Hey guys, looking to purchase a video card around $300 for an AMD motherboard, what sort of card should i be looking at. primarly looking to use it for everyday use and a game from time to time.

If its PCI-Express then prob a X800GTO2 (mod to x850), if its agp then cant go past a 6600GT.

also depends on what kind of games your into , Nvidia for Doom3/Quake 4(Open GL), ATI for HL2/Farcry(Direct3D).



last edited by 0z at 20:17:58 24/Sep/05

thank you very much oz for an answer that is actually directed at the question, i'll look into both of those :)

6600gt good card for the price

how about for $800? gf 7800 gtx?

around $300

primarly looking to use it for everyday use

why splurge out on a 7800 gtx when he doesnt want to spend that much and more importantly doesnt need the card.

i'm asking for me ... would the gtx be the best buy for $800?

6600GT and pocket the change... buy the best value card in 1yrs time.

buying best isnt a bad idea, i got my 9700pro when it was released (this was like august 2002 if im correct) and its still good!

ok someone tell me the differences between an AGP motherboard and an PCI-Express. from what i understand PCI-express is faster and only PCI-E video cards can be used on a PCI-express board. correct? is it worth getting a pci-e motherboard and if so what should i be looking at or should i just get a normal amd motherboard. cheers (btw this is for my mate who is also getting the video card)

dice, you can get a msi 7800gtx for $690 from www.msy.com.au or a leadtek 7800gtx for $705

LiquidWax you might as well get a pci express board, nForce 4 SLI for the win.

Agp is allmost vapourware now, speed advantanges agp over pci express atm is nill, its more future proofing.