Need video card upgrade advice!

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#1 Alucard7321
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Hello!

I have a Radeon X1900 XTX. Its an absolutely amazing card and i've got alot of joy out of it. However, since the release of the Crysis demo even though i can run everything on "high" settings with x6 anti-aliasing(though i admit its better performance-wise to play it without the anti-aliasing) i was seeing that alot of other people are playing this game and other games at high resolutions like1600 x 1200 or higher of course.

My card can only seem to reach about 1240 x 1024 or something, and when i do run Crysis on this resolution, the frame-rate is very choppy.

Also recently since the release of games like Jericho and especially Call of Duty 4, for the first time ever i've gotten a error message from the ATI Catalyst control center telling me the video card is running above the "safety temperture" - so basically its been overheating.

Basically, i need advice as to what graphics card i should upgrade to, or if i should even upgrade at all that is. I also have the option to "crossfire" my current video card with the same type of card - if i do this, will i be able to display much higher resolutions, higher anti-aliasing(the maximum on mine is x6)options and will there be less chances of the cards overheating?

Hope you all can help!

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#2 Spartan8907
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Whats your budget? Also, it would be good to know some of your specs. CPU, power supply, motherboard, etc.
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#3 Alucard7321
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Sorry man, should have mentioned!

Processor: Intel Pentrium 920 w/ Dual Core 2.8Hz 800Mhz FSB

OS: Win XP SP2

Power Supply: 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Video Cooling System (From alienware)

Motherboard: nForce 4 SLI Inteld Edition Chipset Motherboard w/ Dual PCI Express x16

Budget: Anything :)

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#4 Alucard7321
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Should i provide more info? Hope someone can help!

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#5 karasill
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ATI released the Radeon HD 3070 and 3050 cards yesterday.They're the best ATI videocards out on the market. The 3070 even outperforms the 2900 HD XT.They retail for $220 and $180, however most websites are sold out or are overcharging anywhere from $50-$70. I bought a 3070 about 8 hours ago for $230, then about an hour later the website I bought it from jacked up the price to $300.

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#6 karasill
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ATI released the Radeon HD 3070 and 3050 cards yesterday.They're the best ATI videocards out on the market. The 3070 even outperforms the 2900 HD XT.They retail for $220 and $180, however most websites are sold out or are overcharging anywhere from $50-$70. I bought a 3070 about 8 hours ago for $230, then about an hour later the website I bought it from jacked up the price to $300.

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Edit: I had a typo :( I'm really tired and not thinking..... It's the 3870 and 3850 videocards. Sorry about that.