graphics card

[whitefox]

im getting a new graphics card, and i can't decide which is better

its between this

GeForce 9500GT 1 GB DDR2 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card
Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0 x16
Video Memory Installed: 1 GB


or

XLR8 9800 GT 512 MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

my specs AMD Athlon (tm) 64 X2 Dual core processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz

3g Ram
32bit vista

8600 geforce vcard

looking around the 80-120$ range

[Half-Duplex]

I'm in the same boat as you are. My fricking 8500gt started making noise and crapped out

I don't know what to get.

[OmegaZero_Alpha]

the one with 512 gddr3 is better.

but for the love of god just throw in the extra 30$ for the gtx260 (which outperforms the GX2's)

You even save money in the long run:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500087

and if not go for the GTS 250, which is a 9800 with an upgraded cooler and way better memory for the same price

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500098

going for the 9800 right now is like the WORST thing you could do.

[Zeitgeist]

i agree, skip the 9 series.

i heard nvidia was going to rebrand all of its cards? the way they are now is a marketing clusterfuck

[OmegaZero_Alpha]

i agree, skip the 9 series.

i heard nvidia was going to rebrand all of its cards? the way they are now is a marketing clusterfuck

the 250 is a rebrand.

[glouch]

The names of the cards always confuse me. It's like nvidia is going backwards in time
that said, ati isn't doing much better, I really can't understand their naming system.

[whitefox]

ill prob get the 260 like omega said, looks really nice. i just hope my computer can handle it

[OmegaZero_Alpha]

ill prob get the 260 like omega said, looks really nice. i just hope my computer can handle it

the thing that defines this is your PSU and you didn't post your specs on that.

[whitefox]

where can i find that info?

[OmegaZero_Alpha]

where can i find that info?

on the sticker they put on your PSU