ATI Rage Fury PRO? Where to get a good VC in Canada?

[JustinSampson]

Hey,
I was wondering if anyone has any experiance with the ATI Rage Fury PRO? Would I be able to get decent graphics? Here's the specs of the computer for it to be used in:

Athlon XP 1.6 266 fsb
Epox 8KHA+ DDR
Crucial 512 RAM...

I want be be able to play games like RTCW and other "newer" games with a decent quality. I'm not a die hard gamer so it doesn't have to be the top of the line, I'm looking for a somewhat cheap card that I can get from a Canadian Retailer and will have pretty good 2D graphics as well.

If possible I would like to stay below the $150 range.

Edit: What about the ATI Radeon 7200? As seen here: http://www.ncix.com/Canada/productdetail.cfm?sku=6582

Thanks,
Justin Sampson

 

[masterc]

The GeForce MX400 is not a bad card... Future shop had it for ~$90 Can. last week (after rebates and stuff)
If you are from the Toronto area, I know there a bunch of small mom and pop computer stores on College near U of T... U can all find a cheap price on ATI cards there.
You could get a Radeon LE (that's what I have, It's great!!!) for ~$100 Can.

 

[JustinSampson]

Thanks for the help!

Do you now of any online stores in Canada to get the Radeon LE? Is it better then the Geforce MX400?

Thanks again,
Justin Sampson

 

[JustinSampson]

bump

 

[AnitaPeterson]

My fellow Canadian,

The Rage Fury is an old card, two generations behind us.
You're much better off with a Geforce2 MX400 or a Radeon LE.

Both can be had for about $100 CDN.

As for the Radeon 7200, that's also a good card. It all depends on what you want to do with the card. You haven't told us if you need Video-in and video-out, and so on. NCIX.com usually has good prices, but keep looking, you may find the 7200 cheaper in other places.

Here's a search engine similar to pricewatch, for us Canadians:
http://www.computers-canada.com/
Check the prices in your area, then make some phone calls as well.

If you're in the national capital region, try
www.oemexpress.com

 

[JustinSampson]

Thans for the help! I don't "need" video in/out but video out would be a plus. I'll have a look and see what the best price I can get on a GF MX400, Radeon LE, or a Radeon 7200.

 

[JonDude]

NCIX has a boxing day sale today , a Radeon 8500 OEM for only 279 cdn , seems like a pretty nice deal to me .