Good Video Card For What I Need

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  1. MstrPppts

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    I need avideo card that can play games like Star Wars Battlefront 2 and KOTOR 2 and Star Wars Republic Commando and Star Trek Elite Force 2 really good but i would also want it to handle some of today games if any comes out that i would want
     
    MstrPppts, Apr 15, 2006
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    What bus type are you using?
    PCI, AGP or PCI-E.
    What budget do you have? and do you want to go to Crossfire or SLi in the future with this card?
     
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    sorry PCI-E
     
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    i would also like to go SLi in the future i have a $80 to $140 budget
     
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    With that budget you are looking at one of the following Nvidia cards, as obviously ATI is Crossfire.
    BIOSTAR Geforce 6600GT 256MB @ $129
    XFX Geforce 6600GT 128MB @ $119

    Best bet would be the following:
    eVGA 256-P2-N547 Geforce 7600GS 256MB $119
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130011
     
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    thanks i was looking at that earlier(7600 GS)
     
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  7. *agent47*

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    wots the best pci card? any links? thanks
     
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    Personally I wouldn't even look at PCI interface at all unless you are using the PC as a workstation with specific applications.
    The lower end cards are crap compared to most of todays top gaming cards, the higher end business use cards are not going to help you play games, and can cost up to £1500.
    Its like everything else, you can always find something that knocks all the competion out the water, but the price matches the performance.

    Quadro FX600 256MB PCI 2xDVI-I
    Matrox QID Pro 256MB PCI Quad DVI-I
    Matrox Parhelia HR256 256MB PCI
     
    BigDK, Apr 16, 2006
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  9. *agent47*

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    my mate has a old pc, with a motherboard which on has pci slot.

    he needs it for general gaming. y are those cards so expensive?
     
    *agent47*, Apr 23, 2006
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