bfg or evga video card?

ukeitaro

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hey, i'm planning on purchasing either one of these cards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130200

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143033

they are both geforce mx4000 cards but the first one is bfg tech and the other is evga. which one should i choose (disregarding price) and how much of a difference is their between the two manufacturers? also, i think the bfg one will be on sale for $30 at best buy on black friday, so i would buy that one if i could. Strangely, the ad on http://www.blackfridayads.com/stores.php?sid=2 says that the card at best buy will be a "geforce MX 4000 3D Fusion 128MB PCI Video Card" while the link goes to an agp card on the best buy website.

another strange note is that the pci counterparts to the two newegg cards are more expensive. here are the links to them:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130186

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143034

can anyone explain why there is a price difference (shouldnt agp be more expensive than pci)?


one last question: can u use pci-e cards on pci slots or pci cards on pci-e slots?
 
kenlo said:
hey, i'm planning on purchasing either one of these cards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130200

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143033

they are both geforce mx4000 cards but the first one is bfg tech and the other is evga. which one should i choose (disregarding price) and how much of a difference is their between the two manufacturers? also, i think the bfg one will be on sale for $30 at best buy on black friday, so i would buy that one if i could. Strangely, the ad on http://www.blackfridayads.com/stores.php?sid=2 says that the card at best buy will be a "geforce MX 4000 3D Fusion 128MB PCI Video Card" while the link goes to an agp card on the best buy website.

another strange note is that the pci counterparts to the two newegg cards are more expensive. here are the links to them:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130186

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143034

can anyone explain why there is a price difference (shouldnt agp be more expensive than pci)?


one last question: can u use pci-e cards on pci slots or pci cards on pci-e slots?



Why are you buying an MX400. Nowadays, onboard video is better than an mx400....
 
yeah dude, why not get like a 7800 GTX for like $1000! is your computer so old that it doesnt have an AGP or PCI Express slot?
 
i have an agp slot, and i'm just looking for a card that will allow me to play some games like call of duty2 or doom3 on reasonable settings, not really at top graphics. plus i'm planning on learning graphic design as a hobby. do i really need something as intensive as a 7800gt?
 
also, would an fx5500 be better than an mx4000? how do the different nvidia graphic processor series compare with each other?
 
I would have to agree with everyone. Why get an MX card? They are so outdated and probably not compatible with most games today. I can understand if you are on a budget, but get a newer card for "budget" minded people. AGP is better and it doesn't matter if the PCI version of the video card is higher priced than an AGP card.

To play COD2, you can technically use the FX series video cards, but moving up to the 6 series nividia cards are even better. Get a 6600GT minimum is what I would say.

PNY VCG6600GAPB Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133137
 
Since nobody wants to answer his question, the BFG would be better. It's 128 bit compared to the evga's 64bit
 
kenlo said:
also, would an fx5500 be better than an mx4000? how do the different nvidia graphic processor series compare with each other?

Yes, the FX5500 is a lot better than the MX4000. MX is old, FX is newer and better than the MX but old too. The new cards are the 6 and 7 series by Nvidia. Any 6600 on up is good. The newest cards using the 7 series chipset is even better and geared towards high end gaming, but way more expensive.
 
pretty much the way video cards are, the more expensive they are, the better. unless we're talking about bestbuy or circuitcity, they charge $300 for a evga 6800 vanilla
 
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