need suggestions on video cards

I would go with a GTX260 or something like that or maybe dual 9800gtx which would be like 300-400$. Dual 8800gt wouldn't be enough for the settings your looking for. I'd get like a gtx280 or dual 9800gtxn_kors

Yeah I just got a GTX260 core 216 for my new system and am loving it, plays crysis on all very high settings well :)

[QUOTE="n_kors"] I would go with a GTX260 or something like that or maybe dual 9800gtx which would be like 300-400$. Dual 8800gt wouldn't be enough for the settings your looking for. I'd get like a gtx280 or dual 9800gtxpowerwolff

Yeah I just got a GTX260 core 216 for my new system and am loving it, plays crysis on all very high settings well :)

My new computer (including the GTX 260) comes in the mail tommorrow. I bought NVIDIA because I haven't had much luck hooking my computer and TV up with the ATI software - also the GTX 260 is pretty bloody close to the 4870 and the same price

Well a 4850 isnt all much better than the 8800GT so thats a waste. Also Crysis performs better with nvidia cards then ATI in the same ballpark, and Crysis isnt the best opminized ethier. Now With Farcry 2 You shouldnt have any issues running it on high (without AA). What are your specs?04dcarraher

my current specs are as follows:

AMD 3800 x2 am2

DFi NF590 sli-m2r/g motherboard

xfx 8800gt

2GB (2x1GB) OCZ RAM

Windows xp pro 64-bit

I know my cpu isnt the greatest, and im sure it bottlenecks my video card. I made this build in sept of 2006 and at the time i was using the 7600gt. I planned on going SLI with that but then a year later the 8800gt came out and got that instead..

I could upgrade my cpu with another AMD, but lately ive been thinking of bitting the bullet and going over to intel. I'm thinking about doing that maybe around the christmas.

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]Well a 4850 isnt all much better than the 8800GT so thats a waste. Also Crysis performs better with nvidia cards then ATI in the same ballpark, and Crysis isnt the best opminized ethier. Now With Farcry 2 You shouldnt have any issues running it on high (without AA). What are your specs?cristoefur

my current specs are as follows:

AMD 3800 x2 am2

DFi NF590 sli-m2r/g motherboard

xfx 8800gt

2GB (2x1GB) OCZ RAM

Windows xp pro 64-bit

I know my cpu isnt the greatest, and im sure it bottlenecks my video card. I made this build in sept of 2006 and at the time i was using the 7600gt. I planned on going SLI with that but then a year later the 8800gt came out and got that instead..

I could upgrade my cpu with another AMD, but lately ive been thinking of bitting the bullet and going over to intel. I'm thinking about doing that maybe around the christmas.

[QUOTE="cristoefur"]

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]Well a 4850 isnt all much better than the 8800GT so thats a waste. Also Crysis performs better with nvidia cards then ATI in the same ballpark, and Crysis isnt the best opminized ethier. Now With Farcry 2 You shouldnt have any issues running it on high (without AA). What are your specs?ferret-gamer

my current specs are as follows:

AMD 3800 x2 am2

DFi NF590 sli-m2r/g motherboard

xfx 8800gt

2GB (2x1GB) OCZ RAM

Windows xp pro 64-bit

I know my cpu isnt the greatest, and im sure it bottlenecks my video card. I made this build in sept of 2006 and at the time i was using the 7600gt. I planned on going SLI with that but then a year later the 8800gt came out and got that instead..

I could upgrade my cpu with another AMD, but lately ive been thinking of bitting the bullet and going over to intel. I'm thinking about doing that maybe around the christmas.

Your X2 3800 is holding you back. Heres a re-released X2 5200 with 1mb cache @ 2.7 Ghz for $69.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2470587