Help with Video Card

[RWD3]

Whats going on?....
Basically i made this topic because I am almost completly done with my computer, actually all I need is a harddrive which im getting for christmas and a Video Card.

I was looking at video cards, but its hard to truely tell what one does different then the other and there are so many.Basically I am trying to stay in the $300 mark for the video card.

I was looking at this one.....Video card

My current set up is

MOBO

CPU

RAM

thanks .

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: RWD3
Whats going on?....
Basically i made this topic because I am almost completly done with my computer, actually all I need is a harddrive which im getting for christmas and a Video Card.

I was looking at video cards, but its hard to truely tell what one does different then the other and there are so many.Basically I am trying to stay in the $300 mark for the video card.

I was looking at this one.....Video Card

My current set up is

MOBO
CPU

RAM

thanks .

for 300 bucks go with a 7800gt

edit: I fixed your links

 

[ashishmishra]

1 more vote to the 7800GT

 

[Finns14]

Same for not that much more money as compared to a GTO2 or x850 or 6800 pay for the 7800 and you'll see worlds of difference

 

[mwmorph]

for $284, you can get a 7800gt off of newegg after rebates. the $250 is not a bad price for a x850xt and no the 7800gt is not all THAt much faster than a 7800gt, but the 7800gt has some benefits that are not part of the x850xt package like SM3 support, a qquieter cooler, a 1 slot cooling system and really good potential to overclock well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130247

 

[RWD3]

I never heard of EVGA are they a reliable company...and thanks for all the feed back... but is the 7800gt really that much better the the x850xl??

x850xl
Core clock 520MHz
PixelPipelines 16
Memory
Memory Clock 1080MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0

7800gt
Core clock 445MHz
PixelPipelines 20
Memory
Memory Clock 1070MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0

I know where only talking about around 50 dollars at purchase and 20 after a rebate (which i have a bad habit of not doing)....is it really worth it?

 

[mwmorph]

yes. though stock, it not all thatm uch different. read my above recommendation about the non performance features that you wil lenjoy as well as the ability for 7800gts to oc high enough to be about as fast as a 7800gtx stock.