What video card should i get? I currently got a X1900XT 512mb.

[AzN]

For such low resolution I think you can easily play games fine even with 1900xt. If you feel your gpu isn't enought 8800gt is plenty of power for such low resolution.

 

[Rockhound1]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: v8envy
Don't try to futureproof. Get the $100 card now, get another $100 card when that one is too slow, and then another $100 card when that one becomes too slow.

I will guarantee you this approach will vastly outperform buying any $300 card today, especially at 1440x900. And if you sell your obsolete hardware you might even be able to stretch that to 4 generations of midrange performance cards -- as much as 8 years of gaming.

This is the best advice so far, LW07. BTW, in his last paragraph, he meant that a $100 card next year will be as fast as a $300 card today, and a $100 card two years from today will be alot faster than today's $300 card.

edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I've got an 8800GT in one of my systems, and it runs Crysis very well @ 1280x1024, which is just a hair higher resolution than you're running.

I agree with this line of thinking. :thumbsup:

 

[LW07]

the current CPU i'm using is a S939 Athlon 64 x2 4800+.

 

[SolMiester]

4850 is plenty fast enough with that res and cpu, i have a 9600GT @ 16x10!!

 

[Denithor]

Find a deal on an 8800GT/9800GT for around $100 and you're set. Much higher in GPU and you'll just wind up CPU bound (especially at that low resolution) so a higher end card would just be a waste of money.

 

[FalseChristian]

My 2 8800GTs overclocked to 660/1650/1900 spit out Crysis and eat it for breakfast at 1280x1024, 4xAA , High. Get the 8800GT/9800GT.