Help find a cheap Alternative

[tenaciousleydead]

ok i was wondering if the x550 core x600 core are the same as the x700 core, are they? i need to find a very cheap card for my next build because i will not have enough money for a premo new card. i was thinking x800gto2 but still to spendy heh. Thank You.

 

[AngelDeath82]

X550's can be either of two cores (depending upon the manufacturer and model). Some X550's use the X300 core, some use the X600 core. Either way, you're probably best with an X700, as they are a good card for a decent price. Either that or a BFG GeForce 6600GT OC (nice card, dual-DVI).

 

[tenaciousleydead]

well im selling the guts of my system and buying a new mobo cpu and vid card (3700 san diego, x800GTO2?) i need help with the motherboard it seems like all the boards below 70 are shitty but i need to stay under the 500 mark with these 3 parts im buying cou:223.00 GFX:180.00(suggestions i was thinking 7800GT but im kinda sick of owning nvidia cards, the x1800XL is spendy though how does it compare to the x850XT PE and the 7800GT?). Thank You.

 

[krazyIvan]

The (my) AMD Venice 939 3000+ OC's on stock cooling to 2400Mhz (3800+ speed). At only $160 you can save money for a sub $100 NV4 (non-ultra) MB and a 6800GS or x800GTO2
The only thing lacking is a 1G (2X512) dual channel PC3200 kit, $70-80 for Value ram.

Try NewEgg.com

Good CPU+MB+GC=years of fun 😀

 

[tenaciousleydead]

i got ram powersupply case cd-rom and the basics but the sandiego kills the venices i was thinking about it but this will last alot longer as the san diegos have 1mb L2 cache and they are pretty much just the FX series underclocked a little.so id need to come up with an extra hundred for the 7800GT its not that im a cheapass but i have no means to a source of money and itd take me a long time to make that, well untill next christmass i guess ill try to sell some other stuff and make up the cost. but how does the x1800XL compare to the 7800GT? Thank You.