[geeks] PCI-E video cards

Shannon Hendrix shannon at widomaker.com
Mon Mar 10 09:48:54 CDT 2008


On Mar 9, 2008, at 13:20 , Phil Stracchino wrote:

> John Lee wrote:
>> Newegg has 256MB Geforce 7 cards for ~$25. That may
>> be a good way to go.
>
> ....Wow.  I just went and looked at their prices.  Non-bleeding-edge  
> video cards have dropped much further in price than I'd realized.  
> GeForce 8600GT cards for under $50 after rebate, 8400GS for $28.   
> Even an SLI-capable 8800GS card for $120.  And here I thought $50  
> was still a realistic price for a 256MB 6600....  shows how often  
> *I* buy new hardware, huh?

Now... if only I could use one of those cards in my Mac Pro to boost  
that pitiful 7300...

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