ready to buy a video card

[imported_MuDDoG]

OK i have 399.99 - i want to buy a video card tomorrow
i was thinking about this one http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-130-208&depa=1
FREE DOOM3!!

but its out of stock

but i found the same one for 419 from .zipzoomfly and its in stock
should i get it -- or look more?
or just get a diffrent card??

someone of you know of a good bundle

 

[MisterChief]

Yes, you do get Doom 3 with the card, but the 6800GT does not offer the best performance in Doom 3. Note, I'm not saying it's crap, it's just that subsequent versions of 6800, coupled with the latest drivers, offer better performance for a longer time. And DO NOT OVERCLOCK THE 6800! John Carrmack, creator of Doom, has pointed out that visual quality will deteriorate for reasons unknown to me. But that is your choice.
Anyway, good luck!

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

Originally posted by: MisterChief
Yes, you do get Doom 3 with the card, but the 6800GT does not offer the best performance in Doom 3. Note, I'm not saying it's crap, it's just that subsequent versions of 6800, coupled with the latest drivers, offer better performance for a longer time. And DO NOT OVERCLOCK THE 6800! John Carrmack, creator of Doom, has pointed out that visual quality will deteriorate for reasons unknown to me. But that is your choice.
Anyway, good luck!

 

[MisterChief]

I know....

 

[imverygifted]

i wouldn't consider the free game any rate limiting step, a 6800gt is gonna perform well under any circumstances now-a-days. another option is you might wanna go w/ a 6600gt and save the cash, whats the rest of your computer like? if you don't have a gig of memory you can put the extra dough towards that or a faster processor

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: MuDDoG
OK i have 399.99 - i want to buy a video card tomorrow
i was thinking about this one http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-130-208&depa=1
FREE DOOM3!!

but its out of stock

but i found the same one for 419 from .zipzoomfly and its in stock
should i get it -- or look more?
or just get a diffrent card??

someone of you know of a good bundle

free doom3 isn't much to be excited about, but the eVGA is sweet.
have you checked eBay? thats where I got my eVGA 6800GT.

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

Originally posted by: Dethfrumbelo

Originally posted by: MisterChief
Yes, you do get Doom 3 with the card, but the 6800GT does not offer the best performance in Doom 3. Note, I'm not saying it's crap, it's just that subsequent versions of 6800, coupled with the latest drivers, offer better performance for a longer time. And DO NOT OVERCLOCK THE 6800! John Carrmack, creator of Doom, has pointed out that visual quality will deteriorate for reasons unknown to me. But that is your choice.
Anyway, good luck!

 

[MisterChief]

OK, I get the point! I'm just a little picky about performance...

 

[imported_MuDDoG]

my specs

WINDOWS XP PRO
CPU Type- Intel Pentium 4HT, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name- Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Motherboard Chipset- Intel Canterwood i875P
System Memory- 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM) ULTRA pc3200
Video Adapter- RADEON 9700 PRO (Omega 2.5.97) (128 MB)
Audio Adapter- Creative Audigy LS Audio Processor
Disk Driver- Maxtor 6Y060L0 (60 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) 2MB C