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Which one of these video cards are better?
This one
http://tinyurl.com/zdocj
or this one
http://tinyurl.com/jksb8The second one is normally more expensive but is on special. Is it an older model. Thanks for you help!

Those prices better not be USD, because you can easily pick up a 512MB 7900GTX for roughly $460.00 + tax.
You need to keep shopping.

Nope there New Zealand. Have decided to spend a bit more though and i am going for a 7900gt. This one here is what i am looking at TinyURL.com/j5aso

Yeah, that's a good card.
BTW, make sure you've got a solid PSU and a CPU that won't undermine that card.

Can't afford a new cpu at the moment. But have picked out a case with a psu. Do you think 430 would be enough. I will have that card and a dfi lanparty bored. And will eventualy have a new cpu. Heres the case. http://tinyurl.com/hv8ak

Don't just buy a case with a PSU unless the PSU is from reputable companies like Thermaltake or Antec, etc.
Look into buying a new PSU, and DON'T just judge a PSU by its wattage. First off, look for the brand and then find that PSU on Google and see what people have said about it.
The most important thing is finding out how much current the +12V rail puts out. Anything over 24A should be good for a single card and a moderately powerful system.
You can find cheap PSUs that have lots of watts and plenty of +12V line current, but they're cheap for a reason. Their voltages can fly all over the place, and often lack important features like Power Factor Correction (PFC). So don't cheap out! Anything less than $50 is generally crap, especially those 600W pieces of junk that sell for $30!
I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself.

I suggest you source you case independently from the PSU and do it locally, lot less stress that way. You may even be able to order what you've seen online via a local shop sometimes.
Now, with PC components getting power hungrier these days, you pretty much get what you pay for with PSU's. Buy one that's dependable and you won't have much to worry about for a long time, do otherwise and your unabated troubleshooting woes are around the corner.
I do recommend something *heavy* with adequate Wattage & Amp distribution a dual 12V rail, Active PFC enabled, 24 or 20+4 pin connector and compatible with the newest ATX standard (12V v2.2) or at least 12V v2.0 compliant.
You can easily come up with from these manufacturers Antec, FSP (Fortron) and PC Power & Cooling.
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp
Goodluck.

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