Suggestions for new video card.

dalmazian

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Hey all. I am looking at buying a new video card. I've been looking for about a month now, but cant decide. So i figgured i'd come here and ask you all.
My current system is.

ahtlon 64 3700+
1 Gig OCZ ram, and 1 gig Corsair
9800 pro

i want to keep it kind of cheap right now. I just need a good bang for your buck card. I'll be building a newer system down the road after vista and dx10 and all that start becoming more common.
what are some good suggestions? I want to spend at the most $250.00. But i'd like to keep it around $200.00. Any help would be appriciated. Thanks.
 

blade47

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which motherboard do u have?
since you have a Radeon 9800 you probably have an AGP slot and no PCIe
so i would suggest upgrading to a X800 GTo or if you prefer nVidia cards
buying a 7600 GS would suffice for moderate gaming.
if money is not an object for you 7800 GS is the best choice...
 

dalmazian

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sweet! thanks for the responses. glad to see some of you helped out.
im gonna try for a X850 pro or X800XL like kaotao said. i was also looking on ati.com at those. im gonna compare a few, but damn, you cant go wrong for 120.00
 

pauldh

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I'd go with the refurb X800XL with 1 year warranty. Mine is fine and came with the complete retail bundle.
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2984012

If you simply must have new, the AIW X800XT is a more powerful gaming card, plus it has a TV tuner card, remote control, and video inputs, and some extra software. Good deal unless you wanted to add an aftermarket cooler and push extreme overclocks.
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2588471

Anyway, the 9800 pro is holding you back bigtime on that nice rig; either of these cards would be a huge upgrade.