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This is my first post on these forums. Greetings!
 
Okay, here’s my dilemma.  I currently have an 8800GTS 320MB, and it has served me well for the past year on my 17” CRT. Actually, I can max out Crysis on it (DX9 Very High) with average 25 fps. However, I really am getting sick of 1024x768 on a 16” screen (since it is a CRT) and would like to upgrade to an LCD with a larger resolution. As soon as I go above 1024x768 on the CRT, the refresh rate is only at 60htz and that gives me headaches.  
 
I was thinking of trying to sell my GTS 320, but I’ll probably only get about 75 bucks for it since their prices (and hence value) have dropped.  If I do that, I will have a budget of about $375 for a monitor and graphics card.
 
This 8800gt looks like a great deal, especially since it has a dual slot cooler on it:
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127329
 
EDIT: This had a 30 dollar mail in rebate when I posted this. Guess I'll have to wait for the price to go down.
 
I don't think I want to spend much more on a card, because I don't think it would be worth the performance difference between my current card and a new one.
 
OR - Do you think I should wait for ATI's 4000s this summer or Nvidia's true next-gen cards (hopefully this fall).
 
Thanks for your opinions!


Message edited by sebastian7 on 04-01-2008 at 04:28:37 PM

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8800gt is a great card and matches well with LCD up to 1680 x 1050 resolution. I go by the rule I buy what I want now when I feel the need, waiting for hardware that is not out yet is a wait forever because there is always something bigger and better in the near future.  

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I'm very tempted to go by that rule, but now the Geforce 9900s are rumored to be out in July. :pt1cable: I'll think about it some more, but I may wait for the 9900s and go for a nice monitor now.
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001095
 
I think I want to go with this over a 22inch; the closer the pixels are crammed, the better the image quality. (The pixel pitch is 0.258mm).
 
What about a 19inch at 1680x1050 (pixel pitch 0.243mm)?  It's also cheaper than the above 20inch.
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009127
 
I'll have to turn some settings down since these two are 1680x1050, but that's cool for now.
 
Thanks again!


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Asus M2N4-SLI     Athlon X2 5200 - Stock Frequency     Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 2GB
EVGA 8800GTS 320     Silverstone Zeus 600 Watt     2x75GB WD Raptors in RAID 0
Windows XP 32Bit

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