Video Card Problem

Hey guys whats the best video card (graphics card w/e it is) best basically everything but really good for gaming? ($600 MAX)
My graphics(video) card is REALLLY crappy Aaron knows what im talking about soo some help would be reallly awsome.

I do know... you need a new system. Seriously. The new thing is PCI Express. You have AGP, you can upgrade your card... but it wouldn't be worth it in the long run.

like an entirely new computer?

Yes...

Said By Me

you need a new system

have anything specific in mind gaming/regular use(good video card)

Depends on your budget.

uhh 1100 or less (yeah less than that im pretty sure)

I'll spec it out when I get home tomorrow. I'm heading out now.

For the card alone!?

no an entire new system aaron has seen my cpu, honestly the entire thing software, hardware and all... is a peice of a shit so aaron says i should get a entirely new cpu so somewhere from maybe 1100 and down is the budget.

Is this good?

are those all parts? (like get them all and put'em together you have a nice computer?)

if you can, wait for conroe, it performs much better than am2. It's already out but it's not that widely available yet.

sorry but im not really knowledgeable with this kind of stuff so can you fill me in on whats an am2 and whats a conroe.

Conroe is a new Intel chip and the AM2 is the newest AMD socket. I agree about waiting till the end of the month, though.

still have no clue lol doesn't matter im just going to go with the xps 400 good function, price, and durability

What are the specs of the entire machine?

http://www.dell.com/content/products/pr ... &cs=19

Specs look under the XPS400 Column

I'm going with the NVIDIA 7800 GTX for the video card out of the 3 choices

How about a better link?

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_400?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19

hows this

I don't see any systems with those specs... unless you are customizing it.

Save your cart and post the link here so we can check it out.

well, the system by dell usually sucks. You can get a slightly better components if you build it yourself. Alternatively, you can consider maybe buy from alienware (which is dell now), which has better parts but I think slightly more expensive. The XPS all has pentium D cpu on them (which sucks at gaming). Like I said, if you can, wait for a bit as the new intel cpu is already out, conroe aka core 2 duo. It performs great in games and everything and they should hit dell's shelves or retail soon.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_400?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~section=specs#tabtop

thos are the tech specs, so my ideal setup is the G Series and The XPS 400 with a NVIDIA 7800 GTX video card

Write out the exact specs. Dell doesn't retain specs in links like that.

System Specs (are these good?)

Processor/Display
Pentium� D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)

Operating System
Genuine Windows� XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD

Future Operating Systems
Windows Vista� Capable4

Video Card
128MB PCI Express� x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory (NVIDIA GTX 7800 also)

Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs

Hard Drives
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ 8MB cache

Monitors
19 inch E196FP Analog Flat Panel

CD or DVD Drive
Single Drive: 16x DVD+/-RW with double layer write capability

Security Software
PC-cillin Internet Security: AntiVirus, Firewall, Spyware removal 15-months

Office Software (not included in Windows XP)
No Productivity Suite - Corel WordPerfect� word processor only

Hardware Warranty
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
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Then after I purchase the computer I want to get the G Series Wireless Mouse & Keyboard

For how much?

890 and it comes with a free 19" inch flat moniter =D

Wait for a couple of weeks. Seriously.

i am assuming that you don't know how to build a computer right? Because you can actually get a better system with the same amount of money. Now, if you just want to buy a prebuild system, like I said before, wait a few weeks as dell is clearing out old system and probably will have new intel cpu implemented in their new system setup. Otherwise, just get amd system as they are much better for gaming and overall performance.

im so confused lol