need a good video card!

hi, i just build a P4 2.4ghz Prescott system, with 1 GB of Geil dual channel pc3200 ddr 400 ram, and im wondering, should i get a sapphire 9600xt, a powercolor 9700, or a chaintech geforce 5900 fx? the most i want to spend is 170, that puts my comp at 800, and my parents are making me pay half of it, so....

 

out of that mix, HANDS DOWN get the sapphire 9600xt

sapphire is in fact a VERY reliable manufacturer, as they make a good deal of the "ATi" named video cards in their own factories.

almost every user on this board will support the sapphire name as has been stated in countless threads here.

the only other option you might take is to get a 9800pro 128MB, as it is about the same price as a 9600xt now.

 

I'd say the 5900 would be the best of those three cards, but for $172, you can get a Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb @ Newegg - http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-369&depa=0. It's the same card that I bought and I have no complaints whatsoever.

Or you can get the same deal that I got, which was the video card with a coupon for Half-Life 2 for $225 @ Allstarshop - http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?pid=8648&sid=WUQBQ02PXLMB8KQJMVFEMH2VGTDN6QLC

 

of course you could just wait for the x800 xt

 

odd, as that's the first bad news I've heard about them. I suppose it is always good to take a look at the company from a large-scale standpoint to see how their products fare. thanks for the info MT.