upgrade advice

[sir-les-mp]

Ive currently got a Nvidia 7950gt 512mb card and im looking to upgrade to a DX10 model
i only have buget for either an ATI 2600 series or a Nvidia 8600 series card
which of these is going to be the better card for my system
Currently running win xp pro but will be updating to Vista 64bit ultimate when it arrive's

System
AMD 62 X2 4400 (Toledo)@2.42Ghz 939 socket
Inno3d 7950GT ichill model
2 gig Muskin redline 4000 (2x 1gig) DDR
Foxconn NF4SK8AA (8kers)
Strider 750watt PSU
Cheiftec Full tower
maxtor 10 320gig drive
2x mator 9 160 gig drive's

 

[queamin]

I not sure they as powerful, i would wait until you can get a 320/2900xt/640 or wait until refreash in nov, i am still on xp but got vista 64 on dual boot was going to sort it out for bioshock but will wait until crysis as i will upgrade my cpu and motherbroad and ram then

 

[BigglesPiP]

They aren't as quick as your current card, wait till you can afford a 320Mb 8800GTS.

 

[sir-les-mp]

i wish i could wait but my current card is starting to fail
as far as i can tell it is no longer under innovisions warranty

 

[queamin]

I had my 320 now for 6 months and to be truthful i waiting to see a big difference in dx10 from dx9 when i do then i will swop over

 

[Cyber-Mav]

damn that 79 series, failure rate is silly high on them. if you only got little cash then get a stop gap card till november time hopefully nvidia will have something new out and may be good value for money. either way 8800 will drop in price then.