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Are you sure you only want to spend $120 on a video card? :confused: That isn't going to get you much gaming performance out of your A64 PC. I would save around $250 and get a 6800NU or wait and get a 6600GT when it comes out for AGP.
 
based on what he's willin to spend and the parts he's gettin, i doubt he'd shell out for a 400-450(USD) gfx card. I'd recommend either a 9600xt if you really want to save, or a 6600/x700 for a bit more.
 
Nvidia fan boy said:
why dont you go all out and get the 6800GT? You wont have to upgrade for awhile!

Wel the cheapest 6800GT is $339 i believe, and the cheapest 9600XT is $134...that's a $205 difference. Might not be able to afford taht big of a price jump...and plus the fact that is the CHEAPEST 6800GT...better ones are gonna be more.

I would suggest a 5900XT/9800PRO if you want a solid card that will still run Doom3 and the like.

My personal favorite:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-183&depa=1

A 9800 PRO will run anywhere between $150 and $250 depending on transfer rate and features. I suggest 256-bit, especially if you want good performance/overclocking headroom.
 
Hmm, the 9600 sounds like a good price and I'm definantly not going to pay that much for a card. Anyone have any suggestions on PCI Express Mobos? For the radeon xts.
 
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Computer Parts


($55+$13.99 shipping) Case- ENERMAX Blue Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Case With 400W PSU, Model "10MCS-56881LBFS-D3" –RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-124-106&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

($140) CPU- AMD Athlon 64 3000-Socket 754
http://www.pcboost.com/store/viewitem.asp?idproduct=8087

($11.49+$4.99 shipping) Cooling fan for CPU- Arctic Cooling CPU Cooler For AMD Athlong 64/ Opteron, Model "Silencer 64 TC" RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-186-107&depa=0

($85+$5 shipping) Motherboard- SOLTEK "SL-K8AV2-RL" K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU –RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-180-056&depa=1

($69.27+$4.73 shipping) Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-223-009&depa=1

($78+$.99 shipping) Hard Drive- SAMSUNG 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model SP1203N, OEM Drive Only
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-005&depa=1

($6.99+$3.99 shipping) Floppy Drive- SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920, OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-116&depa=1

($22+$4 shipping) CD Burner- Lite-On 52X32X52 Internal EIDE CD-RW Drive Black, Model SOHR-5238S Black, OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=27-106-941&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

($34) DVD Read, CDRW- Rosewill 52x32x52x16 CD-RW Black Combo Drive, Model C523216B, Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-190-003&depa=1

($25.99+$5.99 shipping) Speakers- Creative SBS330 2.1 Speaker –OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-116-126&depa=0

Video Card-

($129+$29 shipping) Monitor- SAMSUNG 793DF-T/T 17" DynaFlat CRT Monitor -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewprodu...on=24-002-245&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=Monitors



hmm video card, still doubts.
 
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