need suggestions for video card

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sdadept

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building a new rig mostly for development but also some gaming and lots of virtual machine (VMWare workstation) stuff. I am getting the 30" lcd monitor that goes 2560x1600 so I will need a very powerful dual link dvi card that can crank out some serious bandwidth. This will of course be running on pci-e 16x.

I want the card to be very powerful and work well with the vista aero glass interface.

I'd like to get a card that doesn't throw off too much heat also.

any suggestions on what kind of card might suit my needs?
 
Budget?

Gaming at that res will require a 8800GTX for newer games.
 
If you don't care much about DX10, then you could try a ATI X1950XT. Heavy gaming with this in that resolution migth be a trade-off though.
Otherwise, at that resolution, you're really stuck with nVidia 8800GTX/Ultra or ATI X2900XT.

All of the above will throw a lot of heat. There's just no way around it unless you go with water cooling.
 
budget is unlimited. Company is paying for it all.

again though, I don't want something that turns the computer into a space heater. Just something that's really fast and can handle the things I need well.
 
8800ultra, even then you will have major slowdowns in newer games, theres just no getting around it unless you go from some absolutely balls to the walls watercooled overclocked 8800ultra sli setup, even then it wont be perfect

at that resolution id much rather have heat over serious problems
 
the 8800 does look like what i need.

what is the best brand of it to get? are there any major overheating problems people have had with it?
 
sdadept said:
the 8800 does look like what i need.

what is the best brand of it to get? are there any major overheating problems people have had with it?
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EVGA is a very good brand as far as customer support by most accounts. I've used their products (mobos and cards) and encountered no issues.

They also have a step-up program that allows you to buy a card, then when another card is release, you can pay what is essentially a "difference" and upgrade to that card while trading in your current card. It's nice to give the customer options :)

BTW the new top end NVIDIA board should be available by Christmas (if it sticks to its schedule), so I don't know how soon you need this system but if you don't want to wait, get the 8800GTX.
 
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