PCIe card $200 or less

[Gusty987]

What is the best PCIe card for around $200 or less these days?

 

[MustISO]

6600GT or

X800XL ($280)

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

6600gt

 

[Emultra]

660GT.

 

[Chode Messiah]

6600gt from msi (copper cooler) was $210 on newegg. Very good card, My friend has 2 in SLi.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Yeah, 6600GT.

Check the Hot Deals forum, as somewhere is selling the eVGA 6600GT for $138 after MIR.

 

[coomar]

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=190325&Category_Code=VC-ALL2

 

[Insomniak]

6600GT, no question.

 

[ddogg]

the X800 is now ~$200...which should whip the 6600GT

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

if you can find a 6800 or x800 for the same price get it.


EDIT: duh, ther is no pci-e for 6800

 

[ddogg]

Originally posted by: SuperTyphoon
if you can find a 6800 or x800 for the same price get it.


EDIT: duh, ther is no pci-e for 6800

i think there is....!! im pretty sure i saw a PCI-e 6800 Vanilla

 

[Pete]

Yep, X800 or 6600GT. You have a nice system, though, so if you want to game at high res with AA, the XL is definitely worth the extra ~$80-100. 50% higher price for more than 50% greater performance at high res (thanks to double the memory, double the memory bandwidth, and lots more fillrate).

 

[coomar]

there is a vanilla 6800 pcie, they just made it from a different chip then the ones used on the agp version, the only thing is the 4 pipes cannot be unlocked on the pcie version

though if you can afford the x800 xl at 269, its well worth it, a lot more card

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: ddogg
the X800 is now ~$200...which should whip the 6600GT

Where do you shop for X800s? All the one's I've seen have been ~$250.

 

[coomar]

you mean like this one:

SAPPHIRE 100109 Radeon X800 128MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM ---------------------->189
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.a...128MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+x16+Video+Card

that would be the best card under 200 dollars, 256 meg and 256 bit interface

 

[MustISO]

That's 128MB not 256MB.

 

[ddogg]

theres one on newegg for $190...n theres no need of 256mb, just a waste of money spending $250 to get 256mb on the Vanilla...might as well get the Pro or XL!!

 

[hans030390]

just get a 6600gt...or save up for a ps3...

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: Chode Messiah
6600gt from msi (copper cooler) was $210 on newegg. Very good card, My friend has 2 in SLi.

QFT

GET MSI NO OTHERS

http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/Vi...Desc.asp?description=14-127-147&depa=0

$178

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: coomar
you mean like this one:

SAPPHIRE 100109 Radeon X800 128MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM ---------------------->189
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.a...128MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+x16+Video+Card

that would be the best card under 200 dollars, 256 meg and 256 bit interface

It's 128 meg, but yes, still a good price.

EDIT: Ah - it's OEM. That would be why.

 

[imported_Kensai]

6600GT or a cheapy x800.

 

[fstime]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: coomar
you mean like this one:

SAPPHIRE 100109 Radeon X800 128MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM ---------------------->189
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.a...128MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+x16+Video+Card

that would be the best card under 200 dollars, 256 meg and 256 bit interface

It's 128 meg, but yes, still a good price.

EDIT: Ah - it's OEM. That would be why.

It may have 128 meg but at least its on a 256 bit memory bus.

Even the 9500's and 9700's had 256.

I'd take the x800, 12 pipes aswell.

Good deal.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: BouZouki

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: coomar
you mean like this one:

SAPPHIRE 100109 Radeon X800 128MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM ---------------------->189
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.a...128MB+GDDR3+PCI-Express+x16+Video+Card

that would be the best card under 200 dollars, 256 meg and 256 bit interface

It's 128 meg, but yes, still a good price.

EDIT: Ah - it's OEM. That would be why.

It may have 128 meg but at least its on a 256 bit memory bus.

Even the 9500's and 9700's had 256.

I'd take the x800, 12 pipes aswell.

Good deal.

I don't see why a 256bit memory interface matters if the card gets outperformed. I'll put my 128bit 6600GT up against a 256bit 9700Pro any day.

Yes, the extra pipes are nice and that's a very good price, so yes, get the card I say. The only thing that would matter is if they want warranty coverage, which you generally don't get OEM - but if that's not an issue have at.

The alternative of course is to get a 6600GT and save about 40 bucks, but if 200 is your budget, go ahead with the X800.

 

[coomar]

well the evga 6600gt is 139 after 30 dollar rebate

 

[Pete]

That's pretty darn cheap/ Case closed, I guess. The fan might be noisy, but it's so cheap....