Graphic card for a new computer... keep the same or buy a new one?

Question

I.m making a new pc... I was thinking in use my old ATI Radeon 9600 pro 256mb in the new system, but it is AGP, and there are few motherboards with AGP slot and at the same time good and compatible with the new cpus. What do I do? Buy a new graphic card? Buy a cheap motherboard, that I will replace in a few months, when I buy a new graphic card, that will be PCI express? Buy a directx10 graphic card now, or wait a few more time, and now buy a pci express graphic card and a good mainboard?

Can you give me graphic cards models, that you think are good for replace my old one??

And direct x 10 cards???

What is best... a 8600 GTS 256 MB graphic card, that have directx10, or and ATI Radeon X1950, at the same price, but with no directx10??

I-m confused!!! I don-t know what to do.

I-m using Windows xp now.

Answer 1

Don't worry about DX10 cards would be my recommendation.

The reason is... There are NO GAMES right now that use DX10. Here's an upcoming list:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77741

At least 3-4 that just need an update patch to enjoy the graphics of DX10, and you can play the game TODAY. Which means... You don't really need it! No game that will REQUIRE DX10 either.

Besides, 8800 came out not that long ago, and 8600 are just now hitting the market. Prices are still high. You know ATI is working on something to fight the 8800. Let ATI and NVIDIA fight... we the gamers are the winners at the end with cheaper better hardware.

So you want a PCI-E DX9 card and a decent modern mainboard. I recommend you go with the 7900 series. They are as low as $150 nowadays (yes, I checked Newegg) and they are just ONE NOTCH below the Nvidia king, the 8800.

Answer 2

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