Best Graphics Card for £100-150?

[Hectic Glenn]

I have a mate who wants to know whats the best card he can get for the £100-150 mark, hes gets quite low FPS in CS:S and wants it to be much better. Any suggestions would be great. ATI or Nvidia. Cheers.

 

[DrDevin]

what is that in dollars? lol. Anyway go for a radeon 9600 pro or xt if you want to be cheap. If not a 9800 pro is better for more money. They should run half life 2 and other games really well

 

[Washuu]

That is $136-$203 USD.

So I believe he can buy a 9800pro then, which I believe would be the best bet for hl2. A 6600GT would be another great option too.

 

[bryanf445]

yea but the cheapest 6600gt on enw egg is like $125, so id stick with a 9800 pro

 

[Shamrock]

And that 6600 Gt you were looking at bryanf445 is a PCI-E. The AGP version is $225 or so on Newegg.

 

[craig]

you can get a 6600GT (agp) for the price of a 9800 Pro and it's about 30% faster, so go figure...

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=305051&cks=PRL 6600GT for £153

http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041119/geforce-6600gt-agp-01.html Toms Hardware review of the 6600GT AGP.

Conclusion

NVIDIA's former top-of-the-line GeForce 5950 Ultra exhibits clear performance deficits, especially for the latest games, such as Farcry and Doom 3. For this reason, NVIDIA sorely needed the GeForce 6600 GT AGP. We found that the new card performs quite well. At the same time, we were surprised to note that the discontinued Radeon 9800 Pro - available today in the same midrange $199 - $249 price region - holds its own against the 6600 GT AGP very well in some categories. But although it is nearly as fast or even slightly faster in some games, the Radeon 9800 Pro can't keep up with the 6600 GT AGP in most areas. Perhaps ATI will decide to follow suit and launch a Radeon X700 XT with AGP.

The GeForce 6600 GT AGP has an excellent price-performance ratio, providing good "bang for the buck". We found that the HSI bridge has no negative effect on gaming performance. So if you're looking for an affordable performance booster for an otherwise adequately-powered AGP system, this card is the way to go.

 

[NeptuneUK]

id check out ebay! you can get a full selection of ATI Radeons and the LOT for about 100 quid!

 

[goss]

Go for a 9800Pro Glenn.