Suggestions for New Graphics Card

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  My graphics card seems to be dying and I need a decent gaming replacement for the system listed below. Can anyone recommend something that would give good value around one hundred dollars or so that would fit the motherboard etc?

I am running Win 7 64 bit with 6 gigs Ram

Thanks for any help it is appreciated.

INTEL C2D E6750 2.66G 1333FSB RETAI
6G DDR2 PC6400 MEMORY
CM HYPER TX2 GAMING CPU COOLING FAN
RAIDMAX SAGITTA II /BLACK /WIDNOW
ASUS P5N-E SLI NFORCE 650I SLI MB
AC97 ONBOARD SOUND

EVGA GEFORCE 8800GT 512MB PCI-E

320GB SATA II 3.0GB HARD DRIVE
BLACK LG 20X DVDRW
ULTRA LIFETIME SERIES 600WATT PS

     

   

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

well I love my two

Nvidia 9800 GTX+ 512 mb, They were near the top of line when I got them but the are probably down to the 100 dollar range by now.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Might be a tiny little bit more than you're willing to spend, but perhaps look into a GTX 260 216SP. I got one as a warranty replacement to the no longer stocked 8800 GTX and could not be happier with it.

It can run Oblivion, FEAR2, Supcom and more or less anything else I throw at it in 1920x1080 max details no issue. Crysis still made it chug a bit, dropped res and details on that one, but that's still fairly normal. :P

Looking around, I see there are a lot of lower models now, GTX250 was part of the original launch, but now there are like GT210s and that kind of thing. The GTX250 was reasonable from what I understand (but still a fair dip below the 260), I have no clue on the performance on the newer GT's with lower figures. Do some research if you're wanting to look at those!

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

lol I haven't seen a rig yet that can run Crysis at full tilt.

And I would be deathly afraid to see the price tag attached to any rig that could

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I went with 260. For 70 bucks more than other cards I figured it will keep me in the running longer (before having to purchase another computer).

 

Thanks for the replies!

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Can't go wrong with an ATI 5850. It gives you Direct x 11 and 1Gb memory, and is raging fast while maintaining a proper temperature, unlike the new Fermi cards which use a boatload of wattage and get so warm that their lifespan is short.

Do a little research... you will most likely find that a 5850 is the best option out their for your $$$.