Recommend a video card - Flight simulator - budget $200

[wacki]

Recommend a dual head video card for a flight simulator fiend. Mostly MS flight simulator. Single card only (no SLI). Budget $200


Right now I was thinking of the:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814150314
XFX 9800 gtx+

Thoughts? Other recommendations?

Current setup:
Mobo - ASUS p5qc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...131327&Tpk=ASUS%20p5qc

Monitors

Dual 25" LCD screens with DVI connectors.

CPU
in process of purchasing some dual or quad core (not sure which) Intel (budget ~$150)

Powersupply - Corsair vx450w
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article751-page1.html

Is that power supply compatible? Will I need to buy a new one? Thanks for the help!

 

[masteryoda34]

You can get the GTX 260's for just a tad over $200 after rebates.

 

[wacki]

Couldn't find a rebate but MSI has it for 209 and EVGA has it for 219. I'm not sure which is better.

 

[tigersty1e]

I think flight simulators benefit more from CPU power.

I would recommend a good quad.

 

[OCNewbie]

You can get an eVGA GTX 260 for about $169 shipped with ebay cashback through MS Live. Just search for "GTX 260" on ebay, and use the current going 30% cashback and you have a GTX 260 for $169 or $172? (couple different vendors offering them atm).

 

[MarcVenice]

If you can't use the MS cashback thingy, consider this card instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814121290

The gtx260's are the regular 192 shader ones, not the gtx260 216. The latter is on par with a HD4870 or faster, the first is slightly slower. A gtx260 216 costs $250 instead.