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Monthly High-end Gaming System Buyer's Guide

February Video Card Price Guide - Page 4

By SharkyExtreme.com Staff March 2, 2009

Mainstream Video Cards

Our definition of mainstream video cards encompasses the $100-$199 price range, and this is where gamers will get the most bang for the buck. You will find the latest mainstream-performance video cards here, like many of the Radeon HD 3000 and 4000 series cards, as well as the same range from the GeForce 8 and 9 series. Of course, there is always the potential of some performance video cards dropping out of the high-end chart and joining the mainstream party, which is definitely good news for buyers.

The mainstream video card list is where we usually see a few new entries mixed in with some high-end cards falling below the $200 mark. February was a relatively sedate month for the mainstream cards, and no models dropped below $200 and the only "new" entry was a supply of old school All-in-Wonder X1800 XL 256MB cards that found their way to market. We're also not looking at any radical price changes, and the Radeon HD 4870 512MB and GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB video cards remain performance contenders, as are the GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB/1GB and Radeon HD 4850 512MB models. But at this price range, all these cards must bow to the Radeon HD 4870 512MB mainstream king.


Mainstream Video Cards Sorted by Price

Video Card
Price
Change
Vendor
Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB (AGP)
$106
-$1
NewEgg
TV Wonder 650 HD (PCI)
$107
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB
$107
$4
Mwave
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
$111
$0
CompuVest
Radeon X1300 SFF 256MB (PCIe)
$116
$8
The Nerds.net
GeForce 9600 GSO 1GB
$117
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 9600 GT 1GB
$117
-$1
NewEgg
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
$120
-$7
NewEgg
All-in-Wonder X1800 XL 256MB
$139
n/a
CompuVest
Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB (PCIe)
$139
$0
ADC
Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB (AGP)
$142
-$6
Tiger Direct
Radeon HD 4850 512MB
$144
-$1
NewEgg
GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB
$145
-$22
NewEgg
Radeon HD 4830 1GB
$147
$5
NewEgg
GeForce 9600 GT 2GB
$147
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 9800 GT 1GB
$152
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB
$155
-$3
NewEgg
GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB
$156
$21
CompuVest
All-in-Wonder HD 3650 512MB
$157
$0
NewEgg
Radeon HD 4870 512MB
$165
-$15
NewEgg
Radeon HD 4850 1GB
$169
$0
NewEgg
GeForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB
$180
-$12
NewEgg

Page 1 February Video Card Price Guide
Page 2 NVIDIA-Based Video Card Prices
Page 3 Entry-Level Video Cards Sorted by Price
  • Page 4 Mainstream Video Cards Sorted by Price
    Page 5 High-End Video Cards Sorted by Price
    Page 6 ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards Sorted by Price Change
    Page 7 ATI and NVIDIA Video Cards Sorted by Price

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