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DaWolffe

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I just want to start by saying trying to decide on a video card is making me insane!

A good friend of mine is giving me an E6600... he is upgrading to quad (SIGH)

So I am still on an agp board running a 7600 gs 512... I have been searching the internet looking at someway to upgrade to a dx10 card.. but the performance is crap unless I want to spend $250-$400.. not gunna happen.

So.. I am pretty sure I am going to be going with the gigabyte p35-g3dsl? i dont have numbers in front of me so forgive me..

Do I go with another 7600gs pcie flavor? 7900GT? if i can find on ebay for cheap LoL or do i (cringe) get one of the 8400-8600 fiasco's? or do i go to the dark side and get an ati?

The only reason I dont like ati anymore is the fact that I like to dual boot ubuntoo and ati will not run my games in linux..

Please help...
 
Minimum for good performance while gaming is going to be a Radeon HD 3850 at around $150 AR. The least you can get away with on the Nvidia side would be $230ish for an 8800 GT.
 
Honestly If your running at 1280x1024 a 8800 GT could last you a VERY long time.
 
Hi, don't get stressed, it's a pretty easy decision. I used to run nothing but ATI but there's no compelling reason not to get the 8800GT if you can afford it. Nothing at or near that price point will give you reliable, all-around performance like it will, and I hear they've fixed most of the fan issues. I run the new 8800GTS, but there's really no reason I couldn't have gone with the 8800GT, other than that I was impatient and I got a really good deal.

If you want to upgrade, and you can't afford to upgrade to the 8800GT, you may as well keep whatever you have, because anything else isn't going to do a whole hell of a lot with DX10 settings.
 
The OP already said that $250-400 for a card isn't gonna happen. So the decision is pretty obvious; 3850 or 9600gt.
 
DaWolffe said:
I just want to start by saying trying to decide on a video card is making me insane!

A good friend of mine is giving me an E6600... he is upgrading to quad (SIGH)

So I am still on an agp board running a 7600 gs 512... I have been searching the internet looking at someway to upgrade to a dx10 card.. but the performance is crap unless I want to spend $250-$400.. not gunna happen.

So.. I am pretty sure I am going to be going with the gigabyte p35-g3dsl? i dont have numbers in front of me so forgive me..

Do I go with another 7600gs pcie flavor? 7900GT? if i can find on ebay for cheap LoL or do i (cringe) get one of the 8400-8600 fiasco's? or do i go to the dark side and get an ati?

The only reason I dont like ati anymore is the fact that I like to dual boot ubuntoo and ati will not run my games in linux..

Please help...
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No reason to get stressed. Just get a Radeon 3850 AGP. They've already been announced, so you should be able to buy one in a couple weeks.
 
If your current motherboard supports socket 775 and you're satisfied with the ram you have then I'd say wait for the AGP 3850, if you can't wait maybe an X1950XT or a 7950GT is in order. What i'm wondering is whether or not you need DDR 2 with your new mobo, i'm not sure what ram you currently posses. The E6600 is no slouch, and would appreciate a 1 to 1 FSB rating. Either way, ram can be found fairly cheap. If that isn't an issue and you are going ahead with the new mobo your options should either a pci-e 3850 or a 256 mb 8800 GT. I've used the 512mb GT for a while now and it's a fantastic card. Though from what I hear, the 3850 is no slouch.
 
DaWolffe said:
I just want to start by saying trying to decide on a video card is making me insane!

A good friend of mine is giving me an E6600... he is upgrading to quad (SIGH)

So I am still on an agp board running a 7600 gs 512... I have been searching the internet looking at someway to upgrade to a dx10 card.. but the performance is crap unless I want to spend $250-$400.. not gunna happen.

So.. I am pretty sure I am going to be going with the gigabyte p35-g3dsl? i dont have numbers in front of me so forgive me..

Do I go with another 7600gs pcie flavor? 7900GT? if i can find on ebay for cheap LoL or do i (cringe) get one of the 8400-8600 fiasco's? or do i go to the dark side and get an ati?

The only reason I dont like ati anymore is the fact that I like to dual boot ubuntoo and ati will not run my games in linux..

Please help...
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I have to agree with what the majority recommended already, The HD 3850 is a very good card. It will not provide you an experience as good as a 8800 GT (even the 256 model), but given its price, you can't go wrong with it.
 
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