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February 2005 Video Card Price Guide - Page 5By SharkyExtreme.com Staff February 3, 2005If the entry-level and mainstream video cards cover us to the $200 price mark, then the high-end market takes us home. Here there is really no price limit, and as long as it's a desktop 3D gaming card, then we'll do our best to fit it in. This segment really starts off with the Radeon 9800 Pro and GeForce FX 5900 cards, before finishing with the top-end Radeon X800 XT Platinum and GeForce 6800 Ultra-based cards, some of which can push $600. February showed off a wide selection of price drops in the high-end video card market, and there were no fewer than nine double-digit cuts. Heading the list were the PNY GeForce 6800GT 256MB (-$52), NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCIe (-$27), Gigabyte Radeon X800 XT 256MB (-$26), and NVIDIA GeForce 6800GT 256MB PCIe (-$25). In terms of overall trends, the GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB showed downward movement, while the GeForce 6800GT 256MB boards are still the best overall value. The Radeon X800 XT 256MB cards are an exceptional alternative, and this month also see the entry of the powerful Radeon X850 XT and XT Platinum.
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