I'm going in circles. Help, opinions please!

[Supernoob]

Hey guys!

This is kind of a 2-part question as I feel I'm going in circles on a couple of fronts, so I'd appreciate some feedback:

1/ I'm looking to upgrade my video card from my current X800XL (AGP), and I've narrowed it down to the X1950gt, X1950pro and the XFX 7900gs. I don't overclock, just looking to run it at stock speeds and hope it doesn't bottleneck my cpu too much.

2/ The PSU I'm running is a Zalman ZM460B 460 watt (34 amps on the +12V rail I think off-hand?). Is this going to be a problem with running any of these cards?

My current set-up is:
A64 3200+ @ 2.2Ghz (Newcastle core I think?)
Gigabyte K8NS Pro Mobo
1 Gig (2x512) Kingmax Ram
120 Gig Seagate HDD
Xpertvision 256meg X800XL
Lite-on DVD-Rom
PSU Zalman ZM460B

Cheers everyone!

 

[Track]

1. Go for the X1950GT or the X1950XT. You should definetily overclock.
2. Yes, it's fine.

 

[BigCharb]

dude, i have an X1950pro card and its awsome! i say go for it because the next card id recomend would be the HD2950pro, not out yet. WHY I RECOMEND? cuz it kicks 8600gt ass ans GTS when properly overclocked!! the 7900gs is stupid, cant HDR and AA at the same time; 1950pro can! try going for the ASUS card or one the doesnt have the stock reference cooler...lower temps for when you do change your mind and wanna OC! hope i helped

 

[lordaardvark2]

1. Go for the X1950GT or the X1950XT. You should definetily overclock.
2. Yes, it's fine.

Track, the OP says (s)he does NOT want to overclock.

After a quick look at Newegg, I found these cards (I assume you're still using your AGP board, I hope this isn't a false assumption): x1950gt for $147, and x1950xt for $260. After looking at the specs, the extremely-less-expensive GT only lacks in the core clock by 178 Mhz... (the XT is a stock-overclocked card). I would say go for the GT, enjoy it, and rest assured that you got a great card for a great price. Then, with the money that you saved, you can look into perhaps upgrading (I don't know how many more nice AGP cards will come out). Good luck!

 

[Track]

Track, the OP says (s)he does NOT want to overclock.

Yeh, I noticed that.
Thats why I'm trying to convince TO overclock.
Not overclocking is simply absurd. There is absolutely not reason not to overclock.

 

[mbs49]

Since you don't overclock, definitely go for the X1950XT and that PSU is fine.

 

[realibrad]

well, if im not mistaken, if you overclock, you are out of warranty. plus, if you dont know what you are doing, you can ruin the hardware.

 

[Supernoob]

Apologies to everyone, I forgot say that I'm from Australia so the x1950xt is out of the picture in my neck of the woods (ditto for the Gainward Bliss 7800GS++ unfortunately). I've looked around and the cheapest x1950gt is AU$220, however I have found HIS IceQ x1950pro's going for around $230-240 from S&L Tech so this will be the go I think!

Thank to everyone for their help and advice, Toms Forums are just the best for computer related help!