but then I read about the 9500 and DirectX9 so I started thinking about spending an extra $50.00 to get that feature and increased speed. Also will a 64 or 128 meg card make a big speed difference? I am the kind of guy who holds on to a videocard for a couple of years (2.5 years for the GTS). Any suggestions, comments would be welcome. Thx in advance.

Cebu

 

[rudeguy]

do you do alot of gaming? if not the 64 meg should do just fine...if you do then definately look for something with 128...I happened upon a deal at compusa for the radeon 6000, its a compusa exclusive...has 64 megs on board, dual monitor support, and dvi all for about 65 bucks IIRC...works great for me, but I dont do alot of gaming

 

[spanky]

do u have a link for the "radeon 6000"? according to the naming scheme... that would really suck for gaming. but just thought it was interesting.

anyway... if u want to play hte newer up and coming games... probably 128mb would be the way to go. if u just wanna play older games with higher fps and higher details... a 64mb card will suffice. personally... i think the 9500 pro would be great if u can land one in the neighborhood of $150.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: spankyOO7
do u have a link for the "radeon 6000"? according to the naming scheme... that would really suck for gaming. but just thought it was interesting.

anyway... if u want to play hte newer up and coming games... probably 128mb would be the way to go. if u just wanna play older games with higher fps and higher details... a 64mb card will suffice. personally... i think the 9500 pro would be great if u can land one in the neighborhood of $150.

no linky sorry...hadnt ever heard of it til i went to compusa...its basically the 7000 but made for compusa...and I agree, if you game 128 megs is a must...however I'm not a gamer