Price Guides October 2004: Video and Memory

by Adam Rader on 10/10/2004 8:39 AM EST
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  • nurazlanshah - Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - link

    does it make any difference if i have 128mb to 256mb 9800 or 128mb 6800 to 256mb 6800?
  • Rainman - Monday, October 11, 2004 - link

    I ordered the 5700 for under 100 from Ewiz and unfortunately it is a 5700LE, which is significantly slower. I notified Ewiz of this and they still haven't updated their site.
  • T8000 - Sunday, October 10, 2004 - link

    Since these are meant to be OEM cards, you are most likely to find them at a local systems integrator. Just ask, since they are not allowed to market them, but they sure sell them if they can.

    I also did, and pay'd 199 euro's for my 6800LE. With Rivatuner, I could softmod it to 12 working pipelines and 6 vertex shaders, as the last four pipelines gave artefacts. So it performs like a full 6800 now.

    The x800SE is sold by Dell in some areas and I think it will be priced close to the 6800LE, as the performance without softmod is also close and these cards compete in the same OEM segment.
  • thebluesgnr - Sunday, October 10, 2004 - link

    #2,

    where did you see the X800SE and 6800LE for sale? If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for your 6800LE?
  • T8000 - Sunday, October 10, 2004 - link

    I think there is no reason to recommend a FX5900 over a 6600GT for PCI-E, since there is not even a $10 price difference.

    Also, there is no mention of the 6800LE AGP, that also falls in the sub $200 price range, if you manage to find one, like me. With a softmod, this card has a good chance to become a full 6800, like mine did.

    On the ATI side, I think the x800SE deserves to be mentioned.

    So, I think this price guide is not complete on the video part. Also, I think it is not right to not recommend a PCI-E card that is a lot faster because it is a few dollars out of the $200 price range.
  • iversonyin - Sunday, October 10, 2004 - link

    i think FX5800 deserve a mention as budget value card at $109 with a gaming control pad

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