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I need some serious help please,

I have to buy a gfx card and i dont know which one
its either this one :
XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB XXX ALPHA DOG 8800GT
price is 239.99 +shipping 20.00
or this one:
XFX GeForce Nvidia 9600 GT 512MB
169.99 +shipping 10.00

Which one is better for the performance and value?

Thanks in advanced

ohh i will play games at max 1024x768 and i would like to know any other better card for even overclocking capablilities thats under USD $240

thats the only res i will use in the next 4 yeras so i hope it is because i need the extra moneys to buy a psu
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d [...] 3DWatching

if i do buy the 9600 will this one be good enough?

Yes the Thermaltake 500w will do, and the 9600GT is a sweet card for that resolution.

However the 8800GT is more futureproof even at that resolution.

Agreed
Mactronix

wait, if you are looking for a card to do 4 years then look at maybe an ATI HD3850 or HD3870.

Both cards support DX10.0 and SM4.1 while the Nvidia does not.
Save you fro ma possible upgrade in the near future.

Also both are 10-15% over clock able.

At least 6? I would not count on that for ANY card. By the time that rolls around, even the highest end card would probably at the very low end at best. You are better to save your money, but get a decent card, and then add memory, swap to another card later. But 6 years is asking a lot.

Btw, SLI is ok, getting better, but in some cases you might be better with 1 high end card as opposed to 2 lower end cards. However once you get toward the high end like 8800gt or above, that may be changing.

DX10.1 is a minor revision to the current DX10, and should not be viewed as an 'advantage' to buying a lesser-powered ATi solution. Furthermore, no games currently support it and I've yet to hear any rumors of games coming out soon that will utilize it.

Edit: Getting a 8800GT or 8800GTS512 would be a good 6-year solution if you add a second card in 2-3 years time. Think about how weak a nVidia Ti 4600 or ATi 9100/8500AIW is. That was high-end 6 years ago today (among the solutions from 3Dfx). It was right at the time AGP 8x was immerging (and all three solutions mentioned were running on AGP 4x buses)! Now has anyone seen benchmarks of Crysis or WIC on them? Didn't think so. Since PCIe is ~1/2 way through it's lifetime we'll almost definitely see a change in interface if not more in 6 years (Larrabee and integrated graphics on CPU anyone?).

After 3 years Max. I guarantee you 'll need to upgrade

So do not waste your time searching for something that

will keep ruunning games even at Med. settings after more than 3 years

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814261002

9600gt 110$ after rebate