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    Need help choosing a grafix card!!!

    Alright so my 7900GS finally gave out on me and i need a new card. The only problem is that my PSU is only 400W.
    Whats the best card i can get without burning my house down lol. Im not really looking upgrade my psu (at the moment).
    Also, i need a card thats equivalent in size to the 7900GS (my case is extremely small). Anyways, thanks guys for all the help!

    The rest of my system:

    Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual

    core processor 4000+

    2.11GHz, 2.00GB of ram

    Info on the power supply:

    http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Power%20Intl.

    +12v2=====18.0A(YELBLACK)+5Vsb====2.5A 18a rail

    ^^^^^^Thats all the info i could i find on my psu lool

    Because i work at best buy, i can get a little discount. Would any of these cards work with my system, if so i can pick it up today.

    http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/dept.a...EN&catid=20374

    ***Also, the card has to be the same size as a 7900gs because my case is very small.
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    Re: Need help choosing a grafix card!!!

    Your PSU will never run a GTS250, and that's an obscene price to pay for one anyway.

    IMO your best best is to get one of the 9800GT eco models at newegg for ~$80 AMIR.

    If you're determined to shop at Best Buy because you work there, I'd get the 4670. It will be weaker gaming (especially with AA) than a 9800GT, but far more powerful than a 9400GT or 9500GT.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-113-_-Product

    $82.99 AMIR

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-032-_-Product

    $79.99 AMIR

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    Re: Need help choosing a grafix card!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by shady313 View Post
    [B] Alright so my 7900GS finally gave out on me and i need a new card....
    I refer you to your earlier and nearly identical post:

    http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...ml#post1837643

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    Re: Need help choosing a grafix card!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by GheeTsar View Post
    I refer you to your earlier and nearly identical post:

    http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...ml#post1837643
    I was sure I'd read this exact post before. putting it all in bold does not change our advice.

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    Re: Need help choosing a grafix card!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Pob255 View Post
    I was sure I'd read this exact post before. putting it all in bold does not change our advice.
    I didn't remember his first post having the Best Buy stuff in it, so it did chang my answer to the 4670 if he has to shop there.

    If he posts in italics, I'll have to go with the 5750 Top Secret Edition. Only draws 3 watts at load, but runs Crysis 19X12 4X16X at 60fps minimum.


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