Opinions - video Cards...

[JUNKY]

I'm Vidcard shopping for a new machine I'm trying to have up and running by Arma2.

My upper price limit is about $190, and I'm considering:

Radeon 9600XT - 256mb Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-335&depa=0

And the Nvidia GeForce FX5600 or 5700:
I really like the Asus model V9570/TD (Fx5700 chipset)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-121-166&depa=0

This one has a faster Ram speed, and one crappy review, but the reviewer sounds like a complete moron, seeing as I have Never seena videocard that installs where you can see the componets of the card--so I count that review as an idiot.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-108-131&depa=0


These are the chipsets I am considereing -- if anyone has something similar int he $150-190 range lemme know...thanks.

[LA_MERC_T4rg3T]

The 9600XT is a good card. The 256 megs of ram will not make any difference over the 128 meg cards. Also, most 9600XT's come with a certificate for a free copy of HL2 when its released.

[JUNKY]

Really? Is it a system thing that's the reason more ram on the GPU isn't nescessary?

[LA_MERC_MadMAX]

It's just that there aren't any games out there yet (or for some time) that will need (or even use) 256MB of local texture memory...

Anyway - I second the vote on the 9600XT for that price point - just save yourself a little bit of dough and get the 128 meg version of it.

[JUNKY]

cool -- I may just do that

thanks!

[LA_MERC_Diesel]

yep the most bang for the buck right now is the 9600xt imho

[LA_MERC_eX1|eS' ch1|d]

I have the 9600XT and it rocks man, and if you get that card you get a coupon for HL2. So $40 of the card price is just an advance on a game we will make you get anyway.