Recommend me a new video card

[Argo]

I currently have Gefore 4 4400TI. I'd like to upgrade to something better, provided there'll be a noticeable performance increase, for under $150. I'll admit I haven't been following hardware for the past few years so I have no ideas what my options are. I read some of anandtech.com reviews, but most of those cards are very high end.

The games I mostly play are WoW and I might pick up Doom 3 or HL 2 down the road. DVI output is a must.

 

[Homerboy]

HERE

 

[BlueWeasel]

"What Should I Get for $XXX Dollars" Thread

If it were me, I'd go for the Chaintech 6600GT from Newegg for $159.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
"What Should I Get for $XXX Dollars" Thread

If it were me, I'd go for the Chaintech 6600GT from Newegg for $159.

Thanks. Is Geforce 6600 going to offer significant performance improvement over 4400?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Most definately. The 6600GT easily beats a 9800XT in most benchmarks I've seen and the gap between the 9800 and GF4 4400 is huge.

6600GT AGP review at THG

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: Argo
I currently have Gefore 4 4400TI. I'd like to upgrade to something better, provided there'll be a noticeable performance increase, for under $150. I'll admit I haven't been following hardware for the past few years so I have no ideas what my options are. I read some of anandtech.com reviews, but most of those cards are very high end.

The games I mostly play are WoW and I might pick up Doom 3 or HL 2 down the road. DVI output is a must.

Wait, so you plan on owning a crazy expensive Mercedes (via your sig) and youre looking to upgrade from a ti4400 to a card that is sub $150? Spend a little money d00d. Regardless of your card it sounds like your rig is ancient. I doubt you could even play DIII or HL2 with a 6600GT because of memory/cpu/power limitations anyway.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: Argo
I currently have Gefore 4 4400TI. I'd like to upgrade to something better, provided there'll be a noticeable performance increase, for under $150. I'll admit I haven't been following hardware for the past few years so I have no ideas what my options are. I read some of anandtech.com reviews, but most of those cards are very high end.

The games I mostly play are WoW and I might pick up Doom 3 or HL 2 down the road. DVI output is a must.

Wait, so you plan on owning a crazy expensive Mercedes (via your sig) and youre looking to upgrade from a ti4400 to a card that is sub $150? Spend a little money d00d. Regardless of your card it sounds like your rig is ancient. I doubt you could even play DIII or HL2 with a 6600GT because of memory/cpu/power limitations anyway.

Hmm, what the hell does owning a mercedes have to do with video cards? You might find it shocking, but most people have other priorities in life, besides video cards. On the list of priorities in my life, spending $300 for a new video card is probably towards the the very bottom. I don't need crazy expensive video card since like I mentioned I don't play a lot of video games besides WoW. And fyi, my rig is pretty decent P4 2.5 with 1GB ram.