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Subject: Re: video cards(ot)

Author: Tony Nichols

Date: 19:43:38 03/27/05

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On March 27, 2005 at 12:25:53, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On March 27, 2005 at 03:03:29, Tony Nichols wrote:
>
>>
>> I am looking for a new video card in $100-$150 range. I currently have a Nvidia
>>geforce 2. Any suggestions on the most for the money?
>>Thanks
>>Tony
>
>I would go with the ATI Radeon 9600 Pro/XT 128MB card. It is rock solid, a great
>performer, and doesn't need an additional power connector like the 9800 and so
>on.
>
>It is cheap considering the performance, and is what I used before. I now have
>an X800 since I play games that need the big card.
>
>If you are _not_ a serious gamer, do not buy any card that requires an
>additional connector for power.
>
>These are the 3 cards I would recommend:
>
>ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128mb card
>ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128mb card
>NVidia Geforce FX 5700 128mb card
>
>(The only difference between the 9600 PRo and the XT is the clock speed. The XT
>is slightly higher but if you can get it for the same price as the 9600 PRO, go
>for it.)
>
>Peter

Hello, Pete
Thanks for the response. I am curious about the NVidia 5700 because I have an
NVidia chipset. I would kinda like to keep it all together. Have you had any
experience with it?
Regards
Tony



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