$300 graphics card

Doesn't matter. I'm buying this for the computer I'm going to build, so I'm picking the graphics card before the MoBo.
 
Well in that case, go with PCI-Express for the motherboard. I would recommend the 7900gt.
 
512mb X1800XT owns the 7900GT

And you never pick the video card before the mobo. The mobo is the heart of the system. You start with the mobo, then build arround it. Your motherboard determines what kind of system you start/end with. If you buy a crappy mobo your entire system will be crappy, if you buy a good mobo you have the potential to have a grade A+ system.
 
^ actually the x1800xt 512 mb and 7900 gt trade off performance in different games, just pick one or the other. They'll give you pretty much the same performance, it matters if you like ati or nvidia
 
WARDOZER9 said:
And you never pick the video card before the mobo. The mobo is the heart of the system. You start with the mobo, then build arround it. Your motherboard determines what kind of system you start/end with. If you buy a crappy mobo your entire system will be crappy, if you buy a good mobo you have the potential to have a grade A+ system.
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That doesn't make any sense. Why can't I just pick a video card I want, then shop around for a great motherboard that's compatible with it? I'm not going to spend a ton of time thinking about my video card, then just pick the most crappy motherboard I can find.
 
TheDrag0nReb0rn said:
That doesn't make any sense. Why can't I just pick a video card I want, then shop around for a great motherboard that's compatible with it? I'm not going to spend a ton of time thinking about my video card, then just pick the most crappy motherboard I can find.
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QFT
 
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