Need Help deicicing on which of these 2 gfx cards

[Blazzin]

choice 1 a lil more expensive. I do plan on running 2x cards, for age of conan now and warhammer later, i also do 3d max work.

choice 1
BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card BFGE88512GTOCE at TigerDirect.com

choice 2
wont be buying b4 sale, so $119 is cost
XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card - 256MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV PVT84JUDD3 at TigerDirect.com

plan on running with this mobo
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe GR Motherboard CPU Bundle - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Processor 3.0GHz OEM at TigerDirect.com

4gb of ram

I want to run at max or close to max settings, what do u think?

currtenly running a 550 watt powers supply how much will i need for this setup?

 

[Prototype]

get a 8800GTS 512 for that price

how about 9600GT?

 

[Blazzin]

BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card BFGE88512GTSE at TigerDirect.com

this 1?

pehaps this 1?
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card - KO Edition, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV 512-P3-N845-AR at TigerDirect.com

 

[dario03]

If your getting 2 cards and don't want to spend a ton o' money then 9600gt is where its at.

 

[Prototype]

If your going with single card:
Newegg.com - ECS N8800GTS-512MX GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

If Dual Card:

Newegg.com - BIOSTAR V9603GT52 GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

 

[maroon1]

Get E7200 with SLI mobo

E7200 is better

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Processor EU80571PH0613M - 2.53GHz, 3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Wolfdale-3M, Dual-Core, OEM, Socket 775, Processor at TigerDirect.com
Asus P5N-D Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, SPDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID at TigerDirect.com

And for the video card I recommend this
BFG GeForce 9600 GT OC Video Card - Overclocked Edition, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI Support BFGE96512GTOCE at TigerDirect.com

 

[Redmo0n]

Don't get 2 cards unless running at 1900x1200 or higher.

8800gts would be nice but you could go with something like a 8800gt or 9600gt.


Even my card would run aoc/warhammer fine.

 

[dhgunit]

Blazzin can you turn on your PM box? I will sell you the Mobo and CPU for $80 less and it is in perfect condition.

 

[thirdshiftdj]

I have an XFX 8800GTS 512 for sale. 180 shipped

 

[dhgunit]

Looks like Blazzin would have a cheap build.

Mobo, CPU, and Video Card for $390.