Need GPU Advice

[Overkill0001]

I have about a $200 budget and I'm in the market for a PCI E graphics card.

Here are some I'm looking at but I would greatly appreciate some advice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102698

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102022

The rest of my rig:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2GHz
ASUS M2N-E
CORSAIR XMS2 (2 x 512MB) DDR2 800
160 GB HDD
COOLMAX 500W
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Case

 

[sisq0kidd]

Get the first one. I believe it has better performance for the price.

 

[imported_Truenofan]

yeah but if you need that single slot card, as in, you want/have to use your pci slots, get that x1900gt, the x1800xt is probly faster. but not by a whole lot. and it probly runs hotter too.

 

[sisq0kidd]

Originally posted by: Truenofan
yeah but if you need that single slot card, as in, you want/have to use your pci slots, get that x1900gt, the x1800xt is probly faster. but not by a whole lot. and it probly runs hotter too.

Hrmm, very good point. Can I change my answer to this one? 🙂

 

[JPB]

Why upgrade yet at all if your allready running a 7800 GTX ?

 

[Overkill0001]

me? I don't. I ordered a 7900GT but I'm RMAing it back to newegg.

 

[996GT2]

1800XT if you are looking at pure performance alone, 1900GT if you are also considering space, heat, etc.

 

[Overkill0001]

I prefer peformance overall.

what about this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130033

is it true that 7900gt doesn't run AA + HDR well?

 

[sisq0kidd]

Originally posted by: Overkill0001
I prefer peformance overall.

what about this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130033

is it true that 7900gt doesn't run AA + HDR well?

Doesn't run AA+HDR well? Try not at all 😉

That video card performs about the same as the previous two you picked. I'd say juts pick whichever you think looks coolest.