budget high end nvidia card?

hi, im on a budget, of say 100-200 dollars. could i get a card that will run all the new games well with that amount of money, or could someone point me in the right direction for a card that is cheaper but still runs new games well?

 

for 200 dollar, u can buy a mid-range card like the 6600gt or 6800. It runs the newer games pretty well. So go for the 6600gt or the 6800, its ur choice

 

6800 is well recommended, it ourperforms the 6600gt, and in some cases can be unlocked to near 6800GT speeds

 

Yeah, a 6800, and you can OC it to GT maybe..

 

Get Leadtek 6800LE and you have a good change to unlock the extra pipes but no guarantee.

 

the prices of the 6800GT's should be pretty low by now .... u might just squeze in one .....

 

lol /wrong i want a l337 high end card.. but it has to be less than 200 bux /end wrong

don't expect a high end video card for 200 bux.. maybe 350...

 

Does your Mobo runs 4x-8x AGP ?

If you have only 4x then would be better off to get new mobo with 4x-8x AGP OR new PCI-E and get 6600 or GT also try trade your old slow pc2100 for new pc3200 is highly popular choices, get cheap pc3200 along with dual channel set.

Peace

 

Yea, thats alot of help.... geeeze..... lol

 

6800 for sure man.
Its a great card and a very big boost from your 5200.
I used to have a 5200 before this one.

 

You're not going to get a AGP 6800GT 256MB for under $300. PCI-E's are probably a bit less.

Also, just bought a XFX 6800 GT 256MB AGP today, $330. Getting a Zalman VF700-cu and some copper ramsinks, its my duty to beat the Ultra.

 

Wrong at newegg there are many gt's under $300 agp. Here is one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122195R and cause it is refurbished and most likely most people overclock them to ultra speeds anyways so the warranty is voided so why not get refurbished. Just my 2 cents. Also buy an aftermarket cooler and ur set.

 

Well, anyway, if you cant afford a 6800GT, go for the 6800NU.

I dont want to be bad or something but yo can also get an ATI X800GTO2 and unlock it to 16 pipes but those are just for PCI-E.

 

offtopic - could u pls tell me how the xfx 6800GT AGP performs? cuz iam thinking of buying the same card

 

get the 6800GT for sure, sub 250, save a lil more, or get a little xtra change, it REALLY is WORTH IT !!!!!! like if you don't get the 6800GT from newegg or something, I'll beat you over the head with a plastic hammer man, and I've got a big bad ole plastic hammer in my closet waiting for ya!

 

I've heard people with some bad experiences with refurbished items, and others with fine experiences... I dunno, I just like brand new things.

And yes I can tell you how it performs when I get it, just got the tracking numbers for the cooling stuff and the VGA card. Shipped same day as I ordered, from both companies.

 

Newegg has a 15day warranty on refurbished items.

 

Im at the same position as manothehour. Only a 2.53ghz P4. Got faster memory though. So, I can either afford a 6600GT with 256meg or a 6800GT with 128megs. I know the 6800GT normally is loads faster, but question is, will it be with such a slow CPU? Im not gonna upgrade the CPU, next time Im changing the whole comp.

Also, how much would only having 128megs hold me back?

 

Well u might aswell go 6600gt for now and when u upgrade the whole system buy a 7800 or xt1800 series pci-express videocards then.

 

IMO you should get the 6800gt. It's a great card at a bargain price. At hi-res with AA and AF enabled the CPU won't have that much of an effect on performance anyway.