Affordable Modern Graphics Cards

EconolineCrush writes "If graphics cards that cost more than a mortgage payment make your wallet quiver, it's worth checking out ATI's Radeon X700 and NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 series. Both are based on cut down versions of latest and greatest graphics chips, but at under $200, they sell for a fraction of the price of high-end cards. What's more, these $200 wonders outperform last year's $500 cards, sometimes by embarrassingly large margins. The Tech Report has in-depth reviews of both the GeForce 6600GT and Radeon X700 XT if you're in the market for a next-gen graphics card that's a little more affordable."

Cooling!

[Anonymous Coward]

My new graphics card sounds like a jet engine, and requires liquid nitrogen cooling.

A mortgage payment!!!????

[Gr8Apes]

If a graphics card = a mortgage payment, you're either buying one hell of a graphics card, or I want your mortgage payment!

Rats

[hesiod]

Damn, and I just bought a Radeon 9600XT because it was cheap & available on eBay. Now I have to throw it away because new cards came out...

Re:A mortgage payment!!!????

[Otter]

I assumed from the nick "EconolineCrush" that he's living in a Ford van. (Perhaps down by the river, perhaps not.) A $500 mortgage therefore seems reasonable.

Last Year

[BinBoy]

Last year's technology of the future today!

Re:Mac perspective

[micromoog]

Plus, when they do come out, there's usually a $50 premium, and half the RAM. Sigh.

Hmmm, sounds just like everything involved with Macs.

Re:A mortgage payment!!!????

[sparklehackery]

>The folks who spend $500+ on cards must have more disposable income than I, or less brains than my boss.

of course you meant non-exclusive OR, right?

Re:Cooling!

[joib]

Good. It's probably optimized for flight simulators then.

Re:A mortgage payment!!!????

[Gr8Apes]

#1: this was meant in humor

#2: I haven't seen a PC level graphics card approach the price of a mortgage payment in my area in about 10 years. Mortgage payments of $1300/month is considered cheap here.

#3: Mortgage prices vary widely, and I'm aware of this - see point #1.

Re:A mortgage payment!!!????

[antifoidulus]

Small towns don't usually have 24 hour chinese food delivery, job opportunities, or a large singles community for dating or marriage opportunities.
Neither does /. :P

Re:A mortgage payment!!!????

[spitefulcrow]

In New York, we call that a "move to the suburbs".

last year's card

[kdark1701]

I'm going to cry...last month I shelled out 150 dollars at walmart for an ATI readeon 9200 me=dumbass