Recommendations for a good PCI DDR 3d card

[yoda313]

Hello,

I'm in the market for a good PCI DDR 3d card.

Requirements:

Under $100US
PCI
available at www.tigerdirect.com (I had to return an agp card I can't use so I'm stuck with store credit there - not there fault, my fault for picking wrong).

So is 128mb still adequate or if I can find a 256 for just under $100 should I get the 256????

Thanks.

Kevin

[yoda313]

Hello,

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1020528&Tab=0&NoMapp=0

My god a 256mb ddr 3d card for under $100!!!! Anyone heard of the brand??? It is a ati radeon 9200 chip.

Would this be a better deal than a diamond 128 ddr??

Kevin

Edit - in case the link doesn't work here's the card:

Vision tek

The Xtasy 9200 powered by ATI's Radeon 9200

[Heywould3]

yeah ive heard of them.. actually i think CC and BB sells them off the shclf.. the brand is not bad from what i hear.. im not sure about the 9200 in general.. i would opt for the 9600 or higher personaly.. i posted a link to one i got for 80 bux.. its only 128 but got great reviews.. im looking for more info on the 9200.. if i were you i would go to the ati site and do a compare of the 9200 9600 chips etc.. even with 256 it still might not be as good as some newer 128 cards.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Thanks Heywould3. I just want enough horsepower to run new games like DOOM3

Even if it's a touch lower than the 9600 I think it would be a good buy.

I'll keep a look out for the 9600 though. And I'm limited to tigerdirect since I had to return my card

Kevin

[Heywould3]

http://apps.ati.com/ATIcompare/result.asp

here is what ati says.. they dont list the 256 9200 but they do have the 9250 256.. the standard 9600 is alot faster..

i know its AGP.. but other oems that use the ati chips will make a pci version of that.. i would use the ati site to look at other options.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Sorry I'm stuck with tigerdirect. It looks like the highest pci they've got is the 9250. I think I'm gonna get the 256mb 9200 pci card. I think just having the necessary guts is important. I won't really notice the difference since the newest game I played was Medal Of Honor (the last I could run anyway).

So I think I'll be happy with a "last generation" card. It'll still be able to handle stuff for a few years.

Kevin

[Heywould3]

yeah.. i didnt notice the tigerdirect statement till later.. i looked at the site and thats the top card they have for PCI.. are you sure there is no AGP slot on your mobo? i have a computer that has integrated video that has a memorry chip stuck into the agp slot.. it makes it look different than a typical agp. just a thought

[yoda313]

yeah.. i didnt notice the tigerdirect statement till later.. i looked at the site and thats the top card they have for PCI.. are you sure there is no AGP slot on your mobo? i have a computer that has integrated video that has a memorry chip stuck into the agp slot.. it makes it look different than a typical agp. just a thought

Hello,

Sadly I'm 99% sure it isn't agp. There's a flat space above the pci slots that has a roughed out area but no slot. That has to be where the agp would go on a properly equipped board.

But I think I'll be very happy with a slightly older 256 9200 card

That is once they receive the returned card I sent last night and give me my credit minus the restock fee

Kevin

[Skoorb]

If that's the fastest PCI card they have, and you have to go with them, I guess that's that! If they have a 128 meg version you might as well go with that. I've heard that in some cases a 256 can in fact be slower, and any game that card has a hope of playing won't possibly benefit from more than 128 megs, so it's probably just money you'll never get a return on.

[yoda313]

If that's the fastest PCI card they have, and you have to go with them, I guess that's that! If they have a 128 meg version you might as well go with that. I've heard that in some cases a 256 can in fact be slower, and any game that card has a hope of playing won't possibly benefit from more than 128 megs, so it's probably just money you'll never get a return on.

Hello,

Hmm.... I'll see what the price difference is between the 128 and 256. If it's more than $10-$20 I may stick with the 128 if what you say is correct.

Thanks.

Kevin

[Skoorb]

If that's the fastest PCI card they have, and you have to go with them, I guess that's that! If they have a 128 meg version you might as well go with that. I've heard that in some cases a 256 can in fact be slower, and any game that card has a hope of playing won't possibly benefit from more than 128 megs, so it's probably just money you'll never get a return on.

Hello,

Hmm.... I'll see what the price difference is between the 128 and 256. If it's more than $10-$20 I may stick with the 128 if what you say is correct.

Thanks.

Kevin

I have just checked and it seems that the card is only 256 megs!

[yoda313]

Hello,

What???

It's 256mb DDR.

Kevin

[Skoorb]

Hello,

What???

It's 256mb DDR.

Kevin

I mean it seems to only come in a 256 version

[Scottie]

I have the ATI Radeon 9200 128 MB and it works well, it's in my daughters computer I just updated my computer with a Saphire Radeon 9600 Pro Advantage 256 MB card for myself and I'd say te extra RAM is just a waste of money it was $10 extra so I decided to get it just so I could say I have a 256 MB Card.

But the ATI 9200 that I have works well and even ram DOOM 3 good, but it's true ATI Card I've heard other brands of this card aren't as good.