Video Card / ATI / For Over Clocking

PyroX1040 · Dec 29, 2007

Currently I'm making a small not so amazing intel CPU using a E2180 and a decent mobo, I'm wondering what kind of graphics card I could get for around $120 or less ONLY ATI no Nvidia, preferably something with core clock of 550+ and memory of 1500+

Regards,
PyroX1040

Also please make sure it's good for OC'ing and is decently sized and not to out-dated!

Will Be Running:

Day Of Defeat Source
Counter Strike Source
World Of Warcraft
Battlefield 2 / Battlefield 2142
Warcraft FT
Enemy Terrotory: Quake Wars

And some other low graphics games

Thanks!

btarunr · Dec 29, 2007

HIS Radeon HD2600 XT 512 MB DDR3. -($104) Best for your $120 cap

OR

GeCube GECUBE GC-XHD2600XTG4-D3 Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB DDR4.($119) Best for OC'ing - with a 850 MHz core.

Make your pick from here.

Kursah · Dec 29, 2007

Bta's got some good suggestions for mid-range cards, but if you need more performance then look at these:

You could snatch a 2900pro for ~$170 over at newegg..power hungry, good OC potential, and good performance. Plus that's a good price for a card that usually can be flashed to an XT.

Or snatch a 3870 for about $60+ more. Either way, both damn good cards...or get a 3850 for cheaper, and with less OC potential from what I've read.

:toast:

ElideN · Dec 29, 2007

i like the gecube cuz it has a copper heat sink... i wonder why nvidia don't have copper heat sink... they are sure charging far more and giving us aluminum heatsinks... doesn't seam fair... oh wellz i got my 8800 gtx... kinda regretting not getting a cheaper video card now....

btarunr · Dec 29, 2007

He's tight with $120. Nice suggestions, Kursah.

BTW. You're probably the first to figure out btarunr = Beta Runner.

Kursah · Dec 29, 2007

btarunr said:
He's tight with $120. Nice suggestions, Kursah.

BTW. You're probably the first to figure out btarunr = Beta Runner.

Good point on the price...but for $50 he can get so much more out of a 2900pro than a 2600 it would seem worth it to me in this situation, at least if it were my personal decision.

Wish there was more meaning behind my name...there's a lame story of my stoned teenage years..(damn has it really been that long...lol)...but that's about it.

:toast:

btarunr · Dec 29, 2007

Yup, The HD2900 Pro 256-bit 512M for $150 is a sweet buy but you simply can't power it with an ordinary PSU. the 2900s are gluttons. He'll have to again invest on a good PSU or face the wraith of artifacts, hang-ups, choopy video, etc. He doesn't seem to be using it on the system that's part of his specs.

Beta Runner because I'm an open-source programmer too, hobby-wise, not career and I test beta builds for Mozilla.

ShadowFold · Dec 29, 2007

Yea I would buy a 2600 in that range. I think HIS has a 2600PRO IceQ edition im sure you can OC that past XT speeds since I got my 3850 IceQ past 3870 speeds

wazzledoozle · Dec 29, 2007

8600's are better than the 2600's

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127306

8600GT with DDR3 is just as good as the GTS. Same chip.

btarunr · Dec 29, 2007

For $9 more ($129) You're getting a HD2900 GT 256M card. It takes in lesser power, 1x 8 pin power.

Buy it! Clicky!

PyroX1040 · Dec 29, 2007

Thanks all for the amazing suggestions, I'm going to go with Kursah's Suggestion and get a:

SAPPHIRE 100212SR Radeon HD 2900PRO 512MB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102706

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Memory	TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32GB (2x16) DDR4 4000 @ 3600 18-20-20-42 1.35v \| 32GB DDR5 4800 (2x16)
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 4070 JetStream 12GB \| CPU-based Intel Iris XE + RTX 3070 8GB 150W
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Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
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