new cheap video card?

[Type941]

I want to have 256MB DX9 support, in a slim card, for under or about 250 euros. Can anyone suggest me anything?

Theres the Xseries, FireGL, and 9800pros, but I wonder what's best of it all? I run 9500PRO right now and its not up to my latest gaming.. not up for a while. :)

I need a slim card because I have a mini shuttle system and those dont fit the huge cards with huge coolers... 9500Pro fits only just. So yuo know the size I want. if other card makers do anything compatible... let me know.

I want to run games like Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, FEAR, and the likes.


:huh:


My current choices are the ATI Radeon X800XL - 256 Mo TV-Out/DVI - PCI Express

(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/134222/art/pixmania/ati-radeon-x800xl-256-mo.html)ATI All-In-Wonder X800GT 128 Mo PCI-Express

(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/174066/art/ati/all-in-wonder-x800gt-128.html)SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY Radeon X1300 256 MB PCI Express (THIS ONE IS CHEAP!??)


(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/183759/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-x1300-256-mb-pci-e.html)GeForce 6800 XT 128 Mb PCI Express

(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/163192/art/pixmania/geforce-6800-xt-128-mb-pc.html)GeForce 6800GS 256Mb PCI Express

(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/172262/art/pixmania/geforce-6800gs-256mb-pci.html)GeForce 6800 XTreme XT 256 Mb AGP

(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/322339/art/xfx/geforce-6800-xtreme-xt-25.html)
(what's PCI and AGP? - slot? I have an older PC - 2003, so I need AGP probably, eh?)

(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/172262/art/pixmania/geforce-6800gs-256mb-pci.html)
(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/163192/art/pixmania/geforce-6800-xt-128-mb-pc.html)

(http://www.pixmania.com/ee/ee/134222/art/pixmania/ati-radeon-x800xl-256-mo.html)

[SUBMAN1]

ATI is blowing out x1900 all and wonders for $249 US right now. THat would be like $220 euro.

http://shop.ati.com/

THey are normal $349 and I think they are single slot.

[SUBMAN1]

Yeah, its single slot:

http://next.videogame.it/img/articoli/5000/5389/atiradeonx1900_recensione.3.jpg

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_all_in_wonder_x1900_review/images/01.jpg

[Dowly]

Hehe, the x1900 looks almost identical compared to my GF7800GTX. Dang it´s a big card, took me half an hour to fit it in to my PC. :doh:

[SUBMAN1]

Newegg has it for $215:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102685

[SUBMAN1]

Hehe, the x1900 looks almost identical compared to my GF7800GTX. Dang it´s a big card, took me half an hour to fit it in to my PC. :doh:

Yep - even the x800 GTO's are long boards.

-S

[SUBMAN1]

This reviewer has hit it on the nose for size.

-S

Nice card, see review below

Pros: Excellent card, and works great with windows media center 2005, see reviews below

Cons: to answer the size question, the length is about the exact same as the width of a standard atx MB

Other Thoughts: love this card

[Type941]

So everyone ignored my picks and suggests the x1900? Correct?

[JSLTIGER]

Yes they did...except that their suggestion is useless because it requires PCI-E, which you don't have. The best you can do is either an X800 series, or a 7900GS AGP, because with a 9500 Pro, you have an AGP slot, not PCI-E.