I have a choice to make... a video card?

[3.0charlie]

I have 400$ burning my pocket. My upcoming main rig needs to be updated. Parts are as follows:

Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
Q6600 G0
Mushkin HP2-6400 2x1Gb
OCZ StealthXtreem 600W
NCIx Essentials 120 wc kit

and then the video card. I found those :

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...9&promoid=1025 for 289$.

Infonec Computers - Computer parts Canada, PC Components, laptop computers, motherboards, processors, CPU’s and much more : Sapphire HD 2900XT 512M GDDR3 2 x DVI + VIVO PCIe for 365$.

Is the 2900XT worth it for the price?

Thanks.

John

[enaberif]

I'm not a big fan of the ATI cards as they really haven't proven themselves for gaming yet.

[3.0charlie]

Never said it was for gaming... BTW, I was planning on using a X1650Pro for the rig.

[Patriote]

ROFL you'd buy an HD2900XT not for gaming? I'd really be interested to know what you'll be using the card for. A paper weight maybe?

Seriously, the HD2900XT isn't worth IMO. It might shine a little under DX9 but under DX10 games, it basically can't keep up (And by quite a bit) witht he 8800GTX\Ultra. IMO, best single card solution is a 8800GTX for Extreme Gamers and maybe the GTS for a normal gamer.

[3.0charlie]

I wrote I have 400$ burning my pocket... not (mainly) for gaming... so it's 2-0 for the 8800GTS. But when you're talking about the GTS, it's the 640Mb model, right? Where do you find a GTS 640Mb for 400$? GTX is out of my budget.

john

[Patriote]

Yeah, the 640MB version i good is you game higher than 1280x1024..

NCIX.com BFG 8800GTS OC 640mb http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Technologies

Price = 398$

EVGA 8800GTS 640mb http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=eVGA

Price = 388$

XFX 8800GTS 640mb http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...anufacture=XFX

Price = 370$

[3.0charlie]

Thank you. I found this one @ ncix: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...6&promoid=1025. Same sku as your choice, but cheaper? 379$ - 30$ rebate. It's in the cart, and I'll wait for tonight's special to come. It may be cheaper then.

John

[Patriote]

Cool, have fun!

[cdn_Madrach]

If you do plan on gaming John then pick this card all the way Bfg Geforce 8800GTX Oc 600MHZ 768MB 1.8GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I Hdtv Out Hdcp DIRECTX10 Video Card - DirectCanada

But gaming at lower resolutions 1280 x 1024 then save your bucks and get this one Bfg Geforce 8800GTS OC2 580MHZ 320MB 1.7GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I Hdtv Hdcp DIRECTX10 Video Card - DirectCanada

Just my 2 cents...good luck shopping

[Amon]

What monitor are you using? And the choice of the 2900 XT seems fine to me. Might as well give the underdog a shot.