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theducks ([personal profile] theducks) wrote2006-01-21 09:28 am

Dear Lazyweb..

What's good in video cards in the under AU$300 range? A certain person in my house is looking at a PC upgrade for WoW purposes. PCI-E cards kthnx.

Edit: Today's shopping list:
Edit2: Edited to reflect actual purchases


NetPlus
MYDDR400-1024HY	1024Mb DDR400 Memory Hyundai /	$98.18	$9.82	2	$216.00	
HDSE72RSATA200G	200Gb Seagate 7200RPM SATA HDD	$134.55	$13.45	1	$148.00	

Austin
Asus A8N5X Motherboard                                       $153

PLE
Asus TA-250 case							$129.00
6600GT PCI-E 256MB TV-OUT DVI, DD3			$249.00
CPU AMD ATHLON 64 3800+ S939 VENICE CORE#	$469

[identity profile] dafwarg.livejournal.com 2006-01-21 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
I'd suggest an 256mb nvidia 6600gt of some description - should be around $250-275.

[identity profile] pt.livejournal.com 2006-01-21 03:02 am (UTC)(link)

[identity profile] coxymla.livejournal.com 2006-01-21 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
The 6800GS is new new hotness. From $315AU, so not quite the right price point, but a fair bit getter than the GT.

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