Computers Need new gfx

I need to buy new gfx card since my old geforce fx5200 128mb got burnt

but now i don;t know which gfx card should i buy, nivida or ati and what version =/

could u recommand me the best gfx cards that's no more than 180$ ><'

 

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10406983&SearchEngine=Froogle&SearchTerm=10406983&Type=PE&Category=Comp&Gad=0&dcaid=17379
$169.99
FEATURES

Manufacturer Ati Technologies
Software Included CATALYST
Processor 1 x ATi RADEON X700 PRO
Standard Memory 256MB DDR3 SDRAM 430MHz 128-bit GDDR3
Interfaces/Ports 1 x 15-pin D-Sub VGA
1 x VIVO
1 x DVI-I
Manufacturer Part Number 100-437406
Standard Warranty 3 Year(s) Limited
System Requirement AGP Requirements AGP 8x or 4x graphics slot available on motherboard Connection to the system power supply is required, adapter included 300W power supply or greater recommended 256MB of system memory Installation software requires CD-ROM drive DVD playback requires DVD drive
Manufacturer Website Address www.ati.com
Product Name Radeon X700 PRO Graphics Card
Host Interface AGP 8x
Graphics Resolution 640 x 480 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
800 x 600 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1024 x 768 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1152 x 864 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1280 x 1024 @ 160Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1600 x 1200 @ 120Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1920 x 1080 @ 120Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1920 x 1200 @ 100Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1920 x 1440 @ 90Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz 2D Maximum
2048 x 1536 3D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
2048 x 1536 3D Maximum
Product Type Graphics Card



EXTENDED SPECS

Software Included CATALYST
Package Contents Radeon X700 PRO Graphics Card Set-up CD Composite and S-video cables HDTV out cable DVI to VGA adapter Manuals Power cable connector
Interfaces/Ports 1 x 15-pin D-Sub VGA
1 x VIVO
1 x DVI-I
Host Interface AGP 8x
Standard Warranty 3 Year(s) Limited
Processor 1 x ATi RADEON X700 PRO
Form Factor Plug-in Card
Manufacturer Ati Technologies
Standard Memory 256MB DDR3 SDRAM 430MHz 128-bit GDDR3
Clock Speed 425MHz
RAMDAC Dual 400MHz
Additional Information 4 or 8 parallel pixel pipelines Six programmable vertex shader pipelines 120 million transistors on 0.11 micron fabrication process 165 MHz TMDS transmitter (DVI 1.0 compliant / HDMI interoperable and HDCP ready) Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution Windows Logo Program compliant
Manufacturer Part Number 100-437406
System Requirement AGP Requirements AGP 8x or 4x graphics slot available on motherboard Connection to the system power supply is required, adapter included 300W power supply or greater recommended 256MB of system memory Installation software requires CD-ROM drive DVD playback requires DVD drive
Manufacturer Website Address www.ati.com
Graphics Resolution 640 x 480 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
800 x 600 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1024 x 768 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1152 x 864 @ 200Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1280 x 1024 @ 160Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1600 x 1200 @ 120Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1920 x 1080 @ 120Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1920 x 1200 @ 100Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
1920 x 1440 @ 90Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz 2D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz 2D Maximum
2048 x 1536 3D 16.7 Million Colors (24-bit)
2048 x 1536 3D Maximum
Product Line RADEON
Compatibility Operating System Support: Windows XP (Home or Pro) Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 (or later) Windows Media Center Edition
Product Series X700
Signaling Type Analog
Digital
Product Name Radeon X700 PRO Graphics Card
API Support DirectX
OpenGL
Video Formats Composite Video
DVI
RGB
S-Video
HDTV
Product Type Graphics Card
Video Features SmartShader HD: Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware DirectX 9.0 Vertex Shaders Vertex programs up to 65,280 instructions with flow control Single cycle trigonometric operations (SIN & COS) Direct X 9.0 Extended Pixel Shaders Up to 1,536 instructions and 16 textures per rendering pass 2nd generation F-buffer technology accelerates multi-pass pixel shader programs with unlimited instructions 32 temporary and constant registers Facing register for two-sided lighting 128-bit, 64-bit & 32-bit per pixel floating point color formats Multiple Render Target (MRT) support Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL via extensions SmoothVision HD: 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1)at all resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions Temporal Anti-Aliasing 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes Up to 128-tap texture filtering Adaptive algorithm with bilinear (performance) and trilinear (quality) options 3Dc: High quality 4:1 Normal Map Compression Works with any two-channel data format HyperZ HD: 3-level Hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1) Fast Z-Buffer Clear Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions VideoShader HD: Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time FullStream video de-blocking technology for Real, DivX, and WMV9 formats VideoSoap noise removal filtering for captured video MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration DXVA Support Hardware Motion Compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion All-format DTV/HDTV decoding YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering)
Multiple Monitor Support 2
Platform Support PC

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?DEPA=0&type=&description=nvidia+geforce+6600gt&Submit=Go&Category=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=14&Go.y=38
130$-140$

Core clock: 500MHz
D-SUB: 1
DirectX: DirectX 9
DVI: 1
Memory Clock: 1000MHz
Memory Interface: 128-bit
OpenGL: OpenGL 2.0
PixelPipelines: 8
TV-Out: S-Video/Composite Out
VIVO: No

Model #: 128-P2-N368-TX
Item #: N82E16814130214
In Stock

not many details has been written about it.

The ati got 256MB but with 425mhz as cloack speed, but the geforce 6600gt got 128mb with 500mhz cloack speed...btw as i read few words in that site http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/ati-radeon-x700-games.html as it says Ati radeon x700 better than Nvidia Geforce 660gt

 

Any recommanded sites to buy Nvidia Geforce 6600GT from?

btw...wats more important the core cloak - memory cloak or the memory size?

 

If you are going with nVidia then I recommend going no lower than 6800. Anything before it doesn't have the full range of shader support that this guy offers. I run a 6800 GT (256) and it runs like a champ. HL2, everything maxed, 1600x1200 w/High Def character pack = Seksi with little to no difference in performance.

~W

 

Pffft.

Asus Radeon X850xt 256MB please!

- Teddz

 

pffft lower than 180$ please!

 

It's unfortunate you can't get another $20 on there because then you could get a good 6800 or better, then again after ship and handling it'll run ya roughly $200 even anyway...

If you're sold on the 6600 then get a top of the line model- as much as you can score for the cash. I don't know much about ATI though I am looking at thier newer cards with interest. New Egg is an excellent distributer, I built my computer from parts bought from there. You can trust them to get your shizznit right and on time.

~W

 

Anyone can tell me a good site that do International Shipping? (newegg.com only do USA shipping)

should i prefer the gfx card memory more than the core cloak and memory cloak?

 

Go for Radeon cards, really. The Geforce era is over

Get the 9800 pro if you want it under $180