How much is too much for a video card? - Page 2

Ben · 03-29-2006, 04:54 PM

Because the video card Gods have stated in Commandment 1 - "Thou shall not charge less than $500 for a top of the line card." And Commandment 2 - "Thou shall not charge less than $200 for a video card."

phonywish · 03-29-2006, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Orbit

Because the video card Gods have stated in Commandment 1 - "Thou shall not charge less than $500 for a top of the line card." And Commandment 2 - "Thou shall not charge less than $200 for a video card."

Where is the commandment that says you need to buy the card as soon as it gets released? Or who says you can't buy a lower price model and overclock it to the exact same speed and specs as the higher price model?

When the Geforce 4 came out you could overclock a Ti-4200 to a Ti-4600, saving you a couple hundred bucks in price. When the Geforce 6800 came out, you could buy a Geforce 6800 GT and overclock it to the same speed as a Geforce Ultra.

I think $300 is all you need to spend for the best graphics card for each generation. Rely on overclocking to get that card up to the performance of the best cards.

Uc-ker · 03-29-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by phonywish

Where is the commandment that says you need to buy the card as soon as it gets released? Or who says you can't buy a lower price model and overclock it to the exact same speed and specs as the higher price model?

When the Geforce 4 came out you could overclock a Ti-4200 to a Ti-4600, saving you a couple hundred bucks in price. When the Geforce 6800 came out, you could buy a Geforce 6800 GT and overclock it to the same speed as a Geforce Ultra.

I think $300 is all you need to spend for the best graphics card for each generation. Rely on overclocking to get that card up to the performance of the best cards.

Makes perfect sense. I try to do the same and buy a cheaper card and overclock it. I pay approximately two-hundred fifty dollars for a card, once every two years.

Fr00zen · 03-30-2006, 04:16 PM

Approximately $ 250.00 is the most I spend on a video card.

gliffy · 03-30-2006, 11:16 PM

I'm willing to lay out up to three hundred bucks.

werty316 · 03-31-2006, 08:00 PM

$300 is the tops from me unless I can get one for free

adabo24 · 03-31-2006, 11:20 PM

$300 sounds like a lot for a video card. Maybe it depends on how many games you play. Me, I never spend more then $150 on a video card (half what you spend).

gliffy · 03-31-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by adabo24

$300 sounds like a lot for a video card. Maybe it depends on how many games you play. Me, I never spend more then $150 on a video card (half what you spend).

Well I can not speak for the others, but I said I was willing to spend $300 because I get a couple years of enjoyment out of it. Cheaper then paying for a movie each week in the long run, and games last more then 2 hours each.

werty316 · 04-01-2006, 12:14 AM

Its all about how much are you willing to spend for better looking graphics. Spend $300 for max settings or $150 for for medium setting. $300 VGA card will also last longer than a $150; plus these days with SLi getting a $300 and then adding the another down the road is a good idea.

Rob Williams · 04-01-2006, 12:43 AM

I honestly don't even find $500 to be a lot to spend on a GPU, but that may be just me. The fact is, if you game a _lot_ on your PC and love playing new games, that $500 will go a long way.

Whenever I considering a PC part expensive, I think about how much money I spend on junk food and get-to-go coffees everyday. Those add up ridiculously fast, and you have nothing to show for it 15 minutes after buying them

maddmaxx · 04-01-2006, 04:22 PM

I agree with everyone who said $300. That would be the limit for me.

Ben · 04-02-2006, 05:38 PM

I think the most I would spend is probably $250 or so. At the rate graphic cards die off, a $250 card would be worth well over $100 less just a year later. It makes more sense to buy two cheap cards every year, insead of one $600 card every other year.

werty316 · 04-02-2006, 05:50 PM

Its basically all about how much you have and how much you are willing to dish out for a card. People can just get what they can afford.

