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I NEED HELP! GETTING NEW HARDWARE

AuduxAudux Member Posts: 56
in Hardware

Okay i just recently started looking at reviews for graphics cards... i dont know what the hell to get

theres a bunch of stuff online that look  pretty good like a Xfx  8800gs 384mb card  for  139 on new egg with a 30$ rebate this looks like a prety good deal to me.. i plan on going sli for my new system...  i need help choosing a good card if anyone got any suggestions or comments plz post k

 

i shop on newegg and tigerdirect

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  • oakaeoakae Member UncommonPosts: 344

    Your budget is...?

  • AuduxAudux Member Posts: 56

    around 180 or lower so can save money and go sli

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  • CoconautCoconaut Member Posts: 52

    You're better off spending your money on one good card get something like an 8800gt ($200-250) 9600 180ish or for ATI go with one of there 38XX cards. spending 200 on SLI won't get you the performance of a single card for the same price and if you only buy one card you have the option to upgrade to a second one later.

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  • AuduxAudux Member Posts: 56

    Originally posted by Coconaut


    You're better off spending your money on one good card get something like an 8800gt ($200-250) 9600 180ish or for ATI go with one of there 38XX cards. spending 200 on SLI won't get you the performance of a single card for the same price and if you only buy one card you have the option to upgrade to a second one later.

     

    im not all that big on ati ( i never used any good ati cards except for the x1600 but that was a long time ago)

    i red some reviews on some of the 3800 they sounded pretty good but they still say the 8800gt is better... i have a crossfire board on hand... if not the 3800 then what else should i go for? im big on performance its very importiant to me versus quality....

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  • fyerwallfyerwall Member UncommonPosts: 3,240

    I have to agree with Coconaut, go with 1 better card than 2 lesser in SLI. 8800GT is a good card, around $200-$250 for the standard version amd $250-$280for the OC editions. Even then its just a tad more, and if you want to do SLI, you can buy a second one later.

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  • CoconautCoconaut Member Posts: 52
    Originally posted by Audux


     
    Originally posted by Coconaut


    You're better off spending your money on one good card get something like an 8800gt ($200-250) 9600 180ish or for ATI go with one of there 38XX cards. spending 200 on SLI won't get you the performance of a single card for the same price and if you only buy one card you have the option to upgrade to a second one later.

     

     

    im not all that big on ati ( i never used any good ati cards except for the x1600 but that was a long time ago)

    i red some reviews on some of the 3800 they sounded pretty good but they still say the 8800gt is better... i have a crossfire board on hand... if not the 3800 then what else should i go for? im big on performance its very importiant to me versus quality....

    Ya the 8800gt would be my choice it doesn't cost much more than the 3800's but offers a lot more performance especially on high res it seems.

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