Need recommendation on video card!

docnasty

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Alright, so I'm on a budget, got about 100-125 dollars to spend. I don't care about AA/Anthro but I do play on a 22 inch monitor.
My current setup is:
Core 2 Duo E2200
2 gigs of 800mhz ram
Geforce 7900 gs 256 meg

What should I get? I was thinking Radeon 3850 for $99 or Geforce 8800GS 256meg.
 
If your budget is $125 I would say get a 9600GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127362

There is a $20 rebate with this $129 card. MSI is excellent with their rebates. They make no unusual requests and they got the rebate for my motherboard fast.

Personally I would say suck it up for another month, save the money and get a HD4850. It is about twice the performance of a 9600GT and it only $159 after rebate from several different manufacturers.

Your 7900GS is a decent gaming card. It should last you until you can afford something that is really worth upgrading too.

With a 9600GT you can expect about a 40% increase in gaming performance. You can expect a whole lot more than that with an HD4850 which is a card I would say would be worth upgrading too.