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August 2006 Video Card Price Guide - Page 6

By SharkyExtreme.com Staff August 29, 2006

ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards: Price Changes

The following chart takes all of the tracked ATI and NVIDIA cards, and incorporates it into one monster price list, that is then sorted by the monthly price change. This gives us a slightly different view than in previous ATI and NVIDIA lists, as it identifies the month's biggest movers and shakers, and can really help identify the areas to take advantage of. When used with the other price charts, this list can add another dimension to the monthly video card prices, but keep in mind that the largest cuts may not translate into the best overall deal.

The overall price change list confirms our findings in the individual charts and commentary, and we again see a few of the highlighted cards featured prominently in the "movers and shakers" area. In terms of the largest individual price cuts, August gave the slight edge to ATI, as the company held down six of the top ten price drops. It was still a far cry from July, where ATI held down all ten. This is definitely a month for high-end graphics cards to ease into a new pricing structure, as these accounted for a majority of the top ten drops. The two All-in-Wonder Radeon X800 XL/XT cards are also looking good, as some of these have dropped by over 50%.


ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards Sorted by Price Change

Video Card
Price
Change
Vendor
AiW Radeon X800 XL 256MB (PCIe)
$137
-$151
Tiger Direct
EVGA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB
$308
-$127
Mwave
AiW Radeon X800 XT 256MB AGP)
$161
-$93
Mwave
Radeon X1900 XTX 512MB (PCIe)
$367
-$83
Allstarshop
Radeon X1900 Crossfire 512MB (PCIe)
$393
-$72
Tiger Direct
Gigabyte DUAL GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
$99
-$70
FuturePowerPC
Radeon X1900 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$229
-$47
Monarch
EVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 1GB
$540
-$46
ZipZoomFly
GeForce 6800 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$172
-$35
Tiger Direct
AiW Radeon X1900 256MB (PCIe)
$210
-$34
ZipZoomFly
Radeon X1800 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$236
-$32
NewEgg
Radeon X850 XT 256MB (PCIe)
$122
-$29
NewEgg
Radeon X1900 XT 512MB (PCIe)
$330
-$25
ZipZoomFly
Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB
$457
-$23
Mwave
ASUS GeForce 7950 GX2 1GB
$587
-$18
eWiz
GeForce 6600 256MB (PCIe)
$65
-$16
NewEgg
Biostar GeForce 7600 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$170
-$13
NewEgg
Gigabyte GeForce 7950 GX2 1GB
$557
-$10
Mwave
EVGA GeForce 7800 GS CO 256MB (AGP)
$276
-$9
NewEgg
MSI GeForce 7900 GT 256MB
$276
-$9
ZipZoomFly
Radeon 9600XT 256MB OEM
$76
-$8
NewEgg
Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GT 256MB
$297
-$8
ZipZoomFly
ASUS GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (AGP)
$149
-$6
NewEgg
GeForce 6600 256MB (AGP)
$86
-$5
NewEgg
GeForce 6600GT 128MB (PCIe)
$105
-$5
NewEgg
GeForce 6600GT 256MB (PCIe)
$121
-$5
NewEgg
ASUS GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$130
-$5
ZipZoomFly
Sapphire X800 GTO2 256MB (PCIe)
$152
-$5
NewEgg
Radeon X550 256MB OEM (PCIe)
$58
-$4
NewEgg
Radeon X1600 Pro 256MB (PCIe) OEM
$96
-$4
NewEgg
ASUS GeForce 7600 GT Silent 256MB (PCIe)
$211
-$4
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 128MB (AGP)
$40
-$3
NewEgg
Radeon 9600 256MB OEM
$62
-$3
