Looking for a midrange video card?

[RandomFool]

What's good these days?

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I'm working on building a new core 2 duo system. I'm looking for a video card that's pci-e, for preferably less than 200 bucks, all I really play is Counter-strike source these days. I like the idea of vivo but it seems like vivo isn't offered on a lot of stuff and isn't really necessary. I don?t really care much about ATI or Nvidia but I?ll probably end up with the Asus PB5 board with crossfire so I suppose ATI might allow me to add another card later.

 

[Summitdrinker]

give more details on your needs, price range, pci or agp, your system, your games etc..........

 

[RandomFool]

I'm working on building a new core 2 duo system. I'm looking for a video card that's pci-e, for preferably less than 200 bucks, all I really play is Counter-strike source these days. I like the idea of vivo but it seems like vivo isn't offered on a lot of stuff and isn't really necessary. I don?t really care much about ATI or Nvidia but I?ll probably end up with the Asus PB5 board with crossfire so I suppose ATI might allow me to add another card later.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

In that case X1950XT

 

[Howard]

The 8600GT should be just fine for CS:S. Or, if you like red, the X1950 Pro, though the 8600 cards have much better HD decoding.

 

[Captante]

The best performing card in that price range is the above-linked X1950XT by a fairly wide margin ... of the 8600's I would only consider a GTS & then only if the 100% hardware HD/video decoding is important to you.