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*edit* Avenger_K beat me to it. 
With a 19" LCD - I really don't think you need Crossfire or SLI. I'd say a single HD3870 or 8800GT 512MB (both in the $250-270 range) would do you just fine. If you want to lower the price a bit - go for the cheaper HD3850 (~$170) or 8800GT 512MB (~$200).
I would suggest another motherboard as well. The Gigabyte P35-DS3L would work just fine (unless there is something you specifically need off the intel board.) Also check what the Cache size is on your HDD - it should be at least 16MB (higher is better).
What OS are you using? If you're going to use the full 4GB of RAM (or at least have apps. use more than 2GB) then you'll want to use a 64 bit OS. If you're going to stay with a 32bit OS for a year or more - I'd suggest just going with 2GB and saving the money.
*edit* To add to this:
| Quote : That might be your best option right there since Crossfire on two 38X0 cards scales very nicely. Also what resolution will you be using? |
I think 19" (if it's a wide screen) will be 1440x900, which one 512MB card should easily be able to handle. But, yes, Crossfire does scale very well - often 30-50% increases vs. single card setups. (Didn't it do very well in DX10 scaling?) Anyways - with either 1 or 2 of the above mentioned cards, you can't go wrong. 
Message edited by rgeist554 on 12-14-2007 at 06:47:50 PM
"Avenger_K beat me to it."
Sorry mate.
Yeah 19" would be 1440x990 (widescreen) or 1280x1024 (square), but with games like Crysis that love memory, the 512MB should be enough but not overkill. Like I said before, one card now and then another one later, or probably just one higher-end card later.
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Message edited by Avenger_K on 12-14-2007 at 06:59:38 PM
Message edited by Avenger_K on 12-14-2007 at 06:59:38 PM
| Avenger_K wrote : "Avenger_K beat me to it." |
Where I'm from 1280 X 1024 isn't a square
| rodney_ws wrote : Where I'm from 1280 X 1024 isn't a square |
LOL! Where I come from it is 
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All I meant was that it was non-widescreen. Too many of my friends must call it square. 
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Me and my buddies do the same thing.
rgeist554 wrote :
Me and my buddies do the same thing. |
*Whew* Good thing to know that I'm not the only one.
4:3 = square.
Come on! Get with the program!
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