ATI or nVIDIA for 6k-8k

[contactram]

I have a PC with the foll config
intel 945gnt
p4 ht 3.0 ghz
2 gb ddr2 533mhz

i am a casual gamer and want to play games like aoe3, gta san andreas etc
i was thinking of getting an nvidia card and my system assembler says ati is better
the buget is flexible and i am willing to pay more if its worth it
the most important thing is i dont want my pc bottlenecking my graphics card or the other way round
i have my pc on most of the day and i dont want my gpu to overheat
i am not planning on upgrading the rest of my pc in the near future (say 2-3 years)

i am open to suggestions

 

[Kniwor]

I presume it has a PCI-E slot, in which case the best option for you would be 7600GT, about 9k, excellent value for money.

 

[drvarunmehta]

It depends on the budget. Get the 7600GT minimum for 9k. If you can spend a little more get the X1800GTO for 1k more. If you can spend upto 14k then the X1950Pro will be the best choice.

 

[contactram]

thank you guys for the input. Dont want to wait or spend too much. so i guess i'll get the 7600 gt. is xfx any good? i live in chennai. is delta computers a reasonable price guide?

 

[soham]

I dont think 7600gt would last 2-3 years. Since you said you can strecth your budget better opt for a 7900 GS which would cost around 13k.

 

[Kniwor]

I dont think 7600gt would last 2-3 years. Since you said you can strecth your budget better opt for a 7900 GS which would cost around 13k.

not 3, but 2 years, yes a 7600GT will last, it's overclockability provides flexibility.

 

[gmanog]

thank you guys for the input. Dont want to wait or spend too much. so i guess i'll get the 7600 gt. is xfx any good? i live in chennai. is delta computers a reasonable price guide?

I also live in chennai. Delta Computers are selling in reasonable price. I bought lot of times from them. But you have to stand in the shop for a looooong time to get you things, like in a good old grocery shop.

 

[soham]

not 3, but 2 years, yes a 7600GT will last, it's overclockability provides flexibility.

i dont think so, atleast if you try to run every game. newer generation DX 10 games will require more powerful graphics card ; games like crysis , X-simulator and so on. These card slug when NFS carbon is played at higher resolutions with AA, AF on.

 

[codename_romeo]

if u are a casual gamer then go in for ATI X 1600

 

[gxsaurav]

get a 7300GT insted, it's good enough to play the games u said u want to play. or a 7600GS, getting a 7600GT now is useless, when in march we are gonna have DX10 based graphics cards by both ATI & Nvidia in mid-range section

 

[contactram]

thank u