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10-16-2007, 01:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
r3n3r4d3 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 61	Need help in choosing Video Cards Under $130 Hi all, From these selected video cards, which of these are good for gaming, not HIGH performance gaming, just playing games like NBA LIVE 08, Half Life 2 Series and games around the HL2 Series graphics, and for general computer uses. I also have a Wise Wing 19inch MOnitor Diamond Stealth Radeon HD 2400 Pro 525MHZ 512MB 800MHZ DDR2 PCI-E VGA DVI HDCP HDTV Out Video Card (NCIX.com - Buy Diamond Stealth Radeon HD 2400 Pro 525MHZ 512MB 800MHZ DDR2 PCI-E VGA DVI HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - 2400PRO512PESB In Canada.) Sapphire ATI Radeon X1650PRO 512M AGP8x DVI TVout Sapphire ATI Radeon X1650PRO 512M AGP8x DVI TVout Diamond Stealth Radeon HD 2600 Pro OC 600MHZ 512MB 1.0GHZ DDR2 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card NCIX.com - Buy Diamond Stealth Radeon HD 2600 Pro OC 600MHZ 512MB 1.0GHZ DDR2 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - 2600PRO512PEOSB In Canada. Diamond Viper Radeon X1650 Pro 600MHZ AGP 256MB 800MHZ GDDR2 VGA DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card NCIX.com - Buy Diamond Viper Radeon X1650 Pro 600MHZ AGP 256MB 800MHZ GDDR2 VGA DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card - X1650AGP256SB In Canada. XFX GeForce 8600GT 540MHZ 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card NCIX.com - Buy XFX GeForce 8600GT 540MHZ 256MB 128BIT 1.4GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card - PVT84JUDF3 In Canada. Gigabyte Radeon HD 2600 Pro 600MHZ 512MB 800MHZ GDDR2 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card NCIX.com - Buy Gigabyte Radeon HD 2600 Pro 600MHZ 512MB 800MHZ GDDR2 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - GV-RX26P512H In Canada. Thanks, i hope i can get really good feedbacks.

10-16-2007, 11:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Vaanish Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,693	Re: Need help in choosing Video Cards Under $130 Are you running off AGP or PCI-E, as there is a mix of those in the list that you made.

10-16-2007, 09:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
r3n3r4d3 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 61	Re: Need help in choosing Video Cards Under $130 oohhh, um AGP i guess since my current one is AGP

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This card is awesome
Newegg.com - EVGA 256-A8-N506-AX GeForce 7800GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

thats if your moniter can be connected through dvi

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If you have AGP then a good card would probably be the 8600GT...you can overclock them quite well.

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oohhh, um AGP i guess since my current one is AGP

So you definitely have AGP but do you also have a PCI-E slot? There are motherboards that have both.

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10-17-2007, 09:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
r3n3r4d3 Junior Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 61	Re: Need help in choosing Video Cards Under $130 umm...my motherboard is soltek.

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umm...my motherboard is soltek.

model name would help....

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it's only AGP

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