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January 2008 Video Card Price Guide - Page 4By SharkyExtreme.com Staff January 31, 2008Our definition of mainstream video cards encompasses the $100-$199 price range, and is really where you'll get the most bang for your buck. This is where you will find the latest mainstream video cards, like the Radeon X1600 Pro/XT, Radeon X800 GTO, Radeon X180 GTO, and GeForce 6600 GT, 6800 GS & 7600 GT, along with a few higher-end products that have been replaced at the top of the food chain (like the Radeon X800/X850), and have then dropped in price. The mainstream video card list is usually where we see a few noticeable price drops mixed in with some high-end cards falling below the $200 mark and entering the chart. The pickings have been slim over the past few months, and the start of 2008 certainly doesn't change that trend. Only a single card broke the $200 barrier, and that was the Radeon HD 3850 512MB, which checked in at $200 last month. The Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB AGP makes it chart debut this month, and we welcome back the GeForce 6800XT 512MB and Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB cards to the fold. At the lower edge of mainstream cards, the GeForce 8600 GT 256MB and Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB are both good buys, but the Radeon HD 3850 256MB and 512MB models are easily the top performance gaming cards at a sub-$200 price tag.
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