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#1 regnaladon
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[QUOTE="gamer082009"][QUOTE="goleafsguy"]

[QUOTE="gamer082009"]You are WRONG. The 9800GT is better than the 8800GT..here's why. The 9800GT runs cooler and consumes less power (which may allow you to take overclocks a little further), it has DX 10.1 (i know it may not be used due to DX11, but still can't be ignored)) and it performs slightly better. So putting all those things together proves that it's better. So I'll say it again, the 9800GT is OBVIOUSLY better than the 8800GT!

Actualy you are wrong my friend, no desktop Nvidia card has dx10.1 support and the reality is that the majority of 9800gts sold are rebranded cards that were manufactured as 8800gt's, they are clocked exactly the same there is no way the 9800gt can perform better.

Well I was going off of something I read about the 9 series cards being 10.1 supported (that was my mistake I'm thinking ATi cards which some do support DX 10.1).., I do believe the 9800GT is better still, I mean what's the purpose to release a card labeled 9800GT if it doesn't improve somewhat over it's old predecessor 8800GT?

its pretty obvious that you dont know your facts, 10.1 is on ATi's side, go to www.newegg.com under video cards search for Directx ver 10.1 you will NOT see any Nvidia cards on the list. 8800GT was discontinued and was renamed and rebranded as 9800GT.
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#2 regnaladon
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http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xfx_9800gt/6.htm do i have to re-send this source that proove 9800GT better then 8800GT!?

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lol if anything that proves they are the same, having 1fps higher doesnt necessarily mean that 9800gt is better
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#3 regnaladon
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[QUOTE="Demonsoul98"]

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That's what I forgot to suggest! Any decent 450-500W power supply would do great for you. I think the 420W would be alright, but I haven't done the math for it. A 450 or higher would put you on the safe side and there wouldn't be anything to worry about for it. I just noticed it, but this power supply is basically a steal at the price right now. $89.99 BEFORE the $20.00 mail-in rebate. That's definitely more power than you need, but that's cheaper than most 500W PSU's.

Thanks again, I'll probably get the upgrade a year or so after depending on how satisfied I am with how it runs.

You are quite welcome, glad to help. Sounds like a plan. I think you'll be satisfied with the computer, as you are doing mid-range gaming. The prices on both the video cards and PSU's of all kinds will hopefully drop by then, so good luck!

Just to clarify some things. 2MB cache on a processor is not a bottleneck. i have another pc at home still using socket am2 2.8GHz dual core 5600+ 2x1MB L2 with a 8800GT and i've overclocked the cpu to 3.3GHz to see no increase in fps meaning there is no bottleneck to the gpu. and the 8800gt is far more powerful than the 9500GT. second of all, you should know VRAM isnt always everything, just like the system RAM the more you have doesnt mean it will increase performance unless it utilizes it, like most here mentioned most weak cards have 1GB of ram and a 9500GT WILL NOT use 1GB of ram its all a market scheme to get new people into thinking its a good card because of the size of the VRAM. also third i've used a 400W power supply for the longest with a 8800GT/X-Fi Sound card, Overclocked, 2 Hard drives ect. what i would reccomend you get (to original poster) get a 9600GT for $74.99 this will do everything you've wanted no need to get a better power supply. this should do you good. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143161