Another comparison thread =)

[Nebby]

I'm building a new computer and having trouble Deciding what video card to buy. So I am needing help deciding. I can care less if its an ATI or Nvidia i just want good performance with what i pay. I mostly play MMORPG games like everquest, everquest 2 but I love to shoot and kill people so the first person shooters are good too like far cry and FEAR.

the 2 cards im having trouble deciding on are
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102653

or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150099

or should i spend a few dollars more and go
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102674

my new specs are
3800 x2
DFI Lan party UT nF4
OCZ 1GB PC4800 Dual Channel
120GB Seagate ATA 133
in need of vid so i can get rid of this geforce 2

 

[cleeve]

The card you're missing is the 128mb X800 GTO, which is a bit better than the 6600 GT for about the same price.

The X800 GTO2 is the best of the ones you've mentioned, and it is a modder's dream as well because that particular card is famous for being able to unlock to 16 full pipelines with a simple BIOS flash - overclocked and unlocked in this manner, the X800 GTO2 can become a full-fledged X800 XT, which is a much better card.

If you want to play games like FEAR and Far Cry, you should get all the power you can take...

Another good PCI-express option is the 6800 GS, which is pretty good stock but can be overclocked very high to amazing effect.