Merlin · 04-20-2007, 09:29 PM

Anyone that has the 8800GTX says it is worth it. At around 530.00 USD and the water cooled version is close to 700.00 USD.
I have the M2N32 SLI Deluxe in process of building a system. I only need the one card, mainly for the DirectX 10 games coming out next

Merlin/Deckard

ccdarkness · 06-11-2007, 03:42 PM

I've just gave 250$ on Asus EN7950GT...playing Ghost Recon@1024x768 (i have 17" CRT Dell and it doesn't support better resolution at 85Hz..anyway i'm thinkin on upgradin to 20" LCD & maybe then i'll play at higher res) with all options HIGH! i think 250$ it's OK... and in 1year i want to add another EN7950GT to go SLI ... and i will be able to play maybe another year without a problem...

so i say $$250-300MAX!!!

p.s. video card is not the only thing you need to play games...

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werty316 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 431	$300 is the tops from me unless I can get one for free __________________ Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING

04-01-2006, 12:14 AM	#24
werty316 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 431	Its all about how much are you willing to spend for better looking graphics. Spend $300 for max settings or $150 for for medium setting. $300 VGA card will also last longer than a $150; plus these days with SLi getting a $300 and then adding the another down the road is a good idea. __________________ Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING

04-01-2006, 12:43 AM	#25
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I honestly don't even find $500 to be a lot to spend on a GPU, but that may be just me. The fact is, if you game a _lot_ on your PC and love playing new games, that $500 will go a long way. Whenever I considering a PC part expensive, I think about how much money I spend on junk food and get-to-go coffees everyday. Those add up ridiculously fast, and you have nothing to show for it 15 minutes after buying them __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-01-2006, 04:22 PM	#26
maddmaxx E.M.I. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Third Stone from the Sun Posts: 61	I agree with everyone who said $300. That would be the limit for me. __________________ It's sick the way you people keep having sex without me...

04-02-2006, 05:50 PM	#28
werty316 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 431	Its basically all about how much you have and how much you are willing to dish out for a card. People can just get what they can afford. __________________ Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING Last edited by werty316; 04-02-2006 at 05:53 PM.

03-29-2006, 04:54 PM	#16
Ben Site Developer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 119	Because the video card Gods have stated in Commandment 1 - "Thou shall not charge less than $500 for a top of the line card." And Commandment 2 - "Thou shall not charge less than $200 for a video card."

03-30-2006, 04:16 PM	#19
Fr00zen Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 24	Approximately $ 250.00 is the most I spend on a video card.

03-30-2006, 11:16 PM	#20
gliffy Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 24	I'm willing to lay out up to three hundred bucks.

03-31-2006, 11:20 PM	#22
adabo24 Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 23	$300 sounds like a lot for a video card. Maybe it depends on how many games you play. Me, I never spend more then $150 on a video card (half what you spend).

04-02-2006, 05:38 PM	#27
Ben Site Developer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 119	I think the most I would spend is probably $250 or so. At the rate graphic cards die off, a $250 card would be worth well over $100 less just a year later. It makes more sense to buy two cheap cards every year, insead of one $600 card every other year.

04-20-2007, 09:29 PM	#29
Merlin The Tech Wizard Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lakeland, Fl Posts: 1,855	Anyone that has the 8800GTX says it is worth it. At around 530.00 USD and the water cooled version is close to 700.00 USD. I have the M2N32 SLI Deluxe in process of building a system. I only need the one card, mainly for the DirectX 10 games coming out next Merlin/Deckard

06-11-2007, 03:42 PM	#30
ccdarkness Obliviot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 43	I've just gave 250$ on Asus EN7950GT...playing Ghost Recon@1024x768 (i have 17" CRT Dell and it doesn't support better resolution at 85Hz..anyway i'm thinkin on upgradin to 20" LCD & maybe then i'll play at higher res) with all options HIGH! i think 250$ it's OK... and in 1year i want to add another EN7950GT to go SLI ... and i will be able to play maybe another year without a problem... so i say $$250-300MAX!!! p.s. video card is not the only thing you need to play games... __________________ AMD Athlon64 3200+@2000Ghz; Asus A8N5X; 1GB DDR; Asus EN7950GT 512DDR3 650/1550Mhz

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