Recommendation needed on new vid card

obes2k

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Feb 3, 2005
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My 9800 pro took a crap on me, even tho its only 3 months old... I'm using a ti4200 i installed in my parents computer atm, and it wont be long before they are crying about not having their computer running (the same way I am about this one... "sighs") but now I need to get something new.

I'm looking for a card that I can pick up fairly cheap (< $300) and I want to throw some after market cooling on it and oc modestly.

I've been looking thru alot of different forums, tech pages and what not, in search of a mean card, that can perhaps get a bios mod to unlock some mean potential.

My current target is a 6800 NU, as I see alot of people mentioning simply rivatuning to open up the 12x5 to 16x6, instantly raising its performance closer to a GT, and for $260, that card seems to be the best deal to me, atm.

What about you guys? If you were stuck and had to make the choice I do, what would you do?
 

obes2k

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Feb 3, 2005
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I kindof wish I had some more $$$ atm, I'd just drop the $370 on a GT and overclock to ultra. But these unexpected problems are such a hastle... This 9800 pro was great... Then over night it died, just a few weeks past the 3 month warranty. I'll admit I'm kindof excited to get a new card, but damn, I like upgrading with alot of time to watch around for a good deal, not drastically look for the best solution in a matter of a couple days...

Thanks for the reply, that definately is the route I'm steering towards unless someone can steer me elsewhere.
 

RobotOfHatred

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please stop saying ATM, it annoys me.

I would save up for a 6800GT, or a 6800Nu, but remember, its not certain it will work.

What happened to your pro?

Also, You could save up a bit, and get an X800 Pro w/ vivo and flashmod it to XT-PE speeds.
 

mwmorph

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did you pay for the 9800pro with a mastercard? if you did, mastercard automatically doubles your warranty, up to 1 year.