upgrade time, need video card advice

[spigidygak]

So its time for an upgrade. But I am so out of the hardware loop I have very little of what direction to head. Anyhow my system spec right now is a P4 2.4 oc'd at 2.8, this is on an 800mhz bus. I got a 9600xt 128MB card and was wondering which card I should upgrade to. Right now I'm just wanting to do the video and ram. I probably wanna spend under $200 and don't want to buy a card thats more than the cpu can handle. Also other restraint is i need a card that will fit in one slot since i got one of those mini pc's. So msg me away with suggestions and i'm not partial to sticking with ATI if nvdia has a better deal.

[Showtime]

For your rig a 6600GT would be ideal. More power than a 9800 and under $200 now ($170ish).

-j

[bachviet]

For your rig a 6600GT would be ideal. More power than a 9800 and under $200 now ($170ish).

-j
:stupid:

One of the few time I agree with jel. :D

[Bires]

Camp out on Newegg's refurb area for a couple of weeks. If you don't care about the software bundle, the deals can't be beat.

[Showtime]

Monarch has free shipping and no tax to CA.

-j

[shocky123]

As much as I love beefing up my post total with this question.....


::::::::::::Here are the threads on this topic that have been posted w/in the last two weeks:::::::::::::

PCIe video card recommendations:
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87192

Budget AGP cards:
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86602

AGP cards:
http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87088

Hopefully that will get you started, if you have anymore questions however, we'd be Glad to help :)

~Kyle