I've built a new SFF computer for myself:
C2D 6750
2gig Patriot DDR2 800 Ram
Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2
and I'm putting all that in an Apevia SFF case with a 500W power supply
The problem is that I've not ordered a new video card yet, and since I'm upgrading from an AGP machine, just sticking with an old card isn't an option.
On one hand, I know an 8800gts will last me for a good while. I take a price hit now, but spread over time is a great deal.
On the other hand, there are several last generation options at about $100 that will do fine now and give me a buffer to spend around $250 (my preferred max price point for video cards) when the next batch of ati and nvidia cards come around:
X1900GT
X1950GT
X1950Pro
I just can't make up my mind, though I am leaning toward the smaller purchase now, simply due to having just spent so much on the system itself.
And if anyone has a preference between those three ~$100 cards, I'd love to know, especially if you know whether they fit easily in SFF cases (they all seem rather long).
C2D 6750
2gig Patriot DDR2 800 Ram
Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2
and I'm putting all that in an Apevia SFF case with a 500W power supply
The problem is that I've not ordered a new video card yet, and since I'm upgrading from an AGP machine, just sticking with an old card isn't an option.
On one hand, I know an 8800gts will last me for a good while. I take a price hit now, but spread over time is a great deal.
On the other hand, there are several last generation options at about $100 that will do fine now and give me a buffer to spend around $250 (my preferred max price point for video cards) when the next batch of ati and nvidia cards come around:
X1900GT
X1950GT
X1950Pro
I just can't make up my mind, though I am leaning toward the smaller purchase now, simply due to having just spent so much on the system itself.
And if anyone has a preference between those three ~$100 cards, I'd love to know, especially if you know whether they fit easily in SFF cases (they all seem rather long).
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