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03-16-2008, 12:46 AM
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|  Which video card is better? Hey which video would you say is better for gaming: Buy the eVGA e-GeForce 8500GT 512MB PCI-E Video Card and other Computer video & TV tuner cards at circuitcity.com or Buy the eVGA e-GeForce 8400GS 256MB PCI-E Video Card and other Computer video & TV tuner cards at circuitcity.com Please note that i can only spend like 100$ and it HAS to be at circuit city. So that is why i picked those choices, not because its the best choice or deal. |
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03-16-2008, 03:46 AM
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| Ultra Techie  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Australia
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 | Re: Which video card is better? Between those, I'd definately go for the 8500GT because it had something like double the bandwidth of the 8400GS, and a larger bus. Also, it's a bigger card (assuming you're getting the 512 instead of the 256).
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03-16-2008, 03:53 AM
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| Re: Which video card is better? 8500GT is definitely better.
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03-16-2008, 08:35 AM
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| Commander SMod  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City
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 | Re: Which video card is better? I second them. Although it's a shame that it only has to be at Circuit City, because for your budget, you can get an 8600GT at newegg.com: Newegg.com - EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ...for less. |
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03-16-2008, 11:09 AM
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| Re: Which video card is better? If you need some other choices, Buy the eVGA e-GeForce 256MB 7300GT Video Card and other Computer video & TV tuner cards at circuitcity.com 7300GT is like at 8500GT lvl. Buy the Diamond Multimedia 256MB Viper X1650 Pro Video Card and other Computer video & TV tuner cards at circuitcity.com x1650PRO, not as strong as the 8600GT, but still gets you some where without breaking your wallet.
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03-16-2008, 11:17 AM
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| Re: Which video card is better? I have a 8500 GT in my other comp. It's not bad, 1 can run tf2 and cs:s pretty well. And i played the crysis demo on them and i remember it didnt look that bad.
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03-16-2008, 11:59 AM
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03-18-2008, 01:08 AM
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03-18-2008, 06:30 PM
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| Re: Which video card is better? in my opinion nvidia doesnt put out like it used to im rolling with Valtek Radeon HD 2600 512 MB Ram AGP 8x good price to and for gaming i get about 70-75 fps in Shattrath and rts games never lag |
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