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GT 256MB (PCIe)
$165
-$3
Xtreme Gear
GeForce FX 5200 128MB
$36
-$2
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 TC 64MB (PCIe)
$38
-$2
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$72
-$2
Allstarshop
Radeon X1300 256MB (AGP)
$95
-$2
Monarch
Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB OEM
$95
-$2
Spartan Tech
All-in-Wonder 2006 Edition (PCIe)
$125
-$2
ZipZoomFly
Radeon X1600 XT 256MB (PCIe) OEM
$125
-$2
Xtreme Gear
Radeon X550 128MB OEM (PCIe)
$37
-$1
Monarch
GeForce 6600 128MB (PCIe)
$64
-$1
NewEgg
Radeon X1300 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$79
-$1
NewEgg
Radeon X1600 Pro 256MB (AGP) OEM
$114
-$1
eWiz
Radeon X1800 XT 512MB CrossFire
$336
-$1
Mwave
Radeon 9200SE 128MB OEM
$35
$0
Spartan Tech
Radeon 9600SE 128MB OEM
$46
$0
Spartan Tech
Radeon X300 SE 128MB OEM (PCIe)
$50
$0
Monarch
GeForce FX 5700LE 128MB
$52
$0
Mwave
GeForce FX 5500 256MB
$54
$0
NewEgg
GeForce FX 5200 256MB
$55
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 6200 256MB (AGP)
$56
$0
eWiz
Radeon 9800SE 128MB OEM
$59
$0
Spartan Tech
Radeon X600 XT 128MB (PCIe)
$90
$0
Spartan Tech
Radeon X800 GTO 256MB (PCIe)
$95
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$114
$0
Xtreme Gear
Radeon X800 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$142
$0
Spartan Tech
Radeon X850 XT Plat 256MB (PCIe)
$174
$0
Monarch
Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB (PCIe)
$180
$0
ZipZoomFly
Radeon X800 XT 256MB OEM
$234
$0
Spartan Tech
PNY GeForce 7900 GT 256MB
$275
$0
Monarch
GeForce 7800 GS 256MB (AGP)
$276
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 7800 GT 256MB
$286
$0
NewEgg
Biostar GeForce 7900 GT 256MB
$297
$0
Monarch
XFX GeForce 7800 GT 256MB
$300
$0
ZipZoomFly
Radeon X700 Pro 512MB (PCIe) OEM
$96
$1
NewEgg
Radeon X800 GTO 256MB (AGP)
$132
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 6600GT 128MB (AGP)
$136
$1
NewEgg
GeForce 7300 GS 128MB (PCIe)
$67
$2
ZipZoomFly
EVGA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB (PCIe)
$117
$2
Monarch
ASUS GeForce 7900 GT 256MB
$290
$2
ZipZoomFly
BFG GeForce 7900 GT 256MB
$293
$2
Mwave
Radeon X1300 512MB (PCIe)
$102
$3
NewEgg
GeForce 6800XT 256MB (PCIe)
$127
$3
Tiger Direct
Radeon X1300 256MB (PCIe)
$72
$4
NewEgg
Radeon 9600XT 128MB OEM
$70
$5
Spartan Tech
Radeon X700 256MB (AGP) OEM
$100
$5
NewEgg
Radeon X850 XT CrossFire 256MB (PCIe)
$258
$6
Monarch
Radeon X1800 XT 512MB (PCIe)
$331
$6
Monarch
Radeon 9250 256MB OEM
$53
$7
eWiz
Radeon X800 XL 256MB (PCIe)
$168
$8
Monarch
EVGA GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB
$465
$8
Xtreme Gear
All-in-Wonder 2006 Edition (AGP)
$115
$9
ZipZoomFly
XFX GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB
$506
$9
NewEgg
MSI GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB
$460
$12
ZipZoomFly
AiW Radeon X1800 XL 256MB (PCIe)
$325
$13
ZipZoomFly
ASUS GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB
$495
$16
ZipZoomFly
PNY GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB
$465
$19
Monarch
Radeon X600 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$58
n/a
PC Progress
Radeon X850 Pro 256MB (AGP)
$226
n/a
Monarch
Radeon X850 XT + CrossFire Bundle (PCIe)
$235
n/a
Monarch
EVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB
$308
n/a
Mwave
ASUS GeForce 7900 GT TOP 256MB
$348
n/a
Allstarshop
Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB (PCIe)
$491
n/a
Monarch
BFG GeForce 7950 GX2 1GB
$600
n/a
Mwave

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