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[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

I am wanting to know what would a good graphic card for my computer be? I want one that is really awesome with gaming because i have MOH Pacific Assault which my gefore 4 MX wont handle, and i will be wanting Battlefield 2 next month.

[94CelicaRedHatch]

thanks. i was talking to a good freind and i might for for the radeon 9800 pro.
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ya they did some testing and the radeons out performed the nvidias by far. Make sure if you buy it, DO NOT use the installation disk they give you, put it in and download the newest drivers off ati.com, the cd you get is not up to date, and the site will give you the best drivers at the time and the card will work much better for you

[946thGenGT]

thanks. i was talking to a good freind and i might for for the radeon 9800 pro.
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ya they did some testing and the radeons out performed the nvidias by far. Make sure if you buy it, DO NOT use the installation disk they give you, put it in and download the newest drivers off ati.com, the cd you get is not up to date, and the site will give you the best drivers at the time and the card will work much better for you
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I wouldn't listen to that "Radeon is better than nVidia" bs that is out there. It's true that in some games Radeons will outperform nVidias but that is because certain games are designed specifically for certain cards. For example, ATI cards will be better with Half-Life 2 while nVidia cards are better with Unreal Tournament 2004. Let us know your price range and we can let you know what card is a good choice. 9800Pro is at a good price right now. Don't bother going for the 256mb version because it actually uses slower memory than the 128mb version. The GeForce 5900 series is right around the level of the 9800Pro for about the same price. So if you're one of those people who just feels that one brand is better, choose accordingly. However, I wouldn't rule out cards like the GeForce 6600 and X600 if your budget can support them.