Best Video Card

[tknebel12o]

In your opinion the best video card?

[cysus]

(I'm quoting myself)

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I would not completely agree, it is that simple; acording to these benchmarks the X800xt does perform better in more situations than the geforce 6800ultra but it does not do better by the same margin, refer to the following.
http://www.techimo.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=5717
While the X800XT does scores better more often, when it does it only scores an average of 6.5 FPS better. The GeForce 6800 scores better less often but when it does it scores an average of 13.4 FPS better. The types of games you play also makes a big difference in which would be a better choice for you. Based on the number of benchmarks won the X800XT could be considered marginally better. But also consider this, if you were to add all of the FPS of all of the benchmarks you would find that the GeForce 6800 Ultra would have 109.5 FPS more than the X800XT. It is just a matter of perspective.

[slinky]

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Originally Posted by tknebel12o

In your opinion the best video card?

Best video card for what purpose?

[byunews]

Slinky is right to ask that.. it all depends on what you need it for. For hardcore performance without consideration of cost, that would be your x800 Platinum Edition.

[MoboNewb]

when do you guys figure the new cards will go down to a reasonable price? right now the x800 PRO is like 480

[Atomic Rooster]

Anything by Nvidia.

[cysus]

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Originally Posted by MoboNewb

when do you guys figure the new cards will go down to a reasonable price? right now the x800 PRO is like 480

I think that for the proformance gains it has a reasonable price, example:
Aquamark benchmark score/current price,
Halo score/price
(a larger number represents a better value)
Older Cards
ATI 9800se
29000/160=181.3
28/160=0.175
ATI 9800xt
46500/400=116.25
60/400=0.150
Geforce 5900xt
36500/190=192
50/190=0.263
Geforce 5950ultra
44900/400=112
59/400=0.148
Geforce 5700
unavalible
30/130=231
ATI 9600xt
32000/160=200
34/160=0.213

Next Generation Cards
Geforce 6800ultra
64000/500=128
96/500=0.192
ATI X800XT
58000/500=116
90/500=0.181
ATI X800 Pro
51000/400= 127.5
81/400=0.203
While the newer generation card don't have the best values, they still do very well. Remember the Geforce FX 5800 ultra was $700 when it came out. I think the only thing worth waiting for at this point would be the Geforce 6800(non-ultra) for $300.

X800pro=$400
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....9&type=product

[cysus]

sorry, double post

[sechs]

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Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

Anything by Nvidia.

That's a joke, right?

[Atomic Rooster]

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Originally Posted by sechs

That's a joke, right?

Ok. Anything not ATI.