Which Video Card to get?

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frankyk

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I'm looking for a good budget video card that's capable of running the higher quality games but maybe at a reduced resolution. I'm going to be using this on an HDTV running probably at 1920x1200. This will be probably used as an HTPC or something.

maybe around $120 or so, NVidia preferably.

8800 GS or can I get better?
 
The 9600GT almost fits the price, and is faster then the 8800GS/9600GSO.

If you think you can pay more, make sure to check out the 8800GT, and 8800GTS 512.
 
If you save a little up, you can find an 8800GT around $150 if someone has a deal going.
 
I was reading about the 9600 GT and the 8800 GT. I will be running a monitor that will support 1920x1200 resolution and I wanted to play some games, nothing huge on it I guess but I just want something updated I guess.

Anyway, which would be better? I want something definitely quiet and low heat and low power consumption and a good price. Basically best bang for the buck.

Any suggestions? 9600 GT 512 or 8800 GT 512?
 
frankyk said:
I was reading about the 9600 GT and the 8800 GT. I will be running a monitor that will support 1920x1200 resolution and I wanted to play some games, nothing huge on it I guess but I just want something updated I guess.

Anyway, which would be better? I want something definitely quiet and low heat and low power consumption and a good price. Basically best bang for the buck.

Any suggestions? 9600 GT 512 or 8800 GT 512?
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I'd go with 9600gt. Lower power consumption, lower heat, great bang for your buck, and a great price. Doesn't that meet all the criteria? Oh and did I say quiet?

8800 gt is good, but it gets hot and consumes more power then the 9600gt. The performance is more than the 9600gt, but for about 40$ more.
 
I've had a chance to run both the 8800GT and 9600GT in my rig, and I can say without a doubt that the 8800GT is by FAR the best bang for your buck right now.. Some of the 8800GTs (512MB) can be had for UNDER $150 now after rebate, and some are being sold for anywhere between $130-160 on various forums.. Do some research on your own though, and compare specifications and what YOU need for your own use..
 
well, i've decided i want a card that doesn't heat very much and that makes little noise. also it must have a good stock cooler.

so, with this, what's a good price for the 9600 gt and does brand matter? also, i did see the 8800gt at BB for a really good price after the 10% i think like $144. i dunno if i want to deal with the heat / noise though. thoughts?
 
frankyk said:
well, i've decided i want a card that doesn't heat very much and that makes little noise. also it must have a good stock cooler.

so, with this, what's a good price for the 9600 gt and does brand matter? also, i did see the 8800gt at BB for a really good price after the 10% i think like $144. i dunno if i want to deal with the heat / noise though. thoughts?
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I don't think the brand matters as long as you get a good one such as: xfx, evga, bfg, msi.

120-130 is a good price for a 9600gt although most will be found for 140.
 
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