graphics card recommendations

[GT]

I need a new graphics card. My old 64MB Radeon 8500 can't cope anymore,
however my budget is somewhat limited! I think a nice new 6600 GT is called
for. Who can recommend an AGP 6600 GT with DDR3 memory for as close to £100
as possible (under would be better!). Budget is the priority, bundleg games
and software are not really of interest.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

I need a new graphics card. My old 64MB Radeon 8500 can't cope anymore,
however my budget is somewhat limited! I think a nice new 6600 GT is called
for. Who can recommend an AGP 6600 GT with DDR3 memory for as close to £100
as possible (under would be better!). Budget is the priority, bundleg games
and software are not really of interest.

What do you want to do with it?

ss.

 

[Cuzman]

GT wrote:

" Who can recommend an AGP 6600 GT with DDR3 memory for as close to
£100 as possible (under would be better!). "


The only place you'd get one for <£100 is eBay.

This PNY card is £112.79 + P&P: http://tinyurl.com/bwham

There are a bunch of other cards available here: http://tinyurl.com/77mrt

 

[CFran]

um.. i got a GeForce FX 5200 64 MB that i bought about 2 years ago for
about 43 €, and i wouldnt need anything faster. but if you looking
for something better, then, take some more expensive GeForce FX...

 

[mellowtones]

What do you want to do with the card?

 

[GT]

What do you want to do with it?

Sorry, been away for the weekend. Intentions for the card are normal 2d work
+ gaming, so I am after the most power for the money, but I'm on a tight
budget. I would like to be able to play games such as Area51 and various car
racing simulations at a decent resolution. My radeon 8500 struggles with
some games (Area 51 for example) even down at 800x600. I read a recent
magazine review and saw that you get a lot of card for your money with a
6600 GT, but if there are cheaper cards that will run these games at least
at 1024x768, then they will do??? I have done a bit of research and found
numerous comparison tables, but they all seem to compare cards of the same
era with games from the same era, so I have no idea how my 8500 would
compare with the latest cards. Are there any comparison tables that actually
compare old with new??

 

[GT]

What do you want to do with the card?

Sorry, been away for the weekend. Intentions for the card are normal 2d work
+ gaming, so I am after the most power for the money, but I'm on a tight
budget. I would like to be able to play games such as Area51 and various car
racing simulations at a decent resolution. My radeon 8500 struggles with
some games (Area 51 for example) even down at 800x600. I read a recent
magazine review and saw that you get a lot of card for your money with a
6600 GT, but if there are cheaper cards that will run these games at least
at 1024x768, then they will do??? I have done a bit of research and found
numerous comparison tables, but they all seem to compare cards of the same
era with games from the same era, so I have no idea how my 8500 would
compare with the latest cards. Are there any comparison tables that actually
compare old with new??