Best website for cheap used computer parts?

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:01 pm

besides ebay...

I have been trying to get my hands on an ati X700 gfx card, but no online stores like newegg.com or tigerdirect carry them anymore, so I was wondering if you guys knew of any good places to get slightly behind the curb parts. thanks

bgnome · Post by **bgnome** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:05 pm

hey.. ive got one of those! any reason why you want one in particular?

Post by **gannon** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:11 pm

I've got an x700 pro pci-e x16 that I've been trying to get rid of for awhile too

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:13 pm

I was at a friend's house who's brother gave him his x700 when he upgraded to an x1950xtx and I was amazed by the performance for such an "older" card, so I thought "Hey, this would be a great upgrade from my ge-force 6200" unfortunatly they have been tricky to find, and harder to find at a reasonable price. I am only buying it to squeeze a little bit more life out of my comp before I build a new one, so I don't care if it is used.

it has to be agp. I can't afford to upgrade my mobo too, or else I would just build a new computer.

edit: I was also interested in the x850 line, for a bit more of a substantial upgrade, but only if I can get a really good deal on it.

bgnome · Post by **bgnome** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:18 pm

mine is agp. it was ok, but i had to upgrade as well. if you are looking to upgrade, this is a good place to start:
http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware ... 69937.html

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:31 pm

how much would you want for yours. I'm looking in the range of $30

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:42 pm

if you havent yet, do the direct comparison here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison ... 500_series

what this tells me is you want to make sure that if you get a X700, that its not the crappy one with only DDR. theres a couple versions of each card, and they are all pretty different. In general try to snag an XT model or something thats "low k".

got me a 9600XT (RV360), great card. overclocks like a beast (and its already clocked higher than the entire R300 AND R400 line)