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boneshadow
03-30-2008, 01:36 PM
Hello i am getting a new Video card to go with a new 22" or 24" lcd.

I am not sure what to go with ,

EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Core clock: 670MHz
DirectX: DirectX 10
DVI: 2

or with a

XFX PVT94PYDD4 GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Core clock: 700MHz
DirectX: DirectX 10
DVI: 2

the 9600 is cheaper , but i thought that the newer models was better than the older ones.

I play wow , i like high setting and i run more than one account some times.

I am lookin into Quakewars, and Crysis.

Current comp is Amd X 2 4000
2gigs mem. ( upgradeing to 4 since so cheap)
250hd.
i am currently using 7600 card X 2 ,( thou sli not workin since i went from Vista to xp.) and i have 500-600wt ps , cant remeber atm.

Anyway thanks for imput and any advice is sweet.
Kedash00
03-30-2008, 02:30 PM
The 8800 i know for a fact is a great card, best card nvidia has had in a while, i've heard alot of bad things about the 9000 series that is probaly why it's cheaper...I know some have the 9000 series on the forums but i dont personally know how they preform...but if you are looking for a good workhorse of a card i'de go with the 8800.
boneshadow
03-30-2008, 03:09 PM
Thanks for info.

Was begining to think everyone here was stuck up :D
Silly Gooooose
03-30-2008, 03:19 PM
8800GT IMO
zanthor
03-30-2008, 03:45 PM
The 8800 i know for a fact is a great card, best card nvidia has had in a while, i've heard alot of bad things about the 9000 series that is probaly why it's cheaper...I know some have the 9000 series on the forums but i dont personally know how they preform...but if you are looking for a good workhorse of a card i'de go with the 8800.It's an 8800 (high end 8000 series) which is the older technology vs an 9600 (low end, 9000 series) which is the newer technology. I can tell you that my 7900gt cleanly outperforms the 8600gt so I would expect teh same out of an 8800vs9600 comparison.
Haruko
03-30-2008, 10:58 PM
G92 8800 Hands down...won't regret it.
elo
03-31-2008, 12:36 PM
Yeah go 8800. Nvidia threw us a curve ball. Typically they always release their high end card, and then later release lesser performing cards that are more economical. With the 9,000's they reversed this order.