9600GT vs 8800GT

the 8800GT is the better card but runs hotter and uses slightly more power. a solid 400w PSU can power either one.

OK, so I should go for an 8800 on a 400 watt power supply or play it safe and get a 9600?

Also what would you consider to be the ATI equivalent cause with my board I could do the hybrid crossfire if I go ATI.

OK, do the 4830 and the 3870 support hybrid crossifre?

they would support CF but not hybrid, why would you even want it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_Hybrid_Graphics

I heard it improves performance by a bit? I have an HD4200 on my motherboard right now. So the 4830 doesn't support hybrid crossfire with my 4200? I got a micro-atx board so normal Cfire is not an option.

My M-board

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

it doesn't improve performance, it shuts down your video card and uses integrated graphics (your 4200) for basic video tasks. For more intensive tasks it uses the video card. kind of like a hybrid car with an electric motor and gas engine.

its purpose is it save energy...it does it....not that your video card uses a ton of energy to display web sites.

Oh, well then so It would be best just to stick with the two cards I first suggested then?

either of those cards would be fine for a 1440x900 or under monitor.

I run 1280x1024 because my monitor is a small 17 inch viewsonic LCD lol. Big enough for me I guess I really don't run past 1280 often anyways. Thanks for the help.

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