Another "What Card Should I get" Topic

[jhender501]

OK..I have a MX440 card on my HP 861n, 120G HD, 512M, 2.66ghz system..
I received a $175 "attaboy" from my company and the missus said "do
what you want with it"..so..I'm going to get a new graphics card..

What can I get with $175 (or so)?


Jim

[TheFlightMan]

For that kind of money you have two options, you can go for an ATI 9600 XT or for an NVidia 5700 Ultra. ATI offers better image quality and performs a bit better than the NVidia Card. However, do not go for a 5600 or 5600 Ultra, it will be a complete waste of your money. I bought a 5600 Ultra, it was nice, but performance was on the weak side.

Another option would be to hang on to that money and save another $100 in order to get an ATI 9800. That would be my approach if I had the option.

TheFlightMan

[ahmedmumeni]

What the FlightMan said.

[Bigshot]

Check out the poll on the right side at www.hardocp.com .

[Qballbandit]

ATI 9600 pro all the way!!!!!!!!! :7

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3f295fda5ad61e56.jpg

[TheFlightMan]

To add to my previous comment, you can now get a 5900SE from NVidia for about the same price as a 5700 Ultra. EVGA is currently carrying this new product and can be found at www.newegg.com for about $190.00. It performs better than a 5700 Ultra and ATI's 9600/9600Pro/9600XT, you should check this out. The product can be found by either looking for a GeForce 5900XT or 5900SE.

TheFlightMan

[Bobby_Bizzle47]

whats the cheapest/best quality card i can get for under 150$?

[aymenayesh]

I would not get Nvidia... see for yourself http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031023/nvidia-nv38-nv36-40.html
You can get the Radeon 9600, 9700, or the 9800 Pro 128mb as they are all good cards. Its just not Nvidia's time to reign unfortunately!