Need recomendation for new video card

[celtic_dude]

<p>My video card just burnt out.  It was a Radeon x850 pro 256mb PCIe.  My system currently is running an amd athlon 64 3700+ on a AsRock 939 dual sata 2 mb with 1gig of ram.   I am looking for a recomendation for a new video card.  Looking to spne d $200 to $300.  Any help?  Thanks </p><p> Was looking on newegg.com  how are the 8800gts 320mb?</p>

[celtic_dude]

<p>bump</p><p>Anyone?</p>

[Rilauven]

<p>Here's a link to how alot of today's cards compare to each other on Tom's Hardware, this particular quest uses Prey for the test. the 8600 performs pretty impressively. I'd say it's a good buy.</p><p><a href="http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=778&model2=713&chart=301" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www23.tomshardware.com/graph...3&chart=301</a></p>

[celtic_dude]

<p>How are the x1950 pro cards?  Came across this one on newgg today.</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131055" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a></p>

[Derrmerth2]

<p>Go with either ATI 2600 series and up or Nvidia 8600GTS or better for a card.</p><p>My personal preference is the Gefore 8800Gts 640Mb. I've went on before about how the extra on board video memory will come in handy down the line. I really would try to get something with at least 512Mb on board for longevity of the card.</p>