What Video Card to get? - Guild Wars Guru Archive

Furnace Stoker

W/E

Joined Oct 2005

Jul 17, 2006 at 10:22 PM • #1

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Hi
Seems like my video card burn out last night, so I will be force to get a new one. Its been while since I paid much attension to video cards, so unsure what is good and not good at today's machine. So, what you would recomand me to get? (budge at about $150 or lower). I don't need anything too high end or fancy, ,but need something enough for games too. My last one was Geforce 5200FX.

Also please list what I should look for, and what should I be aware of, when shoping for new graphic card. And also possiblie links to good deals.

Thxs for the help.

Blade Rez

Lion's Arch Merchant

Shadows Of Nightmares (KoN)

Joined Jun 2005

Jul 18, 2006 at 7:14 AM • #2

Just for the record it's FX5200 ^^. But with that, since u had a 5200, you have agp4x/8x.

The problem with gettin a card, is that in that price range are the 512mb, 128 bit cards. DDR ram, and GDDR2..

So, get a 6800XT, or a x1600pro. It'll run gw pretty much max settings..., but in later games, its not going to exactly wow you..

Tarzan The Chetta

Academy Page

Wasuremono Kanji Banzoku [EVGA]

Joined Jun 2006

Jul 18, 2006 at 10:40 AM • #3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102002
SAPPHIRE Radeon X800GTO 100131SL Video Card - Retail at Newegg.com

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150157
XFX Geforce 6800XT PVT42KUDE3 Video Card - Retail at Newegg.com

swaaye

Frost Gate Guardian

Joined May 2005

Jul 19, 2006 at 4:31 AM • #4

the X800GTO should be quite a bit faster. 6800XT only has 8 pipelines vs the 12 on X1800GTO. X800GTO is usually a monster overclocker too if that's your sort of thing.