Hi all, I'm thinking of getting a new Video card given that the one i've got now isn't up to it on Far cry(ATI9200,though doom3 works fine!)but its all a bit confusing.Like how does a 9600XT compare with a basic 9800, or which Nvidea based one is equiv. Basically i need help. Which one should I get given the following. $200-$250 Budget. I dont want to start messing with fancy power supplies and such. Thanks. Davie. So long, and thanks for all the fish! Douglas Adams.

The best card you can get in that price range is Radeon 9800 pro. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-268&depa=1 Its out of stock, should be back in stock in about a week If you can stretch a little bit more for 270$ you can get a much better card a Geforce 6800. But you MAY run into problems with your PSU http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-150-068&depa=1 Little bit under your price range but still a good card a Geforce FX5900XT. Best bang for your buck http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-164-018&depa=1 These are the best cards in a price range of 170-270$ BUtta My Fries Abit NF7-s Athlon XP 2100+ @2.0ghz 400fsb 1024mb PC3200 Geforce 6800

"Like how does a 9600XT compare with a basic 9800"....... See the benchies. -- Always do what you are afraid to do --

A basic 9800 can outperform a 9600XT. CS Tip #1 - Don't try to shoot with a knife

I am also addicted to FC,BF1942,CS,HL2,DOOM3 and he's right if your stuck in that price range under $250 get a 9800 PRO but you will be much wiser to save a little more and get the Nvidia 6800GT though this definately requires an adequate power supply (<400w) and a descent 500w psu can be had for less than $60 on newegg.com Its well worth the investment if your into games like I am enermax eg651p 550w psu amd 3200 /aerocool 7+ gigabyte ga 7v400 pro2 1gig mushkin pc3200 2-2-2 2x wd 36gig raptor RAID 0 1x wd 80gig se SB audigy 2 plat. ex crystalfontz 634 20x4

Hi just to add to above, ive just upgraded, so had same thoughts as 'dmacdoul', have ended up with a cracking card, 6600gt agp 128 meg, for same price as 9800 pro. £156, not sure what they retail for stateside. read about it here; http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD05MTMmdXJsX3BhZ2U9OA== , bought the xfx version, suprisngly at 1024 resolution it gives the 6800 a run for its money. just run 3dmark good results& plays games great. regards

what the best cost solution thing to do is get a ati 9800 and if it has certain ram you can get a firmware update to make it a 9800 pro. heres the guide on how to http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3327