Hi, I just done with this a while ago. Stuck between the 7900gt or the x1800xt. (I now got a eVga 7900GT CO) The X1800XT beat the 7900gt, assuming they both at stock speed. But Nvidia vendors like eVga, BFG, XFX, they factory overclock their card, which bring it equal or even better than a stock X1800XT. I am not too sure how much you could OC the X1800xt, you could do some research on that, it should be easy. And i believe the results won't disappoint you=) But it all depends on which brand are you looking at..let's say the eVga 7900gt series, they have got many for you to choose, at different speeds/cooler, and they got lifetime warranty and a very GOOD costomer supports. Damn, just visit their website, they even allow you to use after market coolers to overclock their produce without voiding their warranty! I won't buy from another company if i am buying a nvidia card. But that's just me. About the X1800XT, they are 512MB memory instead of 256MB like the 7900GT or the new releast X1900GT. (But to speak the truth, the 512mb memory on the card isn't as superior as a 256mb card. But it helps on higher res gaming. Get it if it doesn't cost too much than a 256mb.) We can leave the X1900GT out of this, because the price and performance isn't that impressive over the other two. The X1800XT is still a beast. The price had drop to the 7900GT range. And the card itself don't seems to have as much problem as all those 7900GT series have. Which to me seems like a strong point. And it's a rare card compare to the 7900GT. If you know what i mean. I would get the X1800XT and be happy with it, than to get a 7900GT series card. But that also depend on the price between both card. I ended up getting the 7900GT coz i can't find a freaking single X1800XT in Canada selling less then $400. It's just so rare i would spend 50 dollars more to get it! Let us know which brand are you interested in. They should all be within ur price range. For me, eVga over all other vendors for Nvidia. Connect3D over Sapphire for ATI. That's just me. AMD 64 3500+ Newcastle ASRock 939 Dual Motherboard eVga 7900GT CO Kingston PC3200 4x512MB in Duel Channel Audigy 2 Sound card WindowXP Home Edition Logitech

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thanks for the long reply really i like that:P 1 thing.. your name.. its "leuk" where is it from? to me its dutch leuk = fun. yes i might just go for an AGP card aswell like the 7867 = 7800GS+ from gainward cost like 400 euro. but if i go for PCI-e i should consider going for the eVga 7900GT OC like yours or the X1800XT if i can find one ill do some research and let u know :P ATi Radeon 9600 PRO AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Gigabyte K8NSC-939 1Gb Team Group DDR400 Maxtor 200Gb 450 Watts PSU 4 vents

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Hi, leuk is my chinese name:) Someone told me it means "Fun" in dutch too! I also just upgraded from AGP to PCI-E for this 7900GT CO, i picked the ASRock duel 939 motherboard, because it support both AGP and PCI-E video card, which makes it stands out. Also it cost just 100 dollars canadian! Makes upgrading from AGP to PCI-E not as "painful" as you might think. Too bad it isn't Nforce chipset, but it's not that bad..hehe.. Either both card won't disappoint you. Your CPU is very good too...consider taking the PCI-E path, open youself up a lot more upgrading options in the future! Good luck on your research! =) AMD 64 3500+ Newcastle ASRock 939 Dual Motherboard eVga 7900GT CO Kingston PC3200 4x512MB in Duel Channel Audigy 2 Sound card WindowXP Home Edition Logitech

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haha, nice try Jam, in COD 2 the X1s rule, but Q4 it's a different story, the 7600GT beats the X1900XT http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/15/graphics_card_buyers_guide_2006_part3_uk/page46.html

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i think ill wait a while and go for the PCI-e upgrade and get the X1800XT thanks for the replies:p ATi Radeon 9600 PRO AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Gigabyte K8NSC-939 1Gb Team Group DDR400 Maxtor 200Gb 450 Watts PSU 4 vents

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