Help - this card any good?

[jEevion]

Before I begin I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me thus far. So, I will be buying this board:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=13825&vpn=LP-UT-NF4-ULTRA-D&manufacture=DFI

Which would replace my MSI K8n Neo2 Platinum

Initially I was going to keep my Neo2 and just buy a mid-range AGP card. However, I decided that going to PCIe was the best choice, and now need a video card. I was considering this one:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=15842&promoid=1046

OR

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16261&promoid=1046

The rest of my specs are:

AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.5GHz
OCZ Dual Channel Platinum Rev.2 2x512mb @ 250MHz 3-4-4-10
OCZ Powerstream 520W
WD Raptor 74GB
*ATI Radeon 9800XT
*MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
WinXP Professional

I don't want to spend too much money, $450 being the most I'll spend on the VGA. Also, I'm in Canada, so if you want to make alternative solutions or suggestions, please use www.ncix.com

Is this a good selection? Also, will the increase in performance justify the cost? Thanks very much.

 

[Nebulous]

Hmm, as far as those 2 video cards, the BFG is the better choice since it already comes pre-oc'ed. However the eVGA is no slouch either and has proven itself. My vote if those were the 2 choices: I would go eVGA and save a few bux. Unless of course you don't need to save a "few" bux, then you already know which one to go for instead

Either way you can't go wrong.

 

[Slimmy]

BFG has a lifetime warrenty if that will help you decide. Both those are some very nice cards.

 

[jEevion]

Thanks for the feedback! How does the rest of my system look so far? I'm aiming to maintain my current overclock of 2.5GHz on air using my new motherboard.

I know my power supply is still good (OCZ PowerStream 520W)
Memory is fine I think (OCZ Dual Channel Plat. Rev. 2) maybe look into another GB in the future?
Processor, as long as it can maintain the overclock, is fine for now. BUT:

My dad might want my old motherboard and video card, thus he'll need a processor. If I gave him my Winchester 3200+, what chip should I look into, one that's cheap and known as a good overclocker. Thanks a ton for the help.

 

[jEevion]

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16440&vpn=OSA144BNBOX&manufacture=AMD

That's what I dug up on the website.

EDIT - I just preordered the 146 Opteron S939, which seems to overclock like mad. Also, I have requested in my order not to receive a CBBGE stepping. I also sent a support ticket to NCIX asking them whether or not they will adhere to my request of not taking a CBBGE. I will post back when I hear from them about that. Here it is, at a steal price for Canadians:

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16788&vpn=OSA146BNBOX&manufacture=AMD

Did I make an okay choice with this processor? I can always change my mind if it was a bad choice. Hopefully the price doesn't go up too much.