Upgrade help

Hey guys I want to upgrade to a video card from my old 7900GTX card and I don't know what I should get I don't intend on spending like 400 bucks for this thing but I want a nice card which performs really well at lower resolutions. I don't hate ATi but let's just say that I have had my fair share of ATi problems in the past and I want a solution with NVIDIA cards if possible and within my budget lower then 400 bucks.

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XFX Geforce GTX 260 OC

I really am liking this card the 640mhz clock 2300mhz memory looks reallly nice, I mean reallllly nice probably like gets fps like a stock gtx280 like performance.

what do u guys think and at 329.99 it comes with CoD as well, nice deal

XFX also has a really nice warranty

the only other card that i can think of around the 300ish range. would be the 9800GX2

PNY's version. 329$ after a 50$ mail in rebate.
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but...why not give another shot with the 4870? maybe it was just bad luck before! haha, just a thought but its your call.

thats true that the 9800GX2 is last gen, but it is faster than the GTX260.

well, that's about the only two cards around the 300 range that you specified from Nvidia

seriously dude, go with the 4870, i'll help you pull the trigger...its okay, its okay. haha

Visiontek 4870
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did i mention?

Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): Lifetime
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): Lifetime

and I think I'd rather get a last gen, very impressive performing card, then an ATi Card.

here's the review on toms, you can check it out for yourself and see what games you play and make the decision yourself...

4870 Review
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but like you mentioned, ur PSU can't handle the GX2, so naturally i would come to the conclusion that the 4870 would be your best bet for a new gen. card that kicks a$$

It looks like a really good competitive card with the very high end cards out there now beating the gx2 and the gtx 260 in most tests and almost upto par with the gtx280, now as far as heat consumption goes, OCing and everything?

and like I said I play at much lower resolutions then on those tests usually 1280x1024.

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that 8800GTS G92 looks realllly respectable. I think it even beats the 9800GTX in tests

Actually now that im looking at it its basically the same card just diff clocks, and less power on the 8800GTS G92 and less money, better deal altogether, for my resolution atleast

I like the 8800GTS G92 KO edition I think I might pick that one up its under 200 bucks with rebate great deal and it outperforms a stock 9800GTX

yeah I have a Duo Core 2 3.0GHZ not even OCed right now I think it's an E6850. So how will the 8800GTS G92 KO work with my cpu and 2 gigs of pc6400 and my res 1280x1024 and 1024x768 mostly

well it doesn't matter the G92 KO edition 8800GTS performs better then the stock 9800GTX anyway.

Any more advice for my gamer's needs at lower resolutions 1280x1024 res, I want to play games really smooth no stuttering and what not, I don't want a hot card and a humongous card either, something with a good warranty would be awesome too.

any more help is appreciated
thanks

get the 9800GTX+ when it comes out. runs cooler and clocked higher.

I know now that I don't need a GTX 200 series card that would be overkill as well as the newest radeons at my lower resolutions basically the cheaper 8800GTS G92 KO edition looks really enticing at 169.99 performing better then a stock 9800GTX and is smaller and only 1 PCI-E slot

Hey you might try the edit button someday. Keep in mind you can always OC the 9800GTX as well, but the 8800gts KO is a pretty good deal.