I need a new Graphics Card [Help]

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Jul 31 2007, 11:28 am
So i need a new graphics card for my machine:
AMD 64 X2 5000+
1GB DDR2 800MHZ Ram
Motherboard: 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot.

Im not a hardcore pc gamer but i need a graphics card that will last me a long time and for games that i may play later and one that supports HDTVs etc. Probably a graphics card that supports DirectX 10 and has pixel shader 3.0 (i think most do now?). So i would appreciate if you guys could help me out.
Jul 31 2007, 11:37 am
I don't know of a graphics card that will meet your needs, but I highly recommend you upgrade to 2GB of RAM. Most good video games these days require at least 1GB.
Jul 31 2007, 11:44 am
Yeah im on 1GB at the moment but i will get 2GB in a month or so.
Jul 31 2007, 2:26 pm
8600GT. 120 dollars, will play any current Directx9 game on max or close to max. Best bang for your buck currently.
Jul 31 2007, 2:58 pm
If you ever think you'll use linux, avoid ATI cards like the plague and use nvidia cards. Otherwise, if your only using windows, it doesn't make much of a difference.
Jul 31 2007, 4:40 pm
Right now, DirectX10 cards are actually performing really badly in Directx10 mode, save for a few games like Crysis.

I would recommend that you still wait a while before getting yourself a Dx10 card (wait for them to fix the kinks in the drivers).
For now, just settle with a X1950XT or something.

[EDIT]: I found some benchmarks for Dx10 cards. http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3029&p=3
Aug 1 2007, 1:12 am
Cheers darke, and for linux, it can go fuck itself.

But it doesn't mean the DX10 won't get better after a while though?

I'll check out the x1950xt