looking for help on vid cards???

[soric2]

Ok I have about 160 give or take a bit for a Video card I want to get rid of my Geforce 3 as it is starting to wear out, now at first I was just all Nvidia but I want to know what is the best buyat this price range ????

 

[soric2]

Come on guys I know you have opinions, and I am ready to buy, PLEASE ?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

ati 9500(Pro if possible)

 

[DaveSimmons]

Radeon 9500 pro at $177 newegg (sapphire) is best in terms of benches, though I'm still a little wary of ATI's drivers.

Other than that, some hot deal on a ti 4600 ?

Best might be to hold on and keep saving & waiting for price drops on better cards. The fan is the only part of the gf3 that will "wear out" and a $10 replacement would fix that. Getting something like a fx 5200 isn't really an upgrade from what you have now unless it's a ti200 running at stock speed.

 

[soric2]

Thanks guys I most likely will wait, other than that what cards should I keep in mind when they do come down in range ?
FX ? Radeon and so on ?
All this advice is GREATLY appreciated !!!

 

[Markfw]

Radeon 9700 non pro if you can find it for what you can afford. Or 9500 pro . And down the road the Radeon 9900 (R400?).

 

[squidman]

Definitely Sapphire 9500 Pro OEM. THat thang is easily overclokable, awesome performance, and DX9 support.