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Best video card for the money

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KennyT772

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x850xt...end of story as long as u dont care about sm3.
if u want the sm3 save up a lil bit and get a x1800xt or a 7900gt
 

i_am_mustang_man

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ati x850xt, hands down, unless sm3.0 which case the cheaper 7600

but i agree with kenny, save up, and get a 7900gt, they have some to 250$ sometimes, and they are awesome cards!
 

Azn Tr14dZ

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trt740, do you have and SLI-capable motherboard?
 
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Have a x1800xt 256. Im on my second one the first quit on me. Also the new one doesn't overclock well and is having troubles with compatability in elder scrolls. So I was thinking of getting a cheaper card. I think my motherboard and the x1800xt don't play well together. I had a x800xt pe before and it had gamma resetting trouble. After game play I would alway have to reset the gamma. I was under the impression the 7600gt was faster than the x850 series and had pixiel shader 3. Am i wrong about this?
 
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Storage Fusion Drive 1 TB
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no sli

I just have a agp slot and pci express slot on my ascrack motherboard
 

i_am_mustang_man

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wurd to the x1800
 
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