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Crack · 08-08-2006, 11:21 AM

POWERCOLOR R43C-TD3D/BULK Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814131414R

$108 - Yeah, yeah, I know, OEM, run for the hills, but there is still a 15 day return policy if it does not work.

BIOSTAR TForce4SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138272

$107 SLI - Check, Socket 939 - Check, PCI Express x16 - Check

not bad for $220 right? I have been out of the loop for a while now on the computer building. What do you guys think about the 2 products listed?

Crack · 08-11-2006, 04:23 AM

Edit: I guess if no one has any advice to give, then these are a pretty good deal...

hulk · 08-11-2006, 04:34 AM

For the price, I don't think you could beat those by much. Only thing I'd warn about is DX10 being not too long away, and requiring a new card. Depends on how much you like your graphics, I suppose.

Crack · 08-11-2006, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hulk

For the price, I don't think you could beat those by much. Only thing I'd warn about is DX10 being not too long away, and requiring a new card. Depends on how much you like your graphics, I suppose.

I do likes my graphics... not enough that DX10 will make me run out and buy a new card for a long while though.

bobbob6651 · 08-17-2006, 07:36 AM

7600GT for a little more would be better. Also might look at an MSI or DFI board. Not too shabby though.

Plaid13 · 08-17-2006, 07:42 AM

i know a couple people that have used biostar motherboards and havnt been happy with them for that much money you could get a gigabyte or a asus with the same features. and i agree a 7600gt would be a better way to go but only because i prefer nvidia

08-08-2006, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Advice needed on a video card/mobo POWERCOLOR R43C-TD3D/BULK Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814131414R $108 - Yeah, yeah, I know, OEM, run for the hills, but there is still a 15 day return policy if it does not work. BIOSTAR TForce4SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138272 $107 SLI - Check, Socket 939 - Check, PCI Express x16 - Check not bad for $220 right? I have been out of the loop for a while now on the computer building. What do you guys think about the 2 products listed? __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

08-11-2006, 04:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Edit: I guess if no one has any advice to give, then these are a pretty good deal... __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

08-11-2006, 04:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
hulk C'mon, just blow it. Location: Perth, Australia	For the price, I don't think you could beat those by much. Only thing I'd warn about is DX10 being not too long away, and requiring a new card. Depends on how much you like your graphics, I suppose. __________________ "'There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex." -- From an IGN game review.

08-17-2006, 07:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
bobbob6651 Upright	7600GT for a little more would be better. Also might look at an MSI or DFI board. Not too shabby though.

08-17-2006, 07:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	i know a couple people that have used biostar motherboards and havnt been happy with them for that much money you could get a gigabyte or a asus with the same features. and i agree a 7600gt would be a better way to go but only because i prefer nvidia