# recommendations on video cards **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 18, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582 "2008-02-18T11:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grnteg98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@grnteg98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grnteg98)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/1 "2008-02-18T11:29:23Z")
my old man’s lookin to upgrade his video card in his pc… currently he has whatever came in his dell. basically looking for the best bang for his buck, i know he doesn’t wanna spend outrageous $$$, but at the same time he wants something that can keep up with the newer games. anybody buy anything recently for a good price? ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/2 "2008-02-18T12:20:41Z")
Maybe some specs on the PC at hand? If it’s old, even a new vid. card won’t help him out much. How old is it, what model fo Dell? Or even better if you can get the service tag we can look it up and find out what kind of video card it will support. ---
**Author:** ![grnteg98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@grnteg98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grnteg98)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/3 "2008-02-18T13:15:26Z")
i don’t know what model/tag off the top of my head… it’s not real old(maybe 2 years)… xp, 1gb ram. 180gb hd ---
**Author:** ![neonmike22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@neonmike22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonmike22)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/4 "2008-02-18T15:59:27Z")
You can’t really go wrong with a Radeon 3850 for $170ish or a Geforce 8800GT for $225ish, unless the power supply isin’t up to the task. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/5 "2008-02-18T18:12:31Z")
agp, pci, pci express??? I have always liked nvidia more than ati. I had a nvidia pci express 7600gt and it was damn good for about $80. ---
**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/6 "2008-02-18T18:24:01Z")
As of late ATI’s been slipping fast. Can’t go wrong with Nvidia. ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/7 "2008-02-18T19:33:47Z")
I need to buy a PC to test out a FireGL 7200. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Hero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@imported\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Hero)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/8 "2008-02-19T19:56:28Z")
Here is the one I got. It is not the most badass card on the market, but does pretty well for alot of games and is rather inexpensive. [http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/eVGA-e-GeForce-6200-LE-Video-Card-256A8N295DX/sem/rpsm/oid/162040/catOid/-13043/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do](http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/eVGA-e-GeForce-6200-LE-Video-Card-256A8N295DX/sem/rpsm/oid/162040/catOid/-13043/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) ---
**Author:** ![neonmike22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@neonmike22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonmike22)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/9 "2008-02-19T22:31:04Z")
> [@997 GT3 RS in Orchard Park](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/997-gt3-rs-in-orchard-park/34972/49): > > does pretty well for alot of games and is rather inexpensive. Inexpensive indeed: > **[EVGA GeForce 6200 Video Card 256-A8-N341-LX - Newegg.com](https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-6200-256-a8-n341-lx/p/N82E16814130233)** > > Buy EVGA GeForce 6200 256MB DDR AGP 8X Video Card 256-A8-N341-LX with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg! If the original poster is looking to play crysis or call of duty 4, that card isin’t going to cut it. ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/10 "2008-02-20T06:21:09Z")
I’ve got a GeForce 7600GS… Only thing I don’t like is it has a heatsink instead of a fan on the GPU, but other than that it’s smooth. I can run Battlefield 2142 at full graphics with no issues. but I don’t play many games so I don’t know how that really benchmarks. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/11 "2008-02-20T13:16:38Z")
> [@997 GT3 RS in Orchard Park](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/997-gt3-rs-in-orchard-park/34972/49): > > Here is the one I got. It is not the most badass card on the market, but does pretty well for alot of games and is rather inexpensive. > > [You are being redirected...](http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/eVGA-e-GeForce-6200-LE-Video-Card-256A8N295DX/sem/rpsm/oid/162040/catOid/-13043/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do) look at the 7600gt, it’s about that price and has the ddr3 memory. It ran FEAR, Oblivion, etc… really well. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/12 "2008-02-28T14:58:35Z")
buy the best Radeon you can afford. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/13 "2008-02-28T15:45:27Z")
> [@iPod touch... no email wtf](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ipod-touch-no-email-wtf/35170/8): > > buy the best Nvidia you can afford. fixed ---
**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/14 "2008-02-28T16:05:43Z")
> [@Photoshop question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshop-question/35180/4): > > fixed x2. Until ATI can come out with a new chipset comparable to Nvidia’s latest, there’s really no other choice to make. ---
**Author:** ![Neosmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Neosmurf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neosmurf)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/15 "2008-02-28T16:36:21Z")
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150253](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150253) 200 after rebate and free shipping. It is a great video card > **[XFX GeForce 8800 GS DirectX 10 PVT88SFDF4 384MB 192-Bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0...](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150275)** > > Buy XFX GeForce 8800 GS DirectX 10 PVT88SFDF4 384MB 192-Bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.Once you know, you Newegg! 150 after rebate and free shipping and still good. Both those cards will play Crysis pretty good, the first one on close to max settings, the 2nd one on medium settings. ---
**Author:** ![grnteg98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@grnteg98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grnteg98)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/16 "2008-02-29T06:29:52Z")
> [@As you guys like to call it "Skunking it"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/as-you-guys-like-to-call-it-skunking-it/35160/20): > > Both those cards will play Crysis pretty good, the first one on close to max settings, the 2nd one on medium settings. this seems to be a pretty big deal to him all of a sudden. i guess he downloaded videos of the game online and now has to have it? is the top one really a good card. everyone seems to think nvidia is the way to go. he’s into games like crysis and cod4 ---
**Author:** ![Neosmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Neosmurf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neosmurf)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/17 "2008-02-29T07:38:09Z")
From the reviews I read, most people said it will play Bioshock, COD4, and others on the highest settings. They said Crysis will play, but its better on like med or high. Make sure your power supply is good enough. Probably want at least 500w. And that card does have the Nvidia chipset in it. ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/18 "2008-02-29T07:38:33Z")
This is the one I bought recently for my PC: [http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127305](http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127305) It plays COD4 and Crysis beautifully on medium settings. The rest of the system is also beefed up pretty good to support it though. (quad core CPU with 8gb system memory). There are slightly better deals if you don’t need dual DVI output. Similar cards with single DVI/VGA outputs are less expensive. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/19 "2008-02-29T10:11:23Z")
> [@Local Evo Crash](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-evo-crash/34226/150): > > This is the one I bought recently for my PC: [MSI RX2600XT Diamond Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR4 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127305) > > It plays COD4 and Crysis beautifully on medium settings. The rest of the system is also beefed up pretty good to support it though. (quad core CPU with 8gb system memory). There are slightly better deals if you don’t need dual DVI output. Similar cards with single DVI/VGA outputs are less expensive. how does 64 bit run the games? Is it vista or xp? ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582/20 "2008-02-29T10:26:11Z")
> [@9.11](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/9-11/35169/45): > > how does 64 bit run the games? Is it vista or xp? Its Vista and plays them pretty well. The graphics card is the weak point in my setup. I only play a handful of games and not very often at that. But for a casual gamer it does the trick. I haven’t over clocked it at all either and have read of great results in over clocking this card. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommendations-on-video-cards/195582.md?page=2)