APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Some time this week. BUDGET RANGE: $75-$150 budget, before rebates.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: 256MB EVGA (NVIDIA) 8600GT, Antec Earthwatts EA430 430W PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: 2.5GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor (E5200), Gigabyte G41M-ES2L MicroATX motherboard, 2GB DDR2 (667MHz) RAM
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg if at all possible, else eBay.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer EVGA or XFX video cards
OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x900
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm looking for a video card that can help me run games like Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Unreal Tournament 3 at max or near-max settings, while at the same time not being so powerful that it makes my CPU a bottleneck.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: 256MB EVGA (NVIDIA) 8600GT, Antec Earthwatts EA430 430W PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: 2.5GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor (E5200), Gigabyte G41M-ES2L MicroATX motherboard, 2GB DDR2 (667MHz) RAM
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg if at all possible, else eBay.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Prefer EVGA or XFX video cards
OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x900
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'm looking for a video card that can help me run games like Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Unreal Tournament 3 at max or near-max settings, while at the same time not being so powerful that it makes my CPU a bottleneck.