Ok Quick Video card question..

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Limp Gawd
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Ok Im guna say this as quick as possibble..system specs

p4 w\ht 3.0ghz
1.5gig ram pc4300
Vista

It has an open pci-e slot..which has never been used...it is running on onboard intel graphics(which beleive it or not runs eq2 on low settings..lol)
..Ill be looking to play Everquest 2 on the rig...and im wondering...for 80$ or under...what video card should I choose..

was thinking HD3650 or mabey an 8600 series card? but what has been boggling me when searching is how do the older cards, that were more expensive back in the day, compare to the newer lower budget cards? we all know everquest is quite an old game..and is more heavilly cpu intensive than GPU...but I want it to run smooth on balanced settings...and be able to raid....and when I search its always new cards against new cards...but never against the older gen...So hit me with some good info! and plz dont make it a nvidia vs ati thing..I really dont care which it is...more just wondering..which one will perform the best....thanks guys! :D

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just get whichever is cheaper.. i'd get the 8600GT.. if i was you but for everquest i dont think it really matters hey... ur running in intel integrated right... both those cards absolutely stomp IGP...
 
Not quite the answer I was looking for..but very true..lol Can i get some more opinions?

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yea that does look like a pretty good deal..so we got the Nvidia side covered....Im sorry to ask so many questions...just want to get the right card for my set up. anythign on the ATI side? always kinda been an ATI guy....LMK and thanks for the link!


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side note:

so Im guessing what you're trying to say is that most dd2 cards..even with better architecture...are not as efficient as a ddr3 card?
 
You can get a lot of deals on older pci-e video cards in the Buy/Sell forum. Lots of people trying to offload 7800/7900 and 8600 series video cards over there.
 
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