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Clobbersaurus
09-11-2005, 06:21 PM
I just bought an ATI Radeon X850PRO. It was on sale at B*stB*y. I am not a big gamer, maybe a few times a month, but I want really good quality video. I am working on my first build, with MCE2005, and it will go out to a new flat screen tv I am buying just for this. So I would like good vid quality. I saw this card and thought it would be suffecient. I don't plan on upgrading for a few years, so I thought this card would hold me over. Is this overkill or does anyone think I should stick with this card?

P4 3.4ghz(64EMT)
ASUS P5P800 MoBo
SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
ATI Radeon X850PRO
WD 250gb HDD
WD 160gb HDD(OS)
Windows MCE 2005
Logitech Z5300e Speakers
WinTV PVR-150 tuner
NEC DL DVD Burner

DonVito
09-11-2005, 06:29 PM
an X800 or X700pro would have been fine. Can you return it to best buy? If you want to use it a couple years it might be best to keep it.

TwoRails
09-11-2005, 06:41 PM
If it was OK with your budget, then keep it. It'll be good for the couple year you suggest. Whether it's overkill really depends on you. Being even just a part time gamer, it sure is a drag not seeing all the eye candy when you do play. It also seems to be a good match for the rest of your system.

blue60007
09-11-2005, 07:06 PM
If it was OK with your budget, then keep it. It'll be good for the couple year you suggest. Whether it's overkill really depends on you. Being even just a part time gamer, it sure is a drag not seeing all the eye candy when you do play. It also seems to be a good match for the rest of your system.

:) Couldn'tve said it better. Even if you only play games once and a while, you'll be satsified when you do play, plus it goes in line with your system.