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BlackTigers91

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Hey, I need yuour help!

I am trying to decide on a budget PCI-e card for my..er...budget build!


I would appreciate it if you posted your system specs, and a BF2 benchmark.

What I am looking for:
PCI-e 16x
New/Used under $120!!!


Red or Green, fast, or slow, post them all. I game at 1024x768, so post your max playable specs at that resolution, please!
 
On newegg there's an open box Sapphire x800gto^2 vivo that comes factory unlocked to 16 pipes for about 130:]
 
Get the x850xt from newegg... $139.00 and no need to unlock because it beats the 7600gs bar none.

the above x800gto CAN unlock to 16 pipes.. but I prefer 16 pipes out of the box :)
 
lloose said:
Get the x850xt from newegg... $139.00 and no need to unlock because it beats the 7600gs bar none.

the above x800gto CAN unlock to 16 pipes.. but I prefer 16 pipes out of the box :)
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102688

How's the Sapphire Brand though? Because, at that price, if I DID find the monry, I'd get a 7600GT for $10 more :).
 
BlackTigers91 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102688

How's the Sapphire Brand though? Because, at that price, if I DID find the monry, I'd get a 7600GT for $10 more :).
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sapphire is a great brand.... i think they build all of BBA cards (or is it the other way around) ... looking at the specs i would go with a x850xt over a 7600gt, but the 7600 does have ps3.0
 
pstang said:
sapphire is a great brand.... i think they build all of BBA cards (or is it the other way around) ... looking at the specs i would go with a x850xt over a 7600gt, but the 7600 does have ps3.0
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Well, the whole 7600GT vs. x850xt thing was brought up before, and about 70% (I think) believed the 7600GT was better.

That's a whollllle nother topic though ;).
 
I love EVGA (my 7900GT is an EVGA) but the best GDDR2 7600GS if the XFX one, stock OC to 500mhz Core and 900mhz memory.
 
Ive owned both the 7600GT and the X850XT...and the 7600GT is the CLEAR winner
 
DO NOT GET A 7600GS...it is so inferior compared to the 7600GT, which you can get fairly close to 150$ after rebates on newegg. I advise to save up a few more bucks and hit that...
 
VulturEMaN said:
DO NOT GET A 7600GS...it is so inferior compared to the 7600GT, which you can get fairly close to 150$ after rebates on newegg. I advise to save up a few more bucks and hit that...
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!!! I KNOW THIS !!

I know it is inferior, hence it being $50 less. :rolleyes:

With a volt mod though, it gets a goin. If I can't get $150, this appears to be the card I'll get.

More replies :)!!!
 
lloose said:
Get the x850xt from newegg... $139.00 and no need to unlock because it beats the 7600gs bar none.

the above x800gto CAN unlock to 16 pipes.. but I prefer 16 pipes out of the box :)
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the vivo cards come factory unlocked as stated in my other post
 
so you're gonna tell me, the owner of the x800gto^2 vivo card that my card doesn't have the 16 pipes that were displayed as soon as i took it out of the box? :|
 
mrbay said:
so you're gonna tell me, the owner of the x800gto^2 vivo card that my card doesn't have the 16 pipes that were displayed as soon as i took it out of the box? :|
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Until I find out more, then yes. Everyone of these is 12 pipes ;).
 
BlackTigers91 said:
!!! I KNOW THIS !!

I know it is inferior, hence it being $50 less. :rolleyes:

With a volt mod though, it gets a goin. If I can't get $150, this appears to be the card I'll get.

More replies :)!!!
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It being 50$ less doesn't mean it's inferior. I'm perfectly happy with my SLI 6600GTs, and they're pwning the FPS right now...but I wouldn't recommend it because they're no longer future-proof...:(
 
system below, I get NO stutter or lag and with FRAPS, the slowest I've seen with a ton of guys and arty falling around is 60fps, normally cruises at about 95fps. But I also have a killer DSL connection with 5.2 MB down and 800k up, so that helps. But on my ols Sockwet A with a 3200+ 400Mhx XP and same 2 giggs of ram and Audigy2 card and an XFX 6600gt AGP, I had always had stutter when the action got too intense, and the max fps was about 45 with no AA and other settings on Medium, shadows on low. People that tell you that the processor makes little difference are FOS, (tho the GPU is more important), it does, and the sites that say they see little difference in gameplay graphics between Med and High are....well, high! The game is SO much better visually on High!
 
VulturEMaN said:
It being 50$ less doesn't mean it's inferior. I'm perfectly happy with my SLI 6600GTs, and they're pwning the FPS right now...but I wouldn't recommend it because they're no longer future-proof...:(
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Let me rephrase that to:

A $50 less card that's passively cooled and has half the memory clock ;).

;).
 
mrbay said:
they state that they're 12 pi pes, but even sapphire themselves says that they intentionally shipped them out unlocked.
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Hmm....because I don't see 16 pipes, and if it was a 16 pipe card, newegg would have it on there somewhere?
 
because it's not overclocked to xt speeds yet...?
you have to realize the gto^2 has the same core and faster memory chips...once overclocked, the max speeds exceed those of the xt pe.
 
My GTO2 has benched over 6100 in 3dmark05 on stock cooling, it's a damn good card even for the 210 I paid for it back in Oct.
 
ND40oz said:
My GTO2 has benched over 6100 in 3dmark05 on stock cooling, it's a damn good card even for the 210 I paid for it back in Oct.
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I would agree. Any card that can do what the GTO2 can do is a damn fine deal. Reminds me of my 9800se->9800pro that i have sitting here. Damn fine card and when 9800pro's were running for like $220, I bought it for $124 and immediately unlocked the pipes, OCed and ran it over 9700pro speeds. It was perfect for my cheap ass.
 
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