Vista - Want to upgrade - Currently have 256mb X1900 GT Card

Hello All,

Hope everyone is ready for the New Year.

I currently have a ATi Radeon 256MB X1900 GT Graphic Card and it's a nice card but it's time for an upgrade. I bought the card about 2yrs ago when I built my system.

Current System Specs:

Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6800 Processor
3GB Memory
(1) 500GB SATA Hard Drive
SoundBlaster Audigy Sound Card
Antec EarthWatts 500W Power Supply
Antec Nine Hundred Case

The only game I currently play is Battlefield 2 (BF2). Other than playing BF2; I use my Desktop Machine for internet/chat/music/videos.

*Currently I have XP Professional 32-bit; but am upgrading to Vista x64 soon.*

Have been looking at the NVIDIA 9800's but need a little help.

Thanks

-Jeff

9800GT isa good card but the GTX260 really isnt too expensive anymore.

I guess it depends on your price range

Yeah I am looking in the $150 or less price range.

Found this one:

Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Good Deal? I just want to make sure it's going to be better than my X1900 now.

That card you linked is a steal, and it is definitely faster than your current card.

However, if you really won't be using your computer for anything except BF2, you may want to save your money for the time being; BF2 is not at all an expensive program for modern graphics cards.

I would imagine that you can already play this game at full graphical quality; I can say in truth that my old 'gaming' system runs that game on highest image settings at 1600*1200 with only an nVidia 7800GT. Why do you feel you need a new video card?

I play BF2 with all video settings on high... but I feel that I don't have the graphic quality to where I want it to be.... I don't know.

I might get into some other PC games in the future after I upgrade to Vista x64.

I only have a 17" Samsung 730B LCD Monitor so I can't go past 1280x1024 (or so I have heard)

-Jeff

Well it is my opinion that in Battelfield 2 you won't notice any difference with your new card.

The only other reason I suggest you wait is hardware prices only fall as time goes by. At the same time, you found a great deal and I'm not sure when you are planning on upgrading vista and purchasing more hardware-demanding games.

I need to get my external harddrive back from my friends wife.. Then I'll back up my stuff and then upgrade to Vista.

I talked to her yesterday and she said she would back up her stuff and have my external HD back to me by the weekend.

When is the best to buy a new card?? When the new models come out?

the new 295GTX comes out in 3 days time, i would wait until maybe the 15th january before i go shopping for a new card.

Thanks! I will wait. I am in no rush anyways. Just trying to get some ideas.