getting thsi 9800 atlantis from newegg,
its 128mb ram 128 bit
8 pipelines
325mhz core, 580 mhz ram
for 150 USD
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-102-382&depa=1
heres a link
my budget is 150 dollars, i wanted to get a 6600 but nvidia is in intels favor and my amd motherboard doesnt have pcie... why dont they make the 6600 an AGP chip!
(and yes i know the 6600GT has agp chips)
my curent rig=
amd 64 3000+
512mb kingston value ram cl 3-3-3
40gb WD IDE
MAG 17" LCD 16 ms
GeForceFX5200 256mb
the 5200 has been doing good concidering what it is, but i play alot of CS Source at 1280x1024 0xAA 8xAF and get about 50-70 fps on medium settings, but i have to have shaders and water on low, which is not cool. even then, when i look at the water on de aztec i get about 15 fpS! aztec runs like crap.
doom3 about 40-80 fps on medium 800x600
i feel like the 5200 is a holdback to my whole system,
should i get that 9800? or something else like a 9600XT?
keep in mind my budget is 150$, no instance of "spend a little more"