New video card help

[Antcomp]

im building a new computer and would like to know what is a good video card to get with the new pci express slot. i have the option to spend money on a new mobo and being that pci express is the newest thing related to video cards i want to go that route. My comp might be used for some gaming, graphics, movies.. i would like a high end card but something worth the money. i have in my other comp the gforce5600 so i'd like to stick with what ive had success with but any suggesstiong would be great. thanx

 

[felixc]

The mid-range PCI express cards are roughly equivalent to the high-end AGP cards, and more affordable. The high-end PCIe are just out of range.

For a good idea of what the midrange cards are, go see

http://www.tomshardware.com.

They have performance charts for the different models, versus known benchmarks and games. Be aware of the suffixes following the part numbers, the performance differs a lot between the different suffixes, and the prices as well.

 

[paparazi]

As you have had good results with Nvidia GPU based cards then i suggest a Geforce 6600GT see:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130214

Or perhaps a straight 6800 See:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122207

Performance with value!
Both mid-range but powerful enough for everything out there at the moment, both these cards are 3X more powerful than your present FX5600, lovely!!!
Martin

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