Help Mid-range video card about pci-e150$

[militaryman1010]

I am look at either nvidia's 6600 or their new PCX 5750 for about <200 or >130..Whats the performance diffrence which is better for casual gaming???
I want to be able to oc it some not much I want it to run stable with my soon to be nforce4 gigabyte ulta (939) bored with my either 3200+ 90nm or 3500+ 90nm.
Thanks

 

[CastleBravo]

It would be a shame to get a super-cool 3500+ Winchester core and then stick it with a turd graphics card. I'd STRONGLY suggest you get at least a 6600 GT. They are going for under $200 now in PCI-e.

http://www.newegg.com/app/searchPro...EPA=0&bop=and&description=6600+GT&Order=price

 

[militaryman1010]

does it matter what brand??? or if it is refurbished???
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[el_lance_o]

not really at all, as long as it's a good chipset

 

[militaryman1010]

by the way what is oem and barebone???? and is this a good deal???
Leadtech
or
chaintech
Thanks

 

[militaryman1010]

whats the deal with these new graphics cards are they any good?
Asus Extreme EN5750 GeForce PCX 5750 256MB DDR PCI Express 16X Video Card with TV-Out, DVI, VGA, DirectX 9.0: EN5750 (Retail)
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[Dillusion]

whats the deal with these new graphics cards are they any good?
Asus Extreme EN5750 GeForce PCX 5750 256MB DDR PCI Express 16X Video Card with TV-Out, DVI, VGA, DirectX 9.0: EN5750 (Retail)
Thanks

You seem to be confused, heres a quick reference guide -

Pieces of shit:
PCX5200
PCX5700
PCX5900
6600
6200
X300
X600
X600 PRO
X600XT

Things worth spending more than 50$ on, that you'll enjoy:
X700 PRO
X700 XT
6600GT
6800GT
6800U
6800NU
X800 PRO
X800 XT
X800XTPE

 

[militaryman1010]

thanks..... by the way im building me my first computer and i am 15..........im using n4 most likely im trying to build this machine for approx $1000 but considering i already have win xp and they hds that dont count agaisnt my budget.
thanks alot

 

[militaryman1010]

should i trust a refurbished barebone oem graphics card from leadtech on newegg.com??
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[shade]

keep in mind this is all my opinion. half the time cards that are refurb are cards returned cuz the pipes didn't unlock or the shaders or the oc wasn't good. but keep in mind the other half had problems with them. so basicly, imo don't expect anything great. i never trusted refurb stuff unless if i bought it off a friend. i just don't like the fact there could've been something wrong with it and its used. i'd feel alot more safer with a new vcard.