best sub $200 card...

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se1zure

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I am looking for a card less than $200... I'm thinking either a 7900gt or an ati radeon x1950pro. They are pretty comparable, and the x1950 is only a few fps faster, my main reason for NVIDEa is because EVGA has a trade up feature. Has anyone used this trade up feature? Do they give you what you payed towards the new card, or a detioriated value? If the "trade up" isn't as good as i'm thinking, I'll go ati.

7900gt i will get:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130033
or
Powercolor x1950 pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131027
 
can't go wrong with either. Personally i'd go with the asus x1950pro that's going for around $165. ewiz had them a little bit ago. as far as step up, they give you the full value of what you pay for the card. you just have to make up the difference between that and the new card.
 
so if I pay $200 for an evga now, in a year and a half, i can get $200 towards a new one by trading that in, or is it deteriorated down to like $40 or something?
 
It amortizes to 0 after 90 days.

If you can, I'd buy a card in mid-late december... maximizes your chances of being able to step up to something like an 8600...

From that list, I say the power colour.
 
Just picked up Powercolor X1950 pro from newegg for $200.. Good card, great reviews, good quiet cooler and slightly overclocked from factory...
x1950 is better image quality than Nvidia offerings.. Also it uses newer & cooler 80mn manufacturing process..
 
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