Help choosing new vid card

Fenris · November 2nd, 2003

Im searching for a good vid card to put in the computer i am going to build...i have priced everything but the vid card and case at the moment it is $1005 so i was looking for a vid card around $300.

Any ideas on which one i should choose?

Also any ideas on a $50 case? I cant decide what case to get yet

Here is the computer I am building if it makes a diffrence on which card to buy.

Lite On 52x32x52 Black Color CDRW Drive LTR-52327S - OEM $34

AMD ATHLON XP 2800 "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM $136

WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 120GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE
MODEL # WD1200JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY $104

GEIL DDR RAM 512MB PC-3200 Value 400MHz Ultra $87

GEIL DDR RAM 512MB PC-3200 Value 400MHz Ultra $87

ABIT NF7-S $112

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - RETAIL $129

Logitech Z-680 5.1 Metallic Silver Speaker 500Watt THX Certified
with Dolby Digital - RETAIL $284

LITE-ON XJ-HD166S/XJ-HD165H 16X DVD ROM Drive $31.99

**Sazar** · November 2nd, 2003

for around $300 you can either buy an all-in-wonder 9700pro OR you can try and get a 9800pro...

btw.. for the speakers consider the new 5300's from logitech.. they are about $100 cheaper than the ones you are getting and have well over 500 watts output

a nice set...

btw... can you post the link to the site you got your memory from ?

I am considering some purchases and that looks quite nice

Fenris · November 2nd, 2003

Ok ill look in too one of those 2 cards....just noticed i forgot to get a powersupply lol those are kind of important.

All the prices are off of http://www.newegg.com they have some good sales right now it seems

November 3rd, 2003

just to comment on your hdd, i have the exact same one and i love it. havent found anything wrong with it yet.

**LeeJend** · November 3rd, 2003

Ditto on the HD had mine for 2 weeks. Got it for $108-$50=$58 WD rebate (helluva sale). Saw it for $69 after rebate this weekend (compusa, best buy, circuit city or officemax can't remember which).

Best Buy has the lite on (not black) for $19.95 this week. Or there is a lite-on combo cdrw/dvd player for less than the $66 seperate ones. Lite-on is making great optical drives. good backup capability, quiet and inexpensive.

Go Antec or Enlight on the power supplies. If a power supply craps out it can take the entire PC with it. Spend the extra.

Fenris · November 3rd, 2003

alright thanks for the info ill start searching for which stores had the big rebates this week. only live a block from circuit city hope its them

Black-Syth · November 3rd, 2003

Prepare for an online revelation my friend.

HERE LIES GOD!

www.pricewatch.com

Have fun!

November 4th, 2003

One also to look into perhaps...a Nvidia FX5900 non-Ultra such as the Leadtek A350. Should give roughly the performance of an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro.

November 18th, 2003

There's a cheap 5900FX non ultra at newegg.com for only $195.00, free shipping, and it doesn't take up a PCI slot (not like the first PCI slot is used though)

**coathanger007** · November 18th, 2003

Split your 120GB into two stripe RAID 60 GB. What you need these days is speed not space. Check out
http://ntfs.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40670

November 2nd, 2003	Top \| #1
Fenris OSNN Senior Addict Joined: August 2003 Posts: 267 Reputation: 30 Power: 109	Help choosing new vid card Im searching for a good vid card to put in the computer i am going to build...i have priced everything but the vid card and case at the moment it is $1005 so i was looking for a vid card around $300. Any ideas on which one i should choose? Also any ideas on a $50 case? I cant decide what case to get yet Here is the computer I am building if it makes a diffrence on which card to buy. Lite On 52x32x52 Black Color CDRW Drive LTR-52327S - OEM $34 AMD ATHLON XP 2800 "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM $136 WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 120GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD1200JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY $104 GEIL DDR RAM 512MB PC-3200 Value 400MHz Ultra $87 GEIL DDR RAM 512MB PC-3200 Value 400MHz Ultra $87 ABIT NF7-S $112 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - RETAIL $129 Logitech Z-680 5.1 Metallic Silver Speaker 500Watt THX Certified with Dolby Digital - RETAIL $284 LITE-ON XJ-HD166S/XJ-HD165H 16X DVD ROM Drive $31.99

November 3rd, 2003	Top \| #5
LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,261 Reputation: 3386 Power: 199	Ditto on the HD had mine for 2 weeks. Got it for $108-$50=$58 WD rebate (helluva sale). Saw it for $69 after rebate this weekend (compusa, best buy, circuit city or officemax can't remember which). Best Buy has the lite on (not black) for $19.95 this week. Or there is a lite-on combo cdrw/dvd player for less than the $66 seperate ones. Lite-on is making great optical drives. good backup capability, quiet and inexpensive. Go Antec or Enlight on the power supplies. If a power supply craps out it can take the entire PC with it. Spend the extra. Thought for the new millenium: In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates? - Open Office - Firefox - Thunderbird - Gimp -Ubuntu - Red Hat -

November 18th, 2003	Top \| #10
coathanger007 Tomorrow Tweaking Today Joined: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,516 Reputation: 240 Power: 127	Split your 120GB into two stripe RAID 60 GB. What you need these days is speed not space. Check out http://ntfs.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40670 Webmaster Forums l Freeware Downloads l Freeware Forum l Worth Bookmarking l Web Design l Australian News Video Sharing l Latest Tech News l Vista Themes l Graphics Forum l Scenic Photography l Amazing Pics l Internet Security

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November 2nd, 2003	Top \| #2
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	for around $300 you can either buy an all-in-wonder 9700pro OR you can try and get a 9800pro... btw.. for the speakers consider the new 5300's from logitech.. they are about $100 cheaper than the ones you are getting and have well over 500 watts output a nice set... btw... can you post the link to the site you got your memory from ? I am considering some purchases and that looks quite nice

November 2nd, 2003	Top \| #3
Fenris OSNN Senior Addict Joined: August 2003 Posts: 267 Reputation: 30 Power: 109	Ok ill look in too one of those 2 cards....just noticed i forgot to get a powersupply lol those are kind of important. All the prices are off of http://www.newegg.com they have some good sales right now it seems

November 3rd, 2003	Top \| #4
Bronx Bomber Unregistered Posts: n/a	just to comment on your hdd, i have the exact same one and i love it. havent found anything wrong with it yet.

November 3rd, 2003	Top \| #6
Fenris OSNN Senior Addict Joined: August 2003 Posts: 267 Reputation: 30 Power: 109	alright thanks for the info ill start searching for which stores had the big rebates this week. only live a block from circuit city hope its them

November 3rd, 2003	Top \| #7
Black-Syth Comalies Joined: February 2003 Posts: 259 Reputation: 20 Power: 116	Prepare for an online revelation my friend. HERE LIES GOD! www.pricewatch.com Have fun!

November 4th, 2003	Top \| #8
adamg Unregistered Posts: n/a	One also to look into perhaps...a Nvidia FX5900 non-Ultra such as the Leadtek A350. Should give roughly the performance of an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro.

November 18th, 2003	Top \| #9
nycyankii Unregistered Posts: n/a	There's a cheap 5900FX non ultra at newegg.com for only $195.00, free shipping, and it doesn't take up a PCI slot (not like the first PCI slot is used though)