Hey everyone, here's my dilemma:
I just recently bought Test Drive: Unlimited and it runs okay on my bfg 7600gt in my system. However, I am feeling the need to upgrade my graphics card because my 7600gt isn't quite cutting it in TDU. It plays pretty much every other game I own well on high or medium settings. However, games like Portal are a little choppy on high settings at 1280x1024 res.
Here's my system config:
-gigabyte ds3
-2gb ocz ddr2 800mhz
-e6400 (with stock hsf and stock clock)
-anted truepower TPII 550 watts
-bfg 7600gt
-seagate 320gb with perpendicular recording
-aspire x-plorer case, 2x80's, 1x120 fan
-viewsonic vx922 19" 2ms 1280x1024
-windows xp sp2
Now, I'd like to spend under $265 for a graphics card. I'm currently undecided about Nvidia or ATi, however I prefer Nvidia at the moment because I had bad experiences with my x800gto a few years ago anc CCC on my old system (which could've been part of the problem) and I've never had problems with my 3 different Nvidia gpu's.
I don't plan on upgrading to Vista on this system, so DX 10 probably isn't necessary (unless it's released for XP).
I have been looking at the ATi 3870 series and the Nvidia 9600gt's. They both seem to do quite well in their category, but I'm undecided.
Any suggestions as to what I should consider buying?
thanks
I just recently bought Test Drive: Unlimited and it runs okay on my bfg 7600gt in my system. However, I am feeling the need to upgrade my graphics card because my 7600gt isn't quite cutting it in TDU. It plays pretty much every other game I own well on high or medium settings. However, games like Portal are a little choppy on high settings at 1280x1024 res.
Here's my system config:
-gigabyte ds3
-2gb ocz ddr2 800mhz
-e6400 (with stock hsf and stock clock)
-anted truepower TPII 550 watts
-bfg 7600gt
-seagate 320gb with perpendicular recording
-aspire x-plorer case, 2x80's, 1x120 fan
-viewsonic vx922 19" 2ms 1280x1024
-windows xp sp2
Now, I'd like to spend under $265 for a graphics card. I'm currently undecided about Nvidia or ATi, however I prefer Nvidia at the moment because I had bad experiences with my x800gto a few years ago anc CCC on my old system (which could've been part of the problem) and I've never had problems with my 3 different Nvidia gpu's.
I don't plan on upgrading to Vista on this system, so DX 10 probably isn't necessary (unless it's released for XP).
I have been looking at the ATi 3870 series and the Nvidia 9600gt's. They both seem to do quite well in their category, but I'm undecided.
Any suggestions as to what I should consider buying?
thanks