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[Graemebo]

Hi All My First Post

I currently have the follwing PC spec:

A64 3000+ Venice
Gigabyte K8N-Sli mobo I think thats the model
XFX 6800 256 PCI-E worst card ever stupid NV41 core
1gb Geil Value 2x512
250gb Hitachi Sata-II
120gb Samsung IDE
Audigy 2
Samsung 913N LCD

I wand to change the video card to start with i have been looking at ATI cards the 1800XT looks a nice card and a nice price at the moment.

But keep getting told the 7600GT and 7900GT are better,
Also I will add more mem just another gig.

My other thing I need advice on is HD choice
I work as a professional Photographer and I want
to add 3 more 250gb HDs to my pc just for storage
any advice on which to get be great.

Been away from whats good and not for to long so
need some help again


Thanks

Graemebo

 

[semi-pro waster]

Welcome to the forums, anyone who tells you that the 7600gt is better than an X1800XT is simply wrong, it is quite demonstrably not true, sorry but there is absolutely no way that it is possible beyond maybe on power consumption and that doesn't really matter here. A 7900gt and X1800XT are pretty close performance-wise but the X1800XT can do AA and HDR together if that matters.

2gb of Geil Value is a good choice if you want 2gb Ram.

Hard drive wise I'd probably be looking at Western Digital, Hitachi or Samsung. Any one of them ought to be sufficient

 

[ACESHIGH]

Agreed. The X1800XT is far better than a 7600GT & slightly quicker than a 7900GT. The X1800XT is the right card at the right price as far as i am concerned.

As for HDD, either Samsung or WD.