Which graphic card for my system?

[Guest]

hello,
I'm looking into buying a radeonAIW for my system. I read a few reviews and benchmark tests on them including the 8500dv so I know what they're about. But at this point I am unsure which radeon I should get. See, I don't wanna get a 3D card that's too powerful for my system so that even for those games that the 8500 should be able to handle, the framerate would end up being slow because my CPU simply can't keep up. Here's what I have:

Abit KT7 board
800MHZ AMD duron
128MB 133mhz RAM

so which radeon card would be good for me? The standard AIW radeon, the 7500, or would my system be fast enough for an 8500dv?

Thanks again.

 

[chuck232]

The Radeon7500AIW would be a bit slow for you sys, but I think the R8500DV will be a bit over the top. I'd probably go for the R8500DV 64MB because you'll be able to transfer it over to another comp. Also I think Radeons don't really need as fast of a proc as the GF4's do so I think you should be okay.

 

[Guest]

ok thanks. I think I'll go with the 8500dv. Like you say I can always transfer it to my next PC.