Which Video Card is suitable for my computer?

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#1 raze-boi
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I don't know which video card is the most suitable for my computer, so please help me!

Here is my computer specs:

Core 2 Quad Q6600

Ram 2GB

520W Power supply

Mainboard Gigabyte P35-DS3P

Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit

And I want to play some high-end gameslike Crysis, Haze or Bioshock...

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#2 Dancing_Panda
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Go with a 8800gts 320mb
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#3 76ers
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8800GTS 320MB
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#4 LahiruD
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8800GTS 640MB or 320MB
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#5 firefly026
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Any 8800 GTS model will do great.
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#6 BounceDK
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ATi's card is cheaper and faster than the 8800 GTS (HD 2900 or is it 2600?) so go with that one. Granted, I haven't had an ATi card in years but numerous benchmarks don't lie.
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#7 firefly026
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ATi's card is cheaper and faster than the 8800 GTS (HD 2900) so go with that one.BounceDK
It's not cheaper here in the US.
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#8 IAM-CA
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The HD 2900 is faster, but it is NOT cheaper. The 8800GTS 320MB is your best deal for that system.

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#9 BounceDK
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Hmm.. It's 35 bucks cheaper here in Denmark. My bad then ;)
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#10 omgimba
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Any gretaa one, no matter which you buy it will be a bottleneck..

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#11 LahiruD
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ATi's card is cheaper and faster than the 8800 GTS (HD 2900 or is it 2600?) so go with that one. Granted, I haven't had an ATi card in years but numerous benchmarks don't lie.BounceDK

Look @ his PSU. It's 520W & it's not enough for a HD 2900XT I think. So the best thing is 8800GTS 640MB or 320MB

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#12 kodex1717
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[QUOTE="BounceDK"]ATi's card is cheaper and faster than the 8800 GTS (HD 2900 or is it 2600?) so go with that one. Granted, I haven't had an ATi card in years but numerous benchmarks don't lie.LahiruD

Look @ his PSU. It's 520W & it's not enough for a HD 2900XT I think. So the best thing is 8800GTS 640MB or 320MB

The 2900 isn't going to use that much. Two of them barely use over 400W. He may not have enough amps on his +12V rail, though.
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#13 My_name_a_Borat
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Since you want to play DX10 games, it would be wise to get the 640MB version of the 8800GTS. From what I've seen on various hardware sites, DX10 gaming eats a lot more memory than DX9, and there's a pretty serious gap in performance between the 320MB and 640MB versions.
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#14 raze-boi
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How about a 8800GTX? How Much Power does it need?