I need help choosing a new graphics card please!

[JHouse]

Hey my graphics card just died, and i am in need of a new card. I am on a budget so i need a card for under $150 if possible. I use it for gamming so the best performance/reliability would be great. My system is the following:
NForce 680i SLI
2-500GB HDs Raid 0
750w Thermaltake PSO
Windows 7
my old card was a NVidia 8800 GTS OC
Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

 

[ko888]

Galaxy 60XGH3HS3CUD GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card for $129.99 at Newegg.com

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162052

 

[jyjjy]

I would get this;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121391

 

[jyjjy]

I think the 465 would be a better buy in this case, although it is a more crippled chip than the 460 and consumes more power, it does deliver a sort of performance not found in any other cards in that price range.

The GTX 460 I linked is actually $13 cheaper after the promo code and the rebate. Much better cooling as well even if it has less need for it. Can likely overclock more than 200mhz/30%. Definitely the better card and better deal IMO.

 

[JHouse]

ok thans guys! another question, what would be better:
purchasing the EVGA 01G-P3-1373-TR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card as seen on newegg.com
or
buying 2 EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS from ebay such as the one following and runnign them in SLI mode?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-inno3D-8800GTS-320MB-DDR3-intl-Shipping-/320638470590?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4aa78ac9be

 

[jyjjy]

Yeah, you shouldn't even be considering 320mb 8800GTSs and that's a terrible price for them anyway.
Is there a reason for that particular GTX 460? Seems a bit pricey.

 

[JHouse]

Thats what i figured just wanted to check. thanks.
I was looking at that GTX 460 because it was only about $15 more than the standard GTX 460 and it was listed with a better processor speed and such. And with the rebate it is still about in my price range. What do you think, worth it?

 

[rockyjohn]

I would go for the EVGA GTX for $140 - because I think it is a better brands - but ASUS is good too. With EVGA you also get a free copy of Photoshop Elements.

You can find more information about brand differences at upgradevidocards.com:

http://www.upgradevideocards.com/brands.html