Video card question
 

Ya, I know. I could probably get a better answer on a forum specifically for computer related stuff, but I'm gonna ask here. I'm looking at buying a new video card. Something that will play the new games and also be good for video editing using Avid Xpress pro and doing other stuff with Maya 7 (when I can afford to buy it)

Now, I will be shoppping at http://www.ncix.com. All prices listed are Canadian. Anyway, in the video card section of the site mentioned which video card would you recomend? Nothing over $200 for now. I don't need the BESTvideo card there is, but I do want something that will perform good at least. I'm not willing to spend a small fortune on a video card just yet.

or maybe you know an online store in the US that I can buy a very good card for the price limit I set.

Well new games does req a bit of power so i would go with a 6600 gt card thats less then 200
now its not the best but it will get the job done or if you go up to about 250 dollars a 6800 gs card

edit
does the card need to be AGP or PCI-E ?

do you have AGP port or PCI express? For US you could tru www dot tigerdirect dot com

any specific name brand you would recommend?

ATI is the the best then you could try BFG.

Well i love leadtek they hav a great cooling system and they clock good to

AGP
the board I have is an Asus p4p800 se with 1.2gigs of ram

currently I have a geforce4 mx440 video card with 64mb of ram

I heard many good things about leadtek. I know a lot about computers, but I just want to make sure that I get a good video card. With all the stuff coming out when it comes to video cards it can be a tad confusing haha

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...acture=Leadtek
this card will keep you happy for a while until you decide to upgrade everything

Your best bet for an amasing price. its in canadian dollars http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...7726&CatId=318

I would need the AGP version of that card if it exists

or spend some more and go with the card fah king linked to

well leadtek dont have that card on agp on that site but this will do to

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Technologies

and its for AGP

also a good card, but I have a regular CRT monitor so I need a vga plugin. This one has dual DVI

All new cards come with DVI but they also come with 2 DVI to VGA converters so you shouldnt have a problem :)

teh vga plugin should come with the card
it always has for me atleast

lol i was to slow

ah, I did not know that it would come with an adapter. If that's the case it's all good.

so order and be happy with your new card ;)

how about http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1008

or http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1008

or how about http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ab=11&NoMapp=0

if its realy 199.99 go with this one http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1008

I always prefer brand name videocards not replicas that use the same chips.

i agree with fah king go with
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1008

If you go wiht Leadtek, make sure you update your drivers for the card. Use the LEADTEK from their site drivers. A lot of people recommend different things for these cards from support forums. Do NOT use the nvidia, or some of the other support drivers. Each can cause different issues of annoyance. Especially the 6600 gt. I have it. Had problems initially, and most of it was driver related.

Other than that, good card.

:thumbsup

You won't find anything decent for under $200

Have you looked at Newegg.com?

ATI is the best?

They have HORRIBLE support, drivers are a mess and their software suites are utter complete garbage.

Very true. Especially the remark about their software suites.

:pimp