video card upgrade advice

[UMDPenguin]

i was fully versed in video card performance last year when i bought my PC, but haven't been following anything recently.

i have an nvidia 8800GTS 640MB (EVGA) and was just curious if there are any nvidia cards in the 100-200 price range that would be a substantial upgrade for me, or if i should stick with what i have for another year.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Cheffy]

The 8800 or 9800 GTX is an upgrade, but probably not worthwhile in this price range. Suggest you consider an ATI 4850 if you really want to upgrade at this time, probably anywhere from 20-40% performance improvement over your current card. Otherwise wait for another few months for the prices of the 4870 (which is a beast) or the 260GTX to go down.

 

[rodsfree]

9800 GTX+ runs 200ish