Best Video Card

[d]

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What is the best Video card i can find for gaming for the ASUS A8V Deluxe ?
I think i want an AGP video card, but on newegg i see AGP 2x, 4x and 8x
boards and i dont know what the means or what i should get. I dont need TV
out and all that stuff, but i do plan on getting an LCD monitor soon, right
now i have a CRT monitor.

 

[Guest]

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You want an 8x card.
I have the BFG 6800 OC but there are cards that are a lot more expensive.
You choices could be:
ATI X800 - approx - $600 Canadian.
ATI 9800 Pro - Approx $290 Canadian
BFG 6800 GT - Approx - $600 Canadian
BFG 6800 OC - Approx - $385 Canadian.

The BFG 6800 OC has fantastic video and graphics for the price - A lot
better than the ATI 9800 Pro.

"D" <d@d.com> wrote in message news:I0fld.500414$mD.245131@attbi_s02...
> What is the best Video card i can find for gaming for the ASUS A8V Deluxe
> ? I think i want an AGP video card, but on newegg i see AGP 2x, 4x and 8x
> boards and i dont know what the means or what i should get. I dont need
> TV out and all that stuff, but i do plan on getting an LCD monitor soon,
> right now i have a CRT monitor.
>

 

[Guest]

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This is my system :
Asus A8v Deluxe motherboard with 8 channel sound.
AMD 64+ 3500 939
BFG 6800 OC video card.
1 Gig (2x 512) Dual channel memory.
2 160 gig hard drives. 1 for regular computing - 1 for games only.


"RonK" <i'mhere@home.now> wrote in message
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> You want an 8x card.
> I have the BFG 6800 OC but there are cards that are a lot more expensive.
> You choices could be:
> ATI X800 - approx - $600 Canadian.
> ATI 9800 Pro - Approx $290 Canadian
> BFG 6800 GT - Approx - $600 Canadian
> BFG 6800 OC - Approx - $385 Canadian.
>
> The BFG 6800 OC has fantastic video and graphics for the price - A lot
> better than the ATI 9800 Pro.
>
> "D" <d@d.com> wrote in message news:I0fld.500414$mD.245131@attbi_s02...
>> What is the best Video card i can find for gaming for the ASUS A8V Deluxe
>> ? I think i want an AGP video card, but on newegg i see AGP 2x, 4x and 8x
>> boards and i dont know what the means or what i should get. I dont need
>> TV out and all that stuff, but i do plan on getting an LCD monitor soon,
>> right now i have a CRT monitor.
>>
>
>

 

[Dino]

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where did you find a BFG6800 OC for that price?..all I can find them for is
about $450 CDN..am in Ontario.

 

[Guest]

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Canada Computers in Mississauga near Toronto.
Here's the link:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/video.html#gra



"dino" <whyme@help.com> wrote in message
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> where did you find a BFG6800 OC for that price?..all I can find them for
> is
> about $450 CDN..am in Ontario.
>
>

 

[Guest]

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dino wrote:
> where did you find a BFG6800 OC for that price?..all I can find them for is
> about $450 CDN..am in Ontario.
>

www.ncix.ca has them for a little under $400 CDN.
Equivalent to about $320 YankeeBucks.

 

[Paul]

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In article <I0fld.500414$mD.245131@attbi_s02>, "D" <d@d.com> wrote:

> What is the best Video card i can find for gaming for the ASUS A8V Deluxe ?
> I think i want an AGP video card, but on newegg i see AGP 2x, 4x and 8x
> boards and i dont know what the means or what i should get. I dont need TV
> out and all that stuff, but i do plan on getting an LCD monitor soon, right
> now i have a CRT monitor.

There is an article here. It would have been better if several
games had been listed here, for comparison purposes, as the
relative merits of the cards can change, depending on the game
being played. There are other reviews on the site, like when the
cards were introduced, that have more raw data. This will give you
an idea of why the cards are priced the way they are.

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041110/buyers_guide-08.html

In terms of brands, either check the customer reviews for products
on the Newegg site, or do some Googling, as some brands that you can
get for a few bucks less, might use inferior memory. There have been
batches of cards that have died in three weeks of use, so there can
be quality issues with some of them. This does not mean that the
higher prices of some brands are justifiable - it means you should
try to read as much as you can about the experiences of others,
before spending big dollars on a high end card.

HTH,
Paul

 

[Guest]

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That Asus A8V have any issues. Im looking at picking one up 1 Dec
and also dropping a 3500 in it



>This is my system :
>Asus A8v Deluxe motherboard with 8 channel sound.
>AMD 64+ 3500 939
>BFG 6800 OC video card.
>1 Gig (2x 512) Dual channel memory.
>2 160 gig hard drives. 1 for regular computing - 1 for games only.

 

[Guest]

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No problems at all. Very fast and totally stable. Runs a lot cooler than my
old XP 2500+.

"Hawkeye" <Hawkeye__59@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> That Asus A8V have any issues. Im looking at picking one up 1 Dec
> and also dropping a 3500 in it
>
>
>
>>This is my system :
>>Asus A8v Deluxe motherboard with 8 channel sound.
>>AMD 64+ 3500 939
>>BFG 6800 OC video card.
>>1 Gig (2x 512) Dual channel memory.
>>2 160 gig hard drives. 1 for regular computing - 1 for games only.
>