I am looking for a video/graphics card that can handle hardcore gaming, and was wondering what is the BEST or ONE OF THE BEST cards I can get for under $200, my computer is PCI express X16.
2007-04-29 12:14:40 · 6 answers · asked by bigboidranker 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Actually if you can get a Radeon X1950XT for *under* $200, then that's definitely the pick. But they tend to run exactly $200 and up (well 199.99) plus taxes etc- at which point you might consider the brand new GeForce 8600 series.
Dropping down a notch you can pick between the Radeon X1950 Pro and GeForce 7900GS, but there's a noticeable performance drop to that level, so I'd recommend pushing your budget a few bucks if needed... It'll be well worth the extra $20-$40.
Below, is an article from a couple of months ago that lists the best gaming cards in each price range- prices have dropped a little since then, but it's still a good breakdown.
If you want to compare the performance of any two cards head-to-head, check out http://www.gpureview.com
2007-04-29 13:14:54 · answer #1 · answered by Proto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it's probably the ATI Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3. Its perfect for sub $200. If you can stretch a bit more, I'd go for the ATI Radeon HD 3870 or the nVidia GeForce 8800GT. The ATI 2900 and 1950 are good bets also. The 8600 isn't a great card, it's cheap and the 3850 is almost double the performance of the 8600GT version.
2016-05-17 04:48:54 · answer #2 · answered by aaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeed the 1950 and 7900 are good choices.
However, DirectX10 cards for under $200 were just released a week ago (from Nvidia, 8600GT and 8600GTS)
ATI is expected to launch theirs in May.
I would just hold off for now, hopefully to get a DX10 card for under 200 or to get one of the already listed cards for even cheaper. Good Luck!
2007-04-29 15:38:49 · answer #3 · answered by blindingblue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X1950XT by far.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102067
It's almost as fast as the X1950XTX and beats the 7900GTX. The next step up is the 8800GTS 320MB for ~$270.
2007-04-29 12:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use GeForce2 MX/MX 400 by NVIDIA and I'm happy with it. I'm almost sure it's under $200
Hope this helps =)
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2007-04-29 12:20:59 · answer #5 · answered by arledgetd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321121
Here it is the best you can get for those money. You could get another card with 512 ram, but you will loose at the processor, so I suggest you this one, is very ballanced.
2007-04-29 12:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by atredeys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