Bang for the buck graphics card

[Mikeyt]

I am mostly a MMORPG and RTS gamer with very mild FPS gaming. Some minor programming getting gradually more indepth as I train for the Air Force.

I am trying to figure out which graphics card to get out of

6800
6800GT
9800Pro
X800PRO

Or even something else good I mainly want the most power per dollar. for a game like World of Warcraft

Here is what I have so far for my new system
Athlon 64 3500+
74 GB Raptor
Corsair Value Select Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200
MotherBoard not sure yet which 939 any ideas here to?
Need a good power supply to

I have enough money for whatever but don't see a need to over spend if it won't make much difference in what I do. Sorry I have been out of the loop for a while questions may seem stupid.

 

[Ka0t1x]

6600GT is supposed to be a very nice bang for the buck once it hits the AGP Platform. ... I was going to point you to a 6600GT review by HardOCP.com but their site seems to be offline atm..

 

[CraigRT]

6600GT will be sweet

 

[Mermaidman]

The 9800Pro is notably cheaper than the others you listed. And because you don't FPS much, 9800Pro seems like a sweet spot. BTW, Anandtech's Mid-Range System guide had the 9800Pro as the alternate video card (the 9600Pro was the other).

 

[Mrvile]

WoW won't need too great a vid card, so the 9800PRO should do nicely and costs less. Save your money for the damn 15 bucks a month fee.