Hi Guys,
I would like to upgrade my video card, and I'm sorry to say that I have been a bit out of the loop for the last 2 yrs, and am totally lost with all the new cards and #s and what they mean.
Background - my system will be Intel E6700 CPU, 975X chipset, 2-3GB RAM, WinVista.
I currently have a Radeon X850XT PE. Here's what my requirements are, in order of importance:
I want to spend under $200.
I want something QUIET. The X850XT PE sounds like a jet engine.
My power supply has only 1 PCI-E power connector.
So what do you recommend? A single card, or two slower ones? I only have one PCI-E power connector, so if it's SLI/CrossFire, then they cant require their own power. Are there any decent-performing passively-cooled cards out there? Maybe slower ones that I could do SLI with? For that amount of money, am I going to get something decently faster than my current card, or is it not even worth upgrading right now??
Thx for your advice
I would like to upgrade my video card, and I'm sorry to say that I have been a bit out of the loop for the last 2 yrs, and am totally lost with all the new cards and #s and what they mean.
Background - my system will be Intel E6700 CPU, 975X chipset, 2-3GB RAM, WinVista.
I currently have a Radeon X850XT PE. Here's what my requirements are, in order of importance:
I want to spend under $200.
I want something QUIET. The X850XT PE sounds like a jet engine.
My power supply has only 1 PCI-E power connector.
So what do you recommend? A single card, or two slower ones? I only have one PCI-E power connector, so if it's SLI/CrossFire, then they cant require their own power. Are there any decent-performing passively-cooled cards out there? Maybe slower ones that I could do SLI with? For that amount of money, am I going to get something decently faster than my current card, or is it not even worth upgrading right now??
Thx for your advice
