Looking to Upgrade From My 8800GT, $150 Max Budget

[malachiv]

I'm hoping to get some advice on my loooong overdue upgrade to my Nvidia 8800GT. Here's the info:

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Today if possible, no online ordering BUDGET RANGE: $150 before rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (currently playing: Crysis, Gears of War, 2033, Civ 4, Ghostbusters, Sins of a Solar Empire, Mass Effect)

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Nvida 8800GT and Ultra LSP 550 Watt PSU (CompuUSA brand)

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Duo E5200 2.50 GHz, 3GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel DG41WV mATX mobo

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: n/a

PARTS PREFERENCES: Leaning towards ATI, but no true preference

OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1280x1024 (old school )

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Also running WinXP, plan to upgrade to Win7 soon.

Currently I'm looking at maybe a Radeon 5770/6770. Any feedback would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!

 

[legendkiller]

I'd go with i3-2100 because AMD 955be use twice the power of the i3 and i coulda save $100 a year...

 

[jjb8675309]

^great so you'll save yourself a cup of coffee each yeah, lol, hippy

 

[legendkiller]

^great so you'll save yourself a cup of coffee each yeah, lol, hippy

LOL, Yep he will if he buy the i3-2100 LOL...

 

[jjb8675309]

:lol:

 

[malachiv]

Best answer selected by malachiv.

 

[malachiv]

Thanks for all the feedback! Yes, I wish that I could get the i5, but I think I'll be plenty happy with the i3. With that said, I decided to go with the Radeaon 6850. Thanks again!

 

[king smp]

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