I am looking for a $100-$125 upgrade from my 9800 Pro.
My system right now is:
Asus A7N8X-X Rev2 with v1.09 BIOS
AMD 3200+ Barton Core 400mhz FSB (non overclockable)
2x512mb Geil DDR400/PC3200
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb w/Radeon Omega Driver 2.6.83
SB Live! 5.1 (SB0100)
Windows XP Pro SP2 (custom WinLite/nlite install)
Yeah it's an older technology system, but it works fine for what I do now. I can tell my 9800 is showing its age, so I am looking for a "shot in the arm" upgrade. I'll do a complete upgrade sometime, probably at the beginning of next year.
I would like to get a vid card with lifetime warranty, which is only from EVGA, XFX, and BFG as far as I know. On Newegg I see:
eVGA 128-A8-N350-TX GeForce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $95.99
eVGA 256-A8-N542-TX GeForce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $145.99
XFX PVT73DUAL3 GeForce 7300GT 256MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $119.99
XFX PVT42KVDE3 GeForce 6800XT 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $126.99
If you have any other opinions or suggestions please tell me.
My system right now is:
Asus A7N8X-X Rev2 with v1.09 BIOS
AMD 3200+ Barton Core 400mhz FSB (non overclockable)
2x512mb Geil DDR400/PC3200
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb w/Radeon Omega Driver 2.6.83
SB Live! 5.1 (SB0100)
Windows XP Pro SP2 (custom WinLite/nlite install)
Yeah it's an older technology system, but it works fine for what I do now. I can tell my 9800 is showing its age, so I am looking for a "shot in the arm" upgrade. I'll do a complete upgrade sometime, probably at the beginning of next year.
I would like to get a vid card with lifetime warranty, which is only from EVGA, XFX, and BFG as far as I know. On Newegg I see:
eVGA 128-A8-N350-TX GeForce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $95.99
eVGA 256-A8-N542-TX GeForce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $145.99
XFX PVT73DUAL3 GeForce 7300GT 256MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $119.99
XFX PVT42KVDE3 GeForce 6800XT 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail $126.99
If you have any other opinions or suggestions please tell me.