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Video Card Purchase/help

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Aardor

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I just had my PNY 6600GT AGP go bad, and it has put me in a tough situation.

I can purchase another 6600GT AGP of some type, though I kind of want an upgrade since I am angry my card went bad two months after the warrenty expired.

I can purchase a 7800GS, though for the price they seem very disappointing.

Or, I can purchase a PCI-E motherboard and video card. This seems like a waste since socket 939 won't be used much anymore (with AM2), and DX10 cards being right around the corner, but it may offer more performance for the same money as a 7800GS.

I was looking to spend around $300, and any suggestions about what route to take, or even what hardware to get would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and I currently have an Athlon 64 3200+ (venice) and an MSI Neo2-F motherboard.
 
Hi There!

You could go for the ASRock SATA2-Dual motherboard. It has 939 and an AM2 upgrade slot for the future so you could add AM2/DDR2 when you want to. You can also keep your current processor and buy a PCI-E graphics card as well. These motherboards have stonking performance as well and are very cheap.

Oh and the new BIOS remove the 274 HTT limit when overclocking.

Hope this helps!
Mike
 
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