Help me setup Video in my new Dell

[pousevrika]

OK, I'll try to make this short and sweet. I'm getting a pretty decent system (approx $1300) from Dell. I am a little iffy on what I should do with regards to video. Keeping things simple, I will at least get the 128MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 & 17 in 1703FP Ultrasharp? Digital Flat Panel. 2 options I'm considering are:

128MB DDR ATI RADEON 9800 PRO Graphics Card - $130 more
18.1 in 1800FP Dell Ultrasharp? Digital Flat Panel - $70 more

As far as video demands that I have, I play games (Diablo II, Warcraft III, etc) that aren't too graphic intensive and I do a little bit of video editing. I would like to be able to play future games though.

Well, that's my story. Is it worth it to upgrade either or both of these ($1500 vs 1300)? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Schadenfroh]

PAY THE EXTRA FOR THE 9800 PRO!

 

[SneakyStuff]

If you're paying that much for a dimension 8300 (I assume) Get the 9800 pro, you will be much happier when new games come out and you will be able to play them, trust me, I used to own a 5200.... it was TERRIBLE for 3d games like HALO, Splinter Cell, Gun Metal, I had to set everything on low just to be able to play them. Got my new card for Christmas, runs the games flawlessly, so you can imagine, since your potential 9800 pro beats my card up to pieces, you will be good to go gaming wise. The trick is when buying a computer not to go cheap on stuff like that, because if you do go cheap, you will have to upgrade sooner, rather than later. That's my little tid-bit of advice.

 

[Alptraum]

I would recommend you spend the extra $200 as well.

 

[tenoc]

No question! Waaaaay more power and a bit more real estate for only $200?

Spend it, you won't regret it. :beer: