Best video card for <$300?

[Citadel535]

Can anyone recommend the best Nvidia/ATI PCI Express card that I could get for gaming for under $300? I typically play Neverwinter Nights, Oblivion, and hope to get games like CnC 3 and Stalker or should I wait for something right around the corner?

Thanks!

 

[conlan]

What are your system specs?

Make sure you include Power supply specs, not just Watts


IMHO, the best <$300 PCI-E VidCard is THIS ONE if your system is up to it.

 

[Citadel535]

My system is a Dell XPS 600. I am going off the Dell site which says its a 650w PSU, 3GHz Pentium 4 D, 1024 MB system memory@ 667MHz, Dell OEM Intel MB that I have no idea. Currently using the OEM 6800 which is starting to show its age with newer games. I pasted this from Dell's site but it probably isn't helpful. I haven't kept up with the graphics card market so am unsure of what's good or not.

0 149DF INFORMATION, PREPARATION MATERIAL, DEVIATION, PRECISION WORKSTATION, INCREASE, #2
1 5120P CORD, POWER, 125V, 6FT, SPT2, UNSHIELDED
1 PF623 INSTRUCTION, DEVIATE CHAS L6 TO L5.5
1 TF810 PROCESSOR, 80551, PENTIUM D SMITHFIELD FOR DESKTOPS, 830, 3.0, BO, SERVER, SERVER CHASSIS
1 W7658 KEYBOARD, 104, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, UNITED STATES, ENTRY, NMB, LEAD FREE
1 C8639 KIT, MOUSE, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, 2BTN, OPTICAL, LEAD FREE, LOG
2 X8388 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 512, 667M, 64X64, 8, 240, 1RX8
1 F7710 CARD (CIRCUIT), MULTI-MEDIA, AUDIO, SB0467, LEAD FREE
1 X8555 ASSEMBLY, DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE, 16X, HALF HEIGHT, SONY, CHASSIS 2001, LEAD FREE
1 P9225 ASSEMBLY, DVD+/-RW, 16X, IDE (INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS), PHILIPS, CHASSIS 2001
1 MG229 CARD (CIRCUIT), GRAPHICS, 256, 6800, HMGA11B
1 CG579 CARD (CIRCUIT), GRAPHICS, PPA1
1 DC076 HARD DRIVE, 160G, S2, 7.2K, 8M, LEAD FREE, SGT-PUM

 

[moogen]

ooh, those 8800gts's prices have fallen!!

 

[fastman]

Originally posted by: moogen
ooh, those 8800gts's prices have fallen!!

That they have I saw one today for sale today for $330!