What Video Card for this system? $100 max

[socalcyclist]

NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM - $39.75
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM - $96.00
ASPIRE X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-SS Silver Computer Case With Side Panel Window - Retail - $58.00
ASUS A8N5X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $79.99
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN, 12cm FAN, version 2.0, 2 SATA, PCI Express, 450W Power Supply - Retail - $49.99
Logitech Internet Pro Desktop Black Wired Keyboard - OEM - $16.00
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory - Retail - $150.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail - $295.00
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM - $93.95

I'm already over budget so under $100 if possible. This system isn't for gaming but it would be nice if I could occassionally play a current game. If you could provide a link instead of just saying Radeon X800 or something that would be best.

These are the cards I'm considering so far:
SAPPHIRE Radeon X300SE 1024-2C50-04-SA Low Profile Video Card - OEM - $47.99
XFX Geforce 7300GS PVT72GWANG Low Profile Video Card - Retail $77.00
MSI Radeon X800 RX800-TD128E Video Card - Retail - $88.25 after MIR
eVGA Geforce 6800 256-P2-N384 Video Card - Retail $99.99 after MIR
MSI Geforce 6800 NX6800-TD128E Video Card - Retail $119.99 after MIR

How do I choose? There are so many, what do I base it on?

Any combatability problems with everything overall? Anything you would change? Why?

 

[bdww00]

x800! go with win95 its virtually free and uses fat hd format!

 

[socalcyclist]

Originally posted by: bdww00
x800! go with win95 its virtually free and uses fat hd format!

I assume that means go with the MSI Radeon X800 and he's joking with the W95.

 

[beggerking]

6800 would be nice for its H.264 support and good performance.

x800 doesn't support H.264 but is the fastest of the bunch.

 

[apoppin]

pciE i guess . . . i am basing my choice on performance . . .

either the x800 or 6800 - 6800, especially if you are into unlocking and o/c'ing.

i see you found all the Hot Deals.

 

[beggerking]

1600xt for $57... possibly price mistake

 

[v8envy]

Nice, missed the fatwallet/HP deal. I'd pick up a non-pro X1600 for $57, that's a no brainer at that price. At over $100, not so much.

Anyhoo, OP, for current games your choices are RX800 for $95 shipped, or the two 6800NUs in order of price. The NUs in PCIe don't unlock as a rule, but may overclock. Stock performance is about the same as a 6600GT, which is to say good enough for 1024x768 med settings in new games.

I was planning on that RX800 myself. But MSI hasn't been the most successful company as of late, so I'm wondering if they can fulfill all those huge rebates they've got floating around. Or if they'll pull a soyo instead.