I'm a college student upgrading my current rig and was wondering what the best card would be in the $150 range or below.
So far, I've been advised that Sapphire's 128 MB 9600 Pro is the best, but not to bother buying the 256 MB version as the slower memory in the card doesn't make much of a difference. I'd really like to buy a 9800, but it's about $50 out of my league, is there any chance of it coming down in the next 4 months? Or is there a better alternative card than any of the ones I've mentioned so far?
Edit: forgot my system specs
MSI K8N Neo Platinum Nforce3 Board
AMD-64 2800+
512x2 PC3200 Corsair Value Select RAM
80 Gig WD HD w/ 8 MB buffer
So far, I've been advised that Sapphire's 128 MB 9600 Pro is the best, but not to bother buying the 256 MB version as the slower memory in the card doesn't make much of a difference. I'd really like to buy a 9800, but it's about $50 out of my league, is there any chance of it coming down in the next 4 months? Or is there a better alternative card than any of the ones I've mentioned so far?
Edit: forgot my system specs
MSI K8N Neo Platinum Nforce3 Board
AMD-64 2800+
512x2 PC3200 Corsair Value Select RAM
80 Gig WD HD w/ 8 MB buffer
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