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O.P. shopping for video cards...
My alienware needs a new graphics card and I need advice on what to get. Used to have a Nvidia GeForce 4600. 

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RE: shopping for video cards...
ATI Radeon 9800XT 256mb
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Let me also add, money is not an issue for this decision. 
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http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx850/index.html

ATi Radeon X850
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http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx850/index.html

ATi Radeon X850


That requires PCI Express. Unless his PC is brand new then he won't have PCI Express.


Well, Pr0xy, do you? :p
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Which one is better? ATi Radeon X850 Or ATI Radeon 9800XT 256mb
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the X850 is better, but u need PCI Express... if money's no issue, then get this aswell:

http://www.ati.com/products/pciexpress/subsite/index.html
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Well now money is an issue I just found out.... $300 limit :dodgy:

I think I'll go with a Radeon X700
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Well now money is an issue I just found out.... $300 limit :dodgy:

I think I'll go with a Radeon X700



You still haven't answered our question - does your computer have PCI-Express (which is not just the standard PCI slot)?
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No it doesn't...
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