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Josh · Nov 04, 2005, 11:43 PM // 23:43

Hi, I've been browsing eBuyer since after Techie's help from reading his Video Card guide, and I am trying to find the best card with 256mb video card ram.

But also the cheapest, but one that works nicely and smoothly too with nice FPS and such, so tell me, what do you think is best?

Sapphire Radeon X800 PRO 256MB DDR AGP x8 TV-Out DVI-I Lite Retail Box
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=62207
^ Looks decent to me...

Gigabyte GV-N66256DP 6600 256MB Silent pipe AGP
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=92142
^ I'm positive, that is the best one and cheapest?

Ebuyer Extra Value PowerColor X800 Bravo Edition 256mb 256bit PCI-E dual DVI VIVO
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=96413
^ Not sure if that's good..?

XFX GeForce 6800 GT PCI-E 256MB 256bit GDDR3 DUAL DVI/TV-out
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=85870
^ Hmm...just over £200, if it is the best, not sure if I would get it...

Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 256MB DDR DVI-I TV-Out Lite Retail Box
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=55190

lord_shar · Nov 04, 2005, 11:49 PM // 23:49

Just a minor warning about heat pipes: If turned upside-down, they stop working correctly. This is a known issue with reverse backplane mounts on certain ATX cases. Go for a standard air-cooled set up if you're looking for lowest price.

The 6800GT gets my vote in the given list.

dbrad · Nov 05, 2005, 01:49 AM // 01:49

You'll likely get the most bang for your buck out of the 6800GT, simply because it has the most staying power of the cards on your list. Be careful, though, because 256MB of GDDR3 will be awfully toasty.

Josh · Nov 05, 2005, 01:51 AM // 01:51

Choosing between 6800GT or the Sapphire X800GTO 256MB ( http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=97159 )

Willy Rockwell · Nov 05, 2005, 03:04 AM // 03:04

I'm very pleased with the NVidia 6600GT. It was a great price and is very powerful, runs games smoothly at their highest settings. GW is easy, but it also runs BF2 on high settings, a very demanding game.

Slade xTekno · Nov 05, 2005, 03:28 AM // 03:28

I second the nVidia 6600GT. It runs all my games very well, even DoD:S, all at almost half the cost of a 6800GT.

Lews · Nov 05, 2005, 04:56 AM // 04:56

I vote for the 7800. For a 350 card, you can't find better!

EternalTempest · Nov 05, 2005, 06:26 AM // 06:26

For vaule I would go with the Nvidia 6600 and only go to the 6800 if you could afford it.

I strongly feel the 6600 is the best vaule.

Josh · Nov 05, 2005, 09:52 AM // 09:52

Lews, that's not an option.

And yeah, I think I'll get the 6600 GT, maybe 6800, but probably 6600.

Thanks guys.

Old Dood · Nov 05, 2005, 11:35 AM // 11:35

You did not have the ATI X800XL in your list. It is better then the X800pro. And it is not that expensive for a 16 pipe card.