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« on: January 24, 2008, 01:55:13 AM »

Hey guys working on upgrading my video card and then my monitor. Looking for some suggestions for a video card at the moment.

Here are some specs -

Processor:        
3.20 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache         

Main Circuit Board:
Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5ND2-SLI 1.XX
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS P5ND2-SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 0501 12/28/2005

Current card.

Display:
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Display adapter]
ViewSonic VX910 [Monitor] (19.1"vis
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2008, 02:59:19 AM »

Helps if you give a price limit. Smiley  I like my 8800 GT ($275-$350), but the 8800 GTS 512 ($350) are a little better.

In case you get confused with the NVIDA line here is a breakdown:
8800 Ultra > 8800 GTS 512 > 8800 GTX > 8800 GT > 8800 GTS 640 > 8800 GTS 320

With the bolded ones being my suggestions.

Review: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3175

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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2008, 03:03:18 AM »

I'd suggest nothing more than the 8800GT, honestly. The price you'll pay for the GTS or even the GTX isn't worth it compared to the GT. Got a pre-overclocked EVGA 8800GT 512 on newegg for $269. Worth every penny, with it and my overall rig, I get 11k marks on 3Dmark06. You might get a little higher cause of your P4 (mines a C2D), but definately 8800GT.
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2008, 12:22:16 PM »

i feel so outdated with my 2 7600s (one of which is collected dust until i can upgrade my cooling) but it still makes the samsung 225bw run pretty smooth.
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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2008, 02:21:22 PM »

Helps if you give a price limit. Smiley  I like my 8800 GT ($275-$350), but the 8800 GTS 512 ($350) are a little better.

In case you get confused with the NVIDA line here is a breakdown:
8800 Ultra > 8800 GTS 512 > 8800 GTX > 8800 GT > 8800 GTS 640 > 8800 GTS 320

With the bolded ones being my suggestions.

Review: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3175

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$400 would probably be the most I want to spend. The 8800GT looks pretty nice. Thanks for the tip guys, gonna do a little digging and see what kind of reviews it gets. It'll give me a good jumping off point. Thanks!
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