Value For Money?

[bonse]

Hi i'm thinking of upgrading my pc's graphics card and im wondering whats the best VALUE for money one around, baring in mind i really dont have much to spend at all.

Heres my current specs:

500W PSU (Cheap)
1gb Kingston PC6400 Ram
Asus P5N-E Sli
P4 3.4Ghz
Asus EN6600GT

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Yours,
Tom

 

[Ananan]

I've only bought one ATI card in my life but I still say right now that 512mb x1950xt for $199 is the best deal out there (if your cheap PSU doesn't choke).

I suppose the P4 will be a bottleneck though.

 

[pauldh]

If you are in the USA with $100 to spend, this X1900GT for $99.99 shipped free and no rebates is your card. It takes the prize in bang for the buck IMO right now. Coming from a 6600GT it's a big step up too. Just make sure you have a decent power supply. You are going to want close to a 450W name brand PSU with a hefty 12v rail/rails. What's the 12v rating on that el-cheapo 500W?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102705

 

[Evilonigiri]

Well if you can wait a bit, I'd upgrade the graphics card later and wait for DX10 ones to go down. I seriously think that you should upgrade your cpu, like to a E2160.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036

 

[desidude006]

wow yea.. the x1900gt is an excellent choice for a hundred bucks. Usually at this price point the 8600 gt woulda been the option, but this card beats its easily.

 

[kpo6969]

Well if you can wait a bit, I'd upgrade the graphics card later and wait for DX10 ones to go down. I seriously think that you should upgrade your cpu, like to a E2160.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036

I agree with the cpu.
Psu should be next. Like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003
Then see what your 8 series choices are like by Xmas. Prices should come down some maybe?
Just my opinion

 

[bonse]

Yeah sorry i forgot to mention my gcard is dodgy thats why i want to upgrade it mroe than anything, a friend has a e6600 for me which i'll nab off him for like £70 lol i just want to stop the hardware conflict i'm getting with this damn en6600 (i've tried changing psu's and my mobo lol).

Thanks for the help guys x