Video Card Side Grade Advice

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TheBlackAngel

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Hello all,

I am looking to redo my PC this holiday season and switch over to the PCI-E platform. I won't have enough money to redo everything and get a high end video card. I currently have a 6800GT. What I am looking for is a video card that is PCI-E, will perform at least on par with my current 6800GT, and cost around $100 (+/- $25-30). Anyone have any suggestions on what I should go with?

For the other parts this is what I am looking to get....

MB
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131096
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817128002
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103741
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820211064

Total with the video card I don't want to exceed $400, those items put me at $286 without shipping.

Then eventually I will add another gig of RAM, and replace the video card with a high end one.

Thanks for the help!
 
For $100, you can snag a new X1900GT or used 7900GT. Either one will roughly double your 6800GT's performance.
 
mavalpha said:
For $100, you can snag a new X1900GT or used 7900GT. Either one will roughly double your 6800GT's performance.
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Where can you get a x1900gt for $100. I looked and couldnt find one cheaper than maybe $200.

I have been able to find the 8600gt for $100. And the 7900gs for $99 AR. Both of these options will be nice upgrades for sure.
 
azuldenial said:
Where can you get a x1900gt for $100. I looked and couldnt find one cheaper than maybe $200.

I have been able to find the 8600gt for $100. And the 7900gs for $99 AR. Both of these options will be nice upgrades for sure.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161016R
You missed a few deals last week.
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1227329&highlight=x1900gt
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1230767&highlight=x1900gt (Refurb, but with warranty)
 
Yes, another vote for the 1950 PRO. They recommend it HERE at that price range. They at Tom's Hardware do a monthly update on what would be the best card for the money for that particular month, so that would be a good place to check. Also there is THIS chart that shows performance among various games. Is an interactive chart, so you can pick 2 different GPUs and one game, and see how it compares to each other as well as others at the same time.
So yeah, I hope that helps.
 
Thanks for all the replies! So it looks like my options for more of an upgrade then a side grade would be the x1950 pro, 7900GS, or 8600GT. Just out of curiosity how do you all think a 7600GT would compare to the 6800GT? this is on the cheaper end of the spectrum and just curious how it would do.

Thanks!
 
TheBlackAngel said:
Thanks for all the replies! So it looks like my options for more of an upgrade then a side grade would be the x1950 pro, 7900GS, or 8600GT. Just out of curiosity how do you all think a 7600GT would compare to the 6800GT? this is on the cheaper end of the spectrum and just curious how it would do.

Thanks!
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Most tests put the 7600 GT about 10-15% faster than 6800 GT, or about on par with the 6800 Ultra. It's a good card (I'm using one), but you don't save that much by choosing it over the much faster 7900 GS, so I wouldn't call it a great value at this particular point in time.
 
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