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reno55

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I am currently running a 7600 GS pci-e card. This is in a machine running a athlon 64 3200+ with 2GB ram. I am looking to upgrade the card. Which route should I go:


Ati Radeon x1950 pro $200

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reccomend me something else in the same price range or may a little more. What would be a good upgrade at this point?
 
Dude if you are buying now, hold out for just a bit for prices to come down. You will want maybe even need a dx10 and hdcp enabled card. If you want to be future proof then you will get a card with these features.

The 8800 is the only dx10 card out there now. When the r600 is released in about 2 months you will have at least 2 choices. The r600 will bring the 8800 price down. I paid 650 for my 8800 GTX but couldn't be any happier.

The 8800s are the enthusiast cards, but the mid level dx10 cards will be coming soon from Nvidia and AMD/ATI.
 
Ok that is one option but what if i wanted to buy one now what cards would you reccomend in that price range?
 
i agree with flim, you'd be a fool to buy a new card in that price range right now.
 
reno55 said:
reccomend me something else in the same price range or may a little more. What would be a good upgrade at this point?
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I guess you need to define what "a little more" is to you ..to me , another $200 would be "a little more" ..so then I would say get an 8800gts .. :p

 
If you absolutely wanted something now, and are interested in overclocking (or even not), either the x1950pro if that's your budget, or save a few bucks and go with the 7900gs. If you go the evga route, you could always step up in 3 months to a 8800 or something dx10.
 
reno55,
Your system is already fairly well balanced. With your current CPU, getting a $200 video would not make much of a difference, and it would actually be more of a waste if you got a graphics card for "a little more" - you would find yourself CPU bound.
Be patient, wait just a few more months, and you will not regret it.
 
Yeah, any newer card would be just a minor improvement. By the way though, since I bought an 8800 I am going to E-Bay my x1900 XT which has been just sitting around for a week since I got my 8800.

Let me know if you are interested.
 
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