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TheReverend · Local time: Jul 6, 2006, 12:16 PM

I tend to buy the best when it is on its way out.

For instance, I purchased a x800xt-pe for $200US from Ati.com's refrubished section. This was at the time that x850XT's, and 6800GT's were available and all the rage. The card is nearly as good as it gets on the AGP platform, for $200 it was a steal.

Before that, I bought a Radeon 96000XT All-in-wonder used that awhile and upgraded to a 9800XT on another great deal about when the x800's were introduced.

I find that the best of the generation before the current one, is better then the mid-range of the current gen. For instance, my x800XT runs HL2 better then the x1600 on my MacBookPro. I know RAM and other things come into play, but they are both 256MB cards, and with similar settings, the x1600 gets <20fps and the x800XT gets 30-40fps. And I got my card for the same price as a x1600 is now, about 1_1/2 years ago.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

TheReverend · Local time: Jul 6, 2006, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Stealth

You really can't compare desktop video cards, to laptop ones. They just aren't the same. A desktop X1600 will definately out perform a laptop one.

You are totally right. I wasn't trying to make that comparison, only the comparison that my card still runs comparitively with the "average gamer" current gen card. I've seen reviews of x1600's and haven't ever seen one that beats my 2gen old card.

There's nowhere I can't reach.