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February 2005 Video Card Price Guide - Page 7By SharkyExtreme.com Staff February 3, 2005
The following chart takes all of the tracked ATI and NVIDIA cards, and incorporates it into one monster chart, that is then sorted by retail price. It's a very extensive list, which gives you all the pertinent price data, and all in one place. This is also a great way to view the data, and determine exactly where the cards stack up to each other, along with rating your budget against the gamut of available options. Video card price sorting was done previously in the high-end/mainstream/entry-level price lists, but we couldn't resist posting the entire video card selection, from top to bottom. The overall price chart gives another view of the video card market, and while we don't see anything new in terms of pricing or value, it does make the individual "value points" much more obvious. The entry-level market is the area where the Radeon 9600SE holds court, but don't forget that NVIDIA offers a compelling GeForce 6200 alternative, while the GeForce FX 5700LE AGP has some definite pop. The mainstream sector is really a one-horse race, with the GeForce 6600GT PCI Express and AGP boards finally available below the $200 level. The ATI Radeon X700 Pro 256MB PCI Express has finally joined the mainstream crowd, but it is still in tough against the dual-platform GeForce 6600GT. The high-end market can be the toughest to gauge, both in terms of value and performance, but we still think the GeForce 6800GT 256MB offers the best bang for our gaming buck. The ATI Radeon X800 XT 256MB is extremely close, and even the GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB boards received price cuts this month, and have dropped into contention.
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