First a little background...
I have a 6800GT @ Ultra speeds and I play BF2 pretty regularly (to be replaced by another First Person Shooter whenever I hear of something as fun with less bugs). My 6800GT is coupled to:
- Samsung 20" LCD (Native resolution 1600x1200), Digital and Analog inputs.
- Socket 754 A64 3000+ (Clocked up from 2000 (10x200) to 2400 (9x266)) w/an XP-120 HS/Fan.
- Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP Motherboard.
- 2GB (2x1GB) OCZ PC3200 2,3,2,5 Memory.
- Antec 3700 case with a newer Antec 380 PS (it's the newer one and has better specs then the Antec True 480W that it replaced).
- 36GB Raptor HD (for games) and 120GB+80GB HD's for everything else.
My big dilemma is that I don't have a ton of cash to spend on this, but I am having memory issues with my 6800GT (I don't suggest that ANYONE buy a PNY video card without getting a Product Replacement Plan from wherever it is that they buy it) and it is still covered under a replacement plan for a few more months. Therefore I can expect a $400 credit towards another Video card as long as I buy it from CompUSA. I relize that I can't really get much better without going to a PCI-e based card and that means changing out the Motherboard (I am fine with that).
HERE is a list of CompUSAs PCI-e offerings.
Is the ATI Radeon X1900 XTX better then the ATI X1900 Crossfire? What about the GeForce 7900GT (Damn... I'd be buying another PNY card)?
I am considering a ABIT NV8 NF4 Motherboard for about $70 shipped. I am also considering trying to scrape up $250 for a S939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and S939 Mobo. I am not concerned with going SLI anytime soon.
What do you guys think would be the best video card for my situation? I just don't have the money to spend on a AM2 CPU/Mobo/DDR2. I don't really mind keeping my S754 for another year or so either.
I am sorry to have been so long-winded, but I just wanted to give all the information I could.
-Thanks, Ken
I have a 6800GT @ Ultra speeds and I play BF2 pretty regularly (to be replaced by another First Person Shooter whenever I hear of something as fun with less bugs). My 6800GT is coupled to:
- Samsung 20" LCD (Native resolution 1600x1200), Digital and Analog inputs.
- Socket 754 A64 3000+ (Clocked up from 2000 (10x200) to 2400 (9x266)) w/an XP-120 HS/Fan.
- Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP Motherboard.
- 2GB (2x1GB) OCZ PC3200 2,3,2,5 Memory.
- Antec 3700 case with a newer Antec 380 PS (it's the newer one and has better specs then the Antec True 480W that it replaced).
- 36GB Raptor HD (for games) and 120GB+80GB HD's for everything else.
My big dilemma is that I don't have a ton of cash to spend on this, but I am having memory issues with my 6800GT (I don't suggest that ANYONE buy a PNY video card without getting a Product Replacement Plan from wherever it is that they buy it) and it is still covered under a replacement plan for a few more months. Therefore I can expect a $400 credit towards another Video card as long as I buy it from CompUSA. I relize that I can't really get much better without going to a PCI-e based card and that means changing out the Motherboard (I am fine with that).
HERE is a list of CompUSAs PCI-e offerings.
Is the ATI Radeon X1900 XTX better then the ATI X1900 Crossfire? What about the GeForce 7900GT (Damn... I'd be buying another PNY card)?
I am considering a ABIT NV8 NF4 Motherboard for about $70 shipped. I am also considering trying to scrape up $250 for a S939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and S939 Mobo. I am not concerned with going SLI anytime soon.
What do you guys think would be the best video card for my situation? I just don't have the money to spend on a AM2 CPU/Mobo/DDR2. I don't really mind keeping my S754 for another year or so either.
I am sorry to have been so long-winded, but I just wanted to give all the information I could.
-Thanks, Ken