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Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike
I have a question about my video card problems: in my old computer, running a 3600AMD processor with 1gb of ram on XP with a 6600GT nvidia card was running games OK this year.
Now that I have a Quadcore 6600 with 2gb of ram on vista with a 8400gs, it's running like crap on the lowest settings. is this card that bad!?!?
Now seeing as i'm in canada, is there a site that has the same prices or close to the same as newegg in quality?
What would you recommend as a top quality card for ~100-150$?
i'm asking beause a card like i have now which is pretty shitty still runs at about 100$ in my town. http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...AffixedCode=WW |
The short answer is yes, the 8400GS is that bad. It's a workstation card, and isn't really meant for any serious gaming.
Staples overprices everything.
Tiger Direct is offering a
BFG 8600GTS for $129 ($104 after the $25 mail-in rebate) or an
XFX 8600GT for $120 with a $20 mail-in rebate. The
256 MB version of the 8600GT is even cheaper, just $100 with a $30 mail-in rebate (best deal IMO, at a final price of $70). Alternatively, if you can scrape a bit more cash together you can get an
EVGA 8800GT for $220 less a $30 mail-in rebate.
I've personally never used Tiger Direct, but I have friends who swear by them. If you prefer a brick and mortar store and are within driving distance of Whitby,
Best Byte usually has some good deals, and is currently offering an XFX 8600GT for $125.