Debating on new video card

**usmcjohn1148** · 10-11-07, 12:25 PM

i have a pen d core 2 duo with 1 gig of ram and i am trying to decide what video card to get. My mb will support sli i play css and thinking about starting to play 2142. What video card do you suggest i go with. Right now i am in ancient times i have a FX5500 AND i get around 40-50 fps on 1024by 768 in css..

**ImitationMan** · 10-11-07, 02:07 PM

Punctuation. It's your friend. And it helps us understand what exactly you are saying.

That said, what's your price range?

**usmcjohn1148** · 10-11-07, 02:10 PM

dont realy know yet on price range.. Not realy looking for overkill just a machine that will be above average

**Toker** · 10-11-07, 02:18 PM

Sounds like a ATI1950Pro would do you fine. I'd recommend a PCI-E(512mb)...

**ImitationMan** · 10-11-07, 02:26 PM

My current machine is SLI capable but I only have one video card (nvidia 7900GT). It's a little over a year old and now, I wouldn't bother purchasing a second card to match it today. I would just replace the card all together. Video card technology is jumping leaps and bounds over itself. Unless you plan on starting with SLI and 2 new cards, you are probably fooling yourself that you will come back later and buy a second card rather than just upgrade.

Check TomsHardware.com for the VGA Charts. It can show you what to expect in performance differences between different cards.

**usmcjohn1148** · 10-11-07, 03:49 PM

ok next ? two 8600 or one 8800 the two 8600 are gonna cost me 240 both have 512 in ram.. The 8800 has 340mb in ram and will cost me over 300 i would like to use the sli is a option on my mb

**Nuckle** · 10-11-07, 04:11 PM

Personally I would get the single card now and then you have room to upgrade to dual 8800's in the future but that is just me.

I have the 8800GTX and it is solid as a rock.

Nuck

**styley** · 10-11-07, 04:17 PM

Two 8600 theyll run everything on high. No overkill.

**Mcstrange** · 10-12-07, 08:40 AM

I highly recommend getting the 8800 gts 320mb or the ATi 2900pro.
I have found that unless you are buying 2 of the very top tier video cards to push a 30 inch monitor it is pretty much always better to buy a single better card than a double of some lesser cards.

One 8800 gts or 2900pro will outperform 2 8600 every day of the week on every game you throw at it with better quality levels and in game settings.

You want a single 320mb 8800gts or a ATI 2900pro.

Honestly SLI was invented strickly to get people to buy more video cards when 99% of the time a single card is all they need.