9600GT, 8800GS or 8800GT?

If luck strikes, I'll soon have enough money to buy myself a new graphics card to replace my old (Well, actually just three months old) 7600GS. I'm thinking of a 9600GT, 8800GS or 8800GT. I'm 15, and don't have any real income except from the irregular coins I get for selling and fixing people's computers, so price is a huge issue.

So, what should I get? ATI is not an option, as I'm a huge nVidia fanboy (Hence the nVidia forum). Price/performance ratio matters a bit more than raw power, as any of them will beat my 7600GS' 2800 points in 3DMark06 hands down.

I currently run on an 1280x1024 screen, but I'll get an HD projector to the summer (Yay for online contests!), so I will be gaming in high res. That's why I don't just go hands down for the cheap GS, as the 192bit bus might be a bit limiting with AA and larger resolutions...

EDIT: And it has to be from http://multitronic.fi, or another finnish store.

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You and I have similar ways of income. I just buyed an 8800GT, I play mostly at 1024 and can't complain at all and BTW, when I bought it it was at $220, I think right now is a lot cheaper, so I would get that, the difference between the 9600GT and the 8800GT is like $15 in most sites so get the 8800GT, I get 9600 points in 3dmark. 8800GT is Best Bang for the Buck right now. (I'm an ATi fanboy )

here is the link
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318

The 9600GT is the best value for money IMO for what you are looking for, you can get one for $119 after mail in rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814145151

Chaintech is not as good as EVGA as far as customer services and warranty off course, the cards are exactly the same in build though

+ 1 for the 9600GT. @ 1280x1024 res, its butter.

Brolloks said:

The 9600GT is the best value for money IMO for what you are looking for, you can get one for $119 after mail in rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814145151

Chaintech is not as good as EVGA as far as customer services and warranty off course, the cards are exactly the same in build though

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+1

I'd grab that 9600 for that price.

well I thought the price for the 9600GTs was still at $180 get a 9600gt

Freezer7Pro said:

And it has to be from http://multitronic.fi, or another finnish store.

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Nice replies, but you forgot about that. Newegg is a no-no in the land of expensive computer parts.

9600GT is a great bang-for-buck card that doesn't cost a ton now and should be usable for a while and have some decent resale value as well. If money is really tight then go with the 8800GS, or look for a used card.

What kind of projector? Is it 720P or 1080P? 1280x1024 is technically HD already. 720P actually has less pixels than 1280x1024.

Save your money and get the best one you can afford.

720p is 1366 x 768.... or something

No, 720p is 1280x720.

Many TV's that are advertised as 720p are actually 768p (1366x768). This allows them to display a 1024x768 PC image w/o any scaling...scaling makes text look horrible.