Sp0rAdiC

I'm making a new computer, and i would like a video card that can handle HL2, but I dont know if this is possible w/ a card this cheap. I prefer GeForce cards, but if theres an ATI that is a lot better than i will take that one. Any suggestions?

Dilbert1234567

you can find a radeon 9700 pro for that cheep, maybe a 9800 pro, but wither way, if you want to play HL2 you need a nice card.

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Peryn

Depends on how far under $200 you want to be. If your fine with it being 199 or a flat 200, get the Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb. Or, you could wait for a sale at a major supplier, and get the ATI Radeon for that price, though its usually right about 250 i think. The ATI one will probably even come with a cd-key for HL2 when (if) it comes out. 2 birds with one stone.

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Lasereth

The Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB is the best bet. It's right at $200. I wouldn't spend money on anything else if you want to spend around $200. NVIDIA's competition to the 9800 Pro is the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, but it's around $300 because there's only a 256 MB version.

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GlassHouse420

definetly a 9800pro 128mb.

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Destrox

set my vote in stone for the sapphire 9800 pro, you simply DONT get a better buy for 200$, anything else and you are just being a cheapskate :P (no offense)

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ChrisJericho

Fry's is selling the 9800 pro for $199.

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3628345

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MooseMan3000

Jericho:

I don't THINK that's a built by ATI card.

And I can't find who actually DOES make that card, so I wouldn't trust it. If it is in fact an ATI built card, that's a good deal. If it's not, then it's not. $200 is what you pay for a Sapphire 9800 pro anywhere. And if it's not ATI or Sapphire... you shouldn't be paying $200 for it.



Edit: I forgot to respond to the initial post. Just listen to Lasereth and Peryn. They agree with me, so they must be right.

Lasereth

Jericho links to an ATI card. It's fully legit! What a deal.

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Sp0rAdiC

alright well you all seem to agree 9800 pro. thanks for the input, thats prolly what ill get

MooseMan3000

Oh, right. I didn't see the "ATI Technologies" right under the card name. My bad =P

And I took a quick look at pricewatch.com... a couple of places there are offering it for $200, as well. FTIcomputer.com and FuturePowerPC.com

I bought a hard drive (I think) from FuturePowerPC once, and I had no trouble with it, and they seem to be a pretty respectable company too. Yeah, so the deal is out there.

And sorry for doubtign you Jericho

Edit: just read your signature. I've changed my mind, I'm not sorry.

billege

Newegg's selling the core 325,
mem 580, sapphire for $175.

The 380/680 for $209.

Link.

(it's down towards the bottom of that page)
If you've not shopped w/newegg, they are beyond rock solid. I bought almost every part for my box from them. Not one glitch, not one problem, and I most certainly didn't see a better price.
That, and I don't think many sites get as many positive reivews as the egg.

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Lasereth

Don't buy the $175 one, it has a 128 bit memory bus. May as well buy a 9600 XT or something.

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