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August 3rd, 2008, 03:19 PM
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OK, I am really new at this whole computer graphic stage and I have no idea which graphic card is better. I'm about to buy a new computer and i've narrowed it down to two graphics cards; ATI Radeon HD 3450 and NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT.
I'm wondering which one is a better performance gaming card.
The types of games that I would play would be COD4, Bioshock, and so on..
Thank you.
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August 3rd, 2008, 03:36 PM
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To be completely honest with you I wouldn't bother with either one. Both are entry level cards that provide very little performance for gaming.
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August 3rd, 2008, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RicheemxX  To be completely honest with you I wouldn't bother with either one. Both are entry level cards that provide very little performance for gaming. | BUTTT if you had to make a choice, which one would you prefer!?!?
OH and I also have a ati radeon x1600 from my old computer, is that one any good!? | |
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August 3rd, 2008, 03:44 PM
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Is there a specific reason you only have the option of those two cards? Whats your budget? | |
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August 3rd, 2008, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RicheemxX Is there a specific reason you only have the option of those two cards? Whats your budget? | No, I'm buying a brand new computer, I really have no time to build it or whatever, right now i'm browsing through best buy and circuit city desktops and trying to find the best one under 1k, and I have a monitor already so.. | |
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August 3rd, 2008, 03:53 PM
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NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE
ATI RADEON HD 3450
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
NVIDIA GeForce 7100
Are these any good?!? | |
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August 3rd, 2008, 03:55 PM
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No, those are all pretty bad.
You can always just get any card they buy an 8600 GT or something. An 8600 GT only costs about $40-50.
Or you can get an 8800 GS which is about 2x as powerful as the 8600 GT for $80 after a $30 MIR. | |
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August 3rd, 2008, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by EXreaction No, those are all pretty bad.
You can always just get any card they buy an 8600 GT or something. An 8600 GT only costs about $40-50.
Or you can get an 8800 GS which is about 2x as powerful as the 8600 GT for $80 after a $30 MIR. | took the words right out of my mouth. Since you are buying a pre-built machine buy whatever has the best features for the buck and scrap the video card for something with more power because none of those cards are going to be that great for gaming. | |
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August 3rd, 2008, 04:04 PM
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August 3rd, 2008, 04:19 PM
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Hmm, give www.xtechnology.com a try, you can mix/match/make your own system. Try not to get too carried away and it won't cost you $5k. 
Nick
P.S. There are plenty of other places that you can design your own system and have someone else put it together and ship it to you. Best Buy isn't always the Best Option. | |
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