What video card should I get

What would be the best videocard to get for high end graphics. I know theres the 8800 but i don't know which one (GT, GTX, Ultra, etc.) and i know the 9800 is coming out. I need a card that has the best value fotr its graphics becasue I'm kind of on a budget. I wanted to get the Ultra but people said it would not be good for my computer. The computer needs a PCI express card.

Hp a1600n bought in dec 06

Specs (gaming specified)

Processor- AMB Athlon 64 X2 2GHz (going to upgrade to a 5000+ processor)

Ram- 3gb

Graphics (integrated) - Geforce 6150 Le (what I'm trying to upgrade)

i can spend $400 or lessJsheehan1942

I'd go with a XFX 8800GT XXX along with a Corsair 450VX power supply, as your current one couldn't run an 8800.

Im considering a similar card but it's theBFG GeForce 8600 GT OC ThermoIntelligence Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card, I too am very new at this and courious what the SLI is for....it has an SLI port on the card but I dont know what plugs into it....does the power supply plug in there. I have the same PC as Jsheehan1942 . I would imagine the power supply has to be SLI also. Please help.

TY

Im considering a similar card but it's theBFG GeForce 8600 GT OC ThermoIntelligence Video Card - 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card, I too am very new at this and courious what the SLI is for....it has an SLI port on the card but I dont know what plugs into it....does the power supply plug in there. I have the same PC as Jsheehan1942 . I would imagine the power supply has to be SLI also. Please help.

TY

ArcticCat500

The SLi port will only be used if you have a motherboard that can run SLi. SLi involves installing 2 graphics cards and having them work in conjunction with each other. If you had an SLi motherboard you could buy 2 8800GTs and link them together via the SLi ports.

This setup does sound cool, but the increase in performance is usually not worth the money. You're never going to get double the performance of a single card, and I've heard it's hard to achieve anything over a 50% increase in performance.

I go for EVGA 8800GT 512 if I were you and step up to 9800dayaccus007

yes it does.....but my buget allows around $200 for a decent card....Im going to add 2 more gigs,and upgrade my power supply...thats why Im trying to keep the card around $200....thnx for the quick responce.