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485862 2006-09-20 05:30:00 What would be a better video card for someone on a budget? I have read some reviews for 6600GT vs 6800GS and people reccomend the 6800GS however I have noticed that the review is good because it is a 256mb/256bit card but the ones I am looking at are both 128mb/128bit cards, would the 6800GS still be better, also are some brands of card better than others? LXXXVIII (6863)
485863 2006-09-20 05:46:00 If you're on a REALLY tight budget, get a not-so-good, extremely low-end PCI card. :D pcuser42 (130)
485864 2006-09-20 05:50:00 Get the 6800GS, it has more pixel pipelines that the GT regardless of whether you have 128 or 256 bit versions of each card. I did a google search and the general consensus is that the GS is a better card.

Take a look here (www.google.co.nz)

Cheers

chiefnz
chiefnz (545)
485865 2006-09-20 06:05:00 Agreed re:6800GS, however if buying new, couldnt you stretch for 76xx series? SolMiester (139)
485866 2006-09-20 06:07:00 Get the 6800GS, it has more pixel pipelines that the GT regardless of whether you have 128 or 256 bit versions of each card. I did a google search and the general consensus is that the GS is a better card.

Take a look here (www.google.co.nz)

Cheers

chiefnz

thanks for that but ive already done that search but with the models other way round :D (6600GT vs 6800GS)
LXXXVIII (6863)
485867 2006-09-20 06:08:00 Agreed re:6800GS, however if buying new, couldnt you stretch for 76xx series?

Sorry guys I forgot to mention a very important thing that I have an AGP motherboard
LXXXVIII (6863)
485868 2006-09-20 06:27:00 Whats your top price?, there are better AGP cards

EDIT - What size and what kind of monitor do you have
SolMiester (139)
485869 2006-09-20 06:33:00 If you're on a REALLY tight budget, get a not-so-good, extremely low-end PCI card. :D

My budget is around $200
LXXXVIII (6863)
485870 2006-09-20 06:35:00 Whats your top price?, there are better AGP cards

EDIT - What size and what kind of monitor do you have

My monitor is 17" CRT but I am thinking of getting a similair size LCD (maybe widescreen) I like my resolution at 1280x1024 but I would go higher if i could
LXXXVIII (6863)
485871 2006-09-20 06:42:00 I'd stick with what you have then and save up?, you wont get a card to drive 12x10 at decent rates for $200 and if you upgrade the monitor to LCD, the native res will also be 12x10.

My card is getting tried, and I'm looking to upgrade also.!
SolMiester (139)
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