Best Budget for Gaming GFX Card?

[wrbetrayalclan]

Well, I already have a few cards in mind, the Nvidia 9600GT, 8800GT, or 8800GTS 512MB. What do you think is the best "bang-for-your-buck" card? I don't really like ATI personally.

[tektrnica]

go for the 8800GTS :D im still on a 7950GT but can still run anything (albeit, lacking dx10)

[Spartan Erik]

Depends on what you plan on playing. I can play Crysis and COD4 on medium settings with low AA on my 8600GT (256 MB) without it lagging. But then again I paid a mere $60 for it so it was quite a deal!

[kennbona]

get a EVGA 9600GT this card matches the 8800GT's performance in many games, its much more efficient. and costs a whole deal less.. Thrust me.. 9600GT is the way to go. Def best bang for buck.. and if it's overclocked, it comes very close to what an 8800GTS can do.. not as good but very close..

[Zangetsu]

the 8800GT and the 9600GT are basically the same the only difference is that Nvidia upgraded the 8800GT a little bit so if you got the money just go for the 9600GT

[812venom]

i have an XFX 8800 GTX at 768mb and it runs like a ... what ever u wanna say xD
best GPU imo, but probly the 9x00's beat it..
only problem it is £££
at £200 to £350 so cheap is out of the question..but for performance..well...u guess.

[Zangetsu]

meh its almost the same a little bit of upgrading there, a little bit of downgrading here

8800GTS 512MB: SP:128-FP:65nm-CC:575-SC:1.625-MC:1800 DDR-MT:GDDR3-MI:256bit-MB:62.21-TF:41.6-PC:1

9600GT 512MB: SP:64-FP:65nm-CC:650-SC:1.625-MC:1800 DDR-MT:GDDR3-MI:256bit-MB:57.6-TF:20.8-PC:1

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so yeah its better to stick with an older model unless you got the $$$ for an extreme gaming pc

[Spartan Erik]

By the way, I recommend that you get an 8-Series nVidia card since they are going to bring Ageia physics via CUDA for those cards through a software capability (i.e. you won't have to buy a physics card, and your graphics card will be even more powerful)