Best Pci-e card under $65

xgambetx said:
the card i posted up has the the same specs as the 7600gs, and its 52 dollars with mail in rebate so in my opinion its best go get this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103171
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Actually, the X550 isn't nearly as good as the 7600GS. It's closer to the 7300GT in terms of performance. The X550 was basically ATI's refresh of the R3XX series and the naming for X600 and below is coordinated so that it matches the previous generation - hence, the X550 is the exact same core as the Radeon 9550. In reality, the X700PRO or vanilla X800 would be a closer match to the 7600GS.
 
PWMK2 said:
Actually, the X550 isn't nearly as good as the 7600GS. It's closer to the 7300GT in terms of performance. The X550 was basically ATI's refresh of the R3XX series and the naming is coordinated so that it matches the previous generation - hence, the X550 is the exact same core as the Radeon 9550. In reality, the X700PRO or vanilla X800 would be a closer match to the 7600GS.
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well go ahead and take a look at the specs
 
xgambetx said:
well go ahead and take a look at the specs
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I did. Are you talking about the core and memory speeds? You can't compare the two because they are completely different cards in terms of architecture (the X550 is ATI's RV370 while the 7600GS is completely different). But, like freestylejc said, the X550 has eight less pipes than the 7600GS - meaning that the 7600GS almost wins by default. Also, 3dMark05/06 scores back this up. The 7600GS can get about 5000 average in 3dMark05 but the X550 can only get about 2500. So the 7600GS is basically 2x faster...
 
ohh wow the 7600 has 8 more pipeliness? alright yea the 7600 is the best card to get
 
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