New computer

[dBTelos]

how about a 6800XT?

Yes, still fine.

 

[Gautama2]

How much are 6800xt's going for these days? I saw a BFG 7600gt for $100 in Hot deals under the newegg sticky.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Even if you're just doing light overclocking, you should look into an aftermarket cooler for more effective and silent cooling.

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: Zaitsev
Even if you're just doing light overclocking, you should look into an aftermarket cooler for more effective and silent cooling.

I wouldn't say thats neccesary. I WOULD replace the stock TIM with AS5, but a whole new cooler for light ocing? Not neccesary. And noise toleration varies from person to person.

 

[Ruptga]

About the vid card, Here's how it slots into the lineup.... wish I could do an HTML table...
we've got
v=vertex shaders
p=pixel shaders
r=raster pipelines
@=GPU/Mem speed
b=Mem bit width
MB=Mem amount

X1950 XTX: 8v 48p 16r @650 256b512MB@1000 $450
X1900 XTX: 8v 48p 16r @650 256b512MB@775 $375
X1900 XT : 8v 48p 16r @625 256b256/512MB@725 $280/$350
X1950 Pro: 8v 36p 12r @575 256b256MB@690 $200
X1650 XT : 8v 24p 12r @575 128b256MB@675 $150
X1650 Pro: 5v 12p 4r @600 128b256MB@700 $100
X1600 XT : 5v 12p 4r @590 128b256MB@690 $???
X1600 Pro: 5v 12p 4r @500 128b256MB@400 $???
X1300 XT : 5v 12p 4r @500 128b256MB@400 $89

It slots into the lineup nicely, and the 24 pixel shaders and 12 raster pipes ought to distinguish it nicely from the rest of the 1600/1650 family, but the 128-bit memory bus might be an Achilles heel especially when it comes to AA.
(I copied this table from someone, they posted it in a comment on DailyTech's RV560 article.)

I'd definately say that a 7300LE is light for a heavily multimedia machine, but by no means am I an expert on vid cards.

 

[halion1]

 

[halion1]

Originally posted by: Gautama2
How much are 6800xt's going for these days? I saw a BFG 7600gt for $100 in Hot deals under the newegg sticky.

This 6800XT was $102.00. XFX. But... if there really is a 7600GT for 100....

 

[Gautama2]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=40&threadid=1945645&enterthread=y
I'd hop on that tonight, too good of a deal to pass up.

 

[acegazda]

Here's what I'd go with:
DFI am2 infinity $90
3800+ am2 $105
1gb G.skill ddr2-667 $110
250gb seagate 7200.10 $80
NEC dvd burner 3550a $30
bfg 7600gt $104
Fortron fsp400-gln $55
XP home $90
total: $664 shipped to your door.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: acegazda
Here's what I'd go with:
DFI am2 infinity $90
3800+ am2 $105
1gb G.skill ddr2-667 $110
250gb seagate 7200.10 $80
NEC dvd burner 3550a $30
bfg 7600gt $104
Fortron fsp400-gln $55
XP home $90
total: $664 shipped to your door.

Agreed, except not going with a dual-core processor for a primarily multimedia machine is crazy. For $78 more, you can nearly double the performance in any multimedia app: AM2 X2 4200.

 

[acegazda]

Too true... make that $736 shipped to your door!