suitable graphic card for my comp

[longhorn88]

i'm thinking of getting a new graphics card but i'm not sure what to buy. i want a graphic card that isnt so expensive and is suitable for my comp.

here's my spec

intel 3.06 Ghz with ht
gigabyte GA-8ST800 that supports agp 4x
521mb pc27 00
omni 350W

i have leadlek gf 4 ti 4200 apg 8x at the moment and it is annoyingly noisy, so i want something with really good cooling system (perhaps one of those graphic cards with silent pipes cooler)

any suggestions? (can you also give me the brand name + model name?)

thanks

 

[longhorn88]

i forgot to add

i want to be able to play high-end games like half life 2 and doom 3

thanks again

 

[NeptuneUK]

how many pennies have you got to spend on it. then peoples may help you

 

[longhorn88]

around 200 AU dollors

 

[NeptuneUK]

your current graphics card will run HL2 anyway.... just not uberly

 

[duffers20]

Looks like you are in teh 9800pro range with that amount of money to spend. the 9800pro will run doom 3, but not well, i have to run it with low/medium settings to get a decent frame rate, and it doesn't look as pretty as it does in all those screenshots you will have seen on the net. If you can save for a while, then I would save for either the 6600gt or the x800xl. The x800xl is a great card, will play hl2 no problem, and it will also have alot more guts when it comes to doom 3.

 

[furiousV]

Disabling HT improves performance by quite a bit from my experience

 

[holydeadpenguins]

You're going to have to trash either the mobo or the cpu and mobo within the year...

 

[bryanf445]

You're going to have to trash either the mobo or the cpu and mobo within the year...

nah his comp is fine for now, just get a 9800 pro or 6600gt, youll be fine