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    Im building my 1st comp. and i need a video card for 100-200 dollars, i need some ideas, plz help!!!!
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    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102646

    Thats a good video card, X800GTO2, can be unlocked to X850XT PE as it uses the same R480 core as the X850XT PE, so can overclock easilly to those speeds too, you can also unlock it to 16 pipelines aswell.

    what is your total specs for your rig?
    MOBO?
    CPU?
    Power Supply?
    RAM?
    etc....

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    Thx for the help, right now i dont have anything for it yet im getting advice on everything first.
    Quote Originally Posted by Willz
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102646

    Thats a good video card, X800GTO2, can be unlocked to X850XT PE as it uses the same R480 core as the X850XT PE, so can overclock easilly to those speeds too, you can also unlock it to 16 pipelines aswell.

    what is your total specs for your rig?
    MOBO?
    CPU?
    Power Supply?
    RAM?
    etc....
    Xx ShadowMasta35 xX

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    Wait! You really can't decide on a video card without knowing what motherboard you intend to put it in and what monitor(s) you will be using. For example, the card above is a great card, but it is PCI Express - therefore you MUST insure your motherboard supports PCIe - most new ones do - but not all. Second, that card above only supports DVI monitors. If you plan on using a CRT or LCD monitor that only supports analog, the card may not support it.
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    The DVI connectors have nothing to do with it. The card itself is not incapable of supporting analog displays. However, you will want to make sure a DVI to analog adapter is part of the package, which it is, if you look at the pics.

    Cards with dual DVI connectors come with at least 1 DVI to Analog connector. There's no cards out that don't support analog connections, however, there are increasing numbers that have two DVI outputs and just package in an adapter instead. Right now, there's enough people with analog displays that it'd probably be a bad move to simply drop analog altogether. Another factor is that it'd have to be unsupported by the graphics chip itself---which hasn't happened yet.

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    Furthermore, it is not impossible to base a computer around a graphics card. All you need to know is that you need either AGP or PCIe. You don't need to start building a computer around a motherboard, although it can be helpful sometimes.I usually build around a case.
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    This is the mobo i was goin to use http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813128268
    but i think i found a card i want tell me wat u think of it http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814102648
    thx for the advice!!!!
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    I haven't heard much about the GTO but as far as compatability it will work fine. I do, however, know that cards with extensions like LS, GS, and possibly GTO tend to be a little finicky. I would reccommend an X800 Pro, I have one. Somebody correct me if I am wrong though.
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    Do u have any personal reccomendations on which video cards work well with that mobo, it has to be 100-200 dollars, thx
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    I thought this was a good looking card, but wat do i no someone help me out i dont know what half of the specs mean?
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150086
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    Nothing wrong with that card, but that Gigabyte you're looking at uses PCIe x16 cards for the add-in graphics. You linked an AGP 6600GT...which won't work with that motherboard.

    Briefly (as possible): the pixel pipelines are where the video chip derives a lot of it's impact. This is where a lot of the processing happens, and the more you have the more grunt the cards have overall. The sheer MHz helps, but this is where you separate the men from the boys.

    Memory: the 128-bit (in this case) is a specification is kinda like how many lanes are open for communication between the graphics chip itself and the RAM it's equipped with. The more bits the better, as more data can be shuffled between the GPU and RAM at once. 128-bit is a good starting point these days, although you can get something better in your price range.

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