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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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I need to get a pci express card.. can anyone recommend a good one for around $450?

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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 05:34 PM
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ATI X800 ? :dunno:

or cheaper, get an X700
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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its gonna have to be nvidia 6800 or x800/700

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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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im confused... alot of the video cards come up saying pci express.. but also say agp 8x. i dont get it?
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Samson
im confused... alot of the video cards come up saying pci express.. but also say agp 8x. i dont get it?
they cant be both...


is there a noticable difference between 8x and pci-e?
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by janiVI
they cant be both...

is there a noticable difference between 8x and pci-e?
i know they cant be both.. thats why im confused....

not as of now.. but the motherboard im getting is pci-e so i have to get a video card that is...
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Samson
i know they cant be both.. thats why im confused....

not as of now.. but the motherboard im getting is pci-e so i have to get a video card that is...
u dont have to
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Samson
its gonna have to be nvidia 6800 or x800/700

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for 450, yes, X800.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by PoohBoi
for 450, yes, X800.
can u give me a specific card to search for please.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by janiVI
u dont have to

he does if the MB doesn't have an AGP slot.

I would go Nvidia so I can eventually run SLI
Provided you got one of the MB capable of SLI


I'd go with 6800GT

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/gra...123/index.html
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