Help Picking New Card

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dholster

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i am thinking of picking up the EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI to go with my new system.

i had an asus p5b-deluxe and a radeon x1950xt, however either i was too stupid to figure it out, or they didn't want to cooperate, my screen wouldn't stop just randomly shutting down, so i am printing out the rma as we speak and am currently trying to pick out something a little more user friendly.

i would like to stay in the 200$ range for video card, i really dont wanna go with dual gpus, but i might consider it in the future, and 200$ range for the mobo, so if you guys have any reason why i shouldn't go with that motherboard and an nvidia card let me know, or suggestions on what to go with the following. compatibility is key, i would like something to just "work" by default so i can spend my time worrying about changing things and not fixing them in the first place.

Antec p180b
2gb Corsair twinmcxpc6400
Seagate sata2 250gb hdd
Hiper 580 Type-R PSU
Lite-On dvdrw

Thanks for any suggestions :)!
 
thanks, yeah im pretty sure im gonna get a 7950gt, just not sure if im gonna go 256 or 512 yet. the gigabyte 512 one more then likely since its only slightly more pricey then its 256 counterpart.
 
I would suggest spending the extra 10p on the 8800GTS. It would trump all those in a game of who-can-run-games-fastest.
 
i would, but i dont play many games i just want a good system, ill probably get into supcom when i decide to go buy it, and cnc3 when its out.

plus i wanna keep my mobo and vid around 400-450 total, i dont wanna be the fastest, i just want it all to work with my e6600 and corsair xms without having to worry about changing things, plus i get way too mad when i have to reboot my computer 10 times and reset bios just to check my e-mail *cough cough p5b-deluxe*
 
Im just going by the ideas the previous poster suggested. The 7950GTs were as expensive as the 8800GTS, might as well.
 
can you suggest a $150 or lower motherboard? i have no need for sli yet, if i do in the future i can upgrade the board and add a second same card if i can save a bit of money now.

basically i had a limit of 1400 when i originally built the computer and i came in at 1300ish, but with shipping back and restocking fee to newegg im giving myself 450 total for the replacement board and video.
 
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