which video card should i get??

8600GT

sigh.. thier out of stock. so i decided to look at ati and found some decent ones.i dont know much about ati so thinking you guys can help out by choosing the best bang for your buck video card. ill arrange them from cheapest to highest

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX18146(ME).aspx

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX18006(ME).aspx

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX18147(ME).aspx

the last one looks pretty insane for 125 with tax. btw i have a asus m2nbp-vm csm mobo not sure if its compatible or not but i think it is.

do not want to go over 130 for a video card. that last one seems pretty decent. but i cant help but wonder why are the ati specs so much higher then nvidias at a cheaper price? the 2600 xt is

ngine clock: 800MHz
Memory clock: 1400MHz (700MHz DDR)
Memory interface: 128-bit
Stream Processors: 120

and the more costly nvidia 8600gt

Core Clock: 540MHz
Shader Clock: 1150MHz
Stream Processors: 32

do not want to go over 130 for a video card. that last one seems pretty decent. but i cant help but wonder why are the ati specs so much higher then nvidias at a cheaper price? the 2600 xt is

ngine clock: 800MHz
Memory clock: 1400MHz (700MHz DDR)
Memory interface: 128-bit
Stream Processors: 120

and the more costly nvidia 8600gt

Core Clock: 540MHz
Shader Clock: 1150MHz
Stream Processors: 32

nazokxx

Comparing apples to oranges.

The best way to determine which is a better card would be to research some benchmarks. I know both of those cards come close to one another in many tests but you'll have to do some googling to find out for sure.

nw calgary, 8 min drive to the memory express. my budget like i said under 130 for video card.

so ur saying the 2600 XT is a better buy then the others?

great becuase i got an mobo for OC same with ram but i got no idea if the amd athlon 4000+ x2 overclocks well.nazokxx

It is a Brisbane 4000+ X2? If yes, it OCs like a dream (even on stock cooling). That is actaully the processors I am going to get for my budget OCing build, so good choice!