most important part

[todlerix]

well, im building a "budget" gaming system, right now i have

Newegg

ANTEC Life Style Series Black Case With 380W Power Supply, Model "SONATA"

NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM

2x Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, MODEL 6Y120M0, OEM Drive Only

PDP SYSTEMS Memory Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 1GB (512MBx2) DDR PC-3200, Model PDC1G3200LLK - Retail

ASUS "A8V Deluxe" VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail90nm

im at $855 now i need a video card.. i want it low as possible, and the person doesnt want to wait til pci express.

i dont wanna spend too much, but i dont wanna feel like i've wasted all my money

 

[Alex41290]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-202&depa=0

6800 "Vanilla"
$285...that should fit the bill for ya

oh ya, and if that's too much, a 9800 Pro is like $199-ish, so u can look into that as well.

 

[todlerix]

curious on a few thing, 6800 asus v9999 256mb ddr3 350/1000 ($410) isn't that just a 6800GT($390)? i guess less pipelines? and pipelines make a huge difference as far as i know.


thanks a lot

 

[Alex41290]

yes, do not buy the asus v9999 POS...

 

[todlerix]

how big of a difference is 128mb to 256mb? (har har 128).. but is it a big performance difference, i'd assume so, is it worth another 115 bucks to get a 6800GT?

im guessing that i can use the tool to soft- unlock the extra pipelines(for the vanilla that is)

 

[Xxplosiv]

its not the size that matters, its how you use it, the 6800 has DDR1 at 700 mhz, while GT has DDR3 at 1000 mhz, performance leap is a nice size one, not as big as the one between the 9800XT and 6800 though..