Help me pick a new video Card!!

[ST-RAMROD]

I am looking for a new video card. Who are the best manufactures? ABIT | ALBATRON | ASUS | ATI | CELESTICrA | CHAINTECH | GAINWARD | GIGABYTE | MATROX | MSI | PNY | POWERCOLOR | SAPPHIRETECH | XFX | eVGA

I need some suggestions!!! Under or around 300$

[zza1pqx]

You need to consider which type of card you want first.
Would you prefer an Nvidia or and ATI.
All manufacturers use one of these two 'chipsets'

Once you have decided that the rest is easy.
On occasion one manufacturer will squaeeze a little bit more out of the same chips as the next manufacturer but unless you are a millionaire nut who upgrades to the best of the best of the best every 12 weeks, then you aren't going to see or notice a huge difference from manufacturer to manufacturer.

I have an ATI 9880XT which is probably just out of the $300 and it works very well for Doom 3 and other games.
I have used Nvidia cards in the past too though and found them to be good solid cards.

I would go to a store with the $300 and ask the nerd behind the counter what he rates at that price and go with that. Then go to another store and see if you can get the card the first guy recommended for cheaper!

[ST-RAMROD]

I am using a Fx5600 ultra now and it just doesn't get it done. I am looking for recommendations. I will use either ati or NviDIa. I like the 6800 but also like the x800 xt.

[Steve]

buy the most expensive one you can afford.

[zza1pqx]

If you can get an X800XT for $300 or less than what are you doing wasting time in here, get gone and buy the bloody thing!

[.DareDevil.]

I Use Nvidia Geforce 4 MX 440 SE and it works good and if you look in the Joint Ops Game Box it should come with a card that says Nividia on it they recommend Nvidia Nova does.So i use Nvidia and its cool to me and good.

[.enfo.]

get a radeon 9600 or above
or the nvidia 5900 is good or anything above that

[ST-RAMROD]

What about a ATI 9700 Pro?? For 70$ Sound good???

[Steve]

its ok for the price but it will be outdated before next year.
go spend your 300