What is the best graphics card I could get for $200 bucks?

rjop455 · Jan 24, 2006

Right now I have an ATI 9200 second edition. It plays WOW just fine, but the frame rate sucks. I have $200 Birthday money and want to buy a new one. If anyone can tell me which one would be the best for my money that would be great. Thanks a ton.

doox00 · Jan 24, 2006

6800gs I would recommend for around 200 dollars. It will blow your 9200 out of the water.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130002

219.00 may be able to find one for less by shopping around.

BLiTzKRiEG · Jan 24, 2006

Yea, you will be looking around $220 to 230 right now... I nabbed my BFG AGP GS for $195 before it got marked up to $230... soft modded and runs like a 6800GT now...

XxDaRkReAp3rxXdOtCoM · Jan 24, 2006

trust me man, get a 6800GS, I have one and it runs wow @ 1280x1024 everything maxed and I get 100fps max, and it usually hovers from 40-90

pr0pensity · Jan 24, 2006

Prices are dropping by the day. They'll be even cheaper next week.

http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=VC-135-401
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=190443
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127200&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=14-127-200
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=&item=14-130-267&ATT=Video Cards

Shocktrooper · Jan 24, 2006

by the day? are you serious?

PCBliss · Jan 24, 2006

you can pick up 6800GT AGPs on the forum here for $200 or under.

psychoace · Jan 24, 2006

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326031
bfg 6800 gs OC so it's warrentied with a higher core speed. 200 bucks shipped out the door with 2 day shipping. I am getting this tomorrow.

habitual geek · Jan 24, 2006

evga 6800GS

evga makes the best deals if you like to overclock or tweak your card, better than BFG or XFX, evga's lifetime warranty even covers removing stock cooling and adding aftermarket cooling, covers it if you overclock it too far and let the smoke out, even covers a bad vid card bios flash if it happens, only thing it doesnt cover is if you take it out of the case and step on it or something like that

Asian Dub Foundation · Jan 24, 2006

6800gs

GoHack · Jan 24, 2006

XFX 6800GS XXX Edition (485/1100 Factory Overclocked)

$199.00 at Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150118

biohazard_nz · Jan 24, 2006

What CPU does this guy have?

You want an AGP card?

Digital Viper-X- · Jan 24, 2006

6800GS
X800GTO^2

either way u should be more then happy

Obi_Kwiet · Jan 24, 2006

rjop455 said:
Right now I have an ATI 9200 second edition. It plays WOW just fine, but the frame rate sucks.

But that would mean it does not play WoW just fine... Anyway 6800GS.

BLiTzKRiEG · Jan 24, 2006

GoHack said:
XFX 6800GS XXX Edition (485/1100 Factory Overclocked)

$199.00 at Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150118

Thats a PCIe card.

GoHack · Jan 24, 2006

BLiTzKRiEG said:
Thats a PCIe card.

Your right.

Not being familiar w/the ATI 9200SE, which I just found out, only comes as either an 8x AGP or PCI. Then the fact that he didn't mention what slot he had, or wanted, I mentioned the fastest video card for that price.

That being the case, an AGP slot version of the 6800GS. I don't know who has the fastest card.

PixPirate · Jan 25, 2006

ATi X850 XT at micro center for $199 after rebate. Hands down the best AGP deal out there.
http://www.microcenter.com/byos/byos_single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0217999

PP

habitual geek · Jan 25, 2006

PixPirate said:
ATi X850 XT at micro center for $199 after rebate. Hands down the best AGP deal out there.
http://www.microcenter.com/byos/byos_single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0217999

PP

yeah, as long as you dont mind not having SM3.0 support, its a fast card

biohazard_nz · Jan 25, 2006

habitual geek said:
yeah, as long as you dont mind not having SM3.0 support, its a fast card

im guessing that wouldn't really matter as he plays WoW

I say go for the X850 XT if you can get one for that price

, otherwise 6800 GS

dderidex · Jan 25, 2006

You guys *do* realize, of course, he may well have a regular PCI slot - no AGP at all - right?

BLiTzKRiEG · Jan 25, 2006

dderidex said:
You guys *do* realize, of course, he may well have a regular PCI slot - no AGP at all - right?

I did take that into account... I was just hoping that since he is running WoW, that it was not on that low end of a machine... So I assumed AGP.

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