What video card(s) is the sucessor to the x850 series?

arkitech

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I'm looking to find an inexpensive card that does'nt need too much power to run (250w psu) that has the performance of an x850 or better for roughly between 50-100 bucks. I realize that I might need to upgrade my psu, I bought a refurbed Gateway last week for a good price but the stock psu is really weak. I'm basically just looking to play CnC3 and Oblivion on this rig (x2 4000) until I put some money together for a quad next year and a 8800gt.

Any suggestions?
 

cleeve

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You can't get better than X850 XT performance for $100. You can get very close performance that's a little bit better with a 2600 XT or 8600 GT, but it's not a worthwhile upgrade IMHO.

For a real performance jump, you need an X1950 PRO.