Ok heres the deal, my union where i work bitched at my company, and my company bitched back, and there was bloodshed and violence and loss of pensions, and loss of jobs and loss of heads, ect ect. Typical union negotiation. So in the end we got a payout! sooo now i have some extra cash laying around. I have 2 comps currently, and im looking to upgrade my shit box! (the worst of the two)
Specs:
asus p4b motherboard (intel 845 chipset)
p4 2.8ghz
512mb DDR Ram
Intergrated Audio
Nvidea Gforce2 Mx/MX 400 (heres where it hurts)
Ok so its a POS For 3 reasons so far.
1.) Intergrated Audio BLOWS CHUNKS.
2.) Its a pentium. My other comp is Athalon, and it doesnt screw up all the time, i think my processor is retarded!
3.)THE VIDEO CARD!!! Gforce2 MX!!! HAHAHA. i takes me like a day to encode a vcd. saddddddd.
So i need some help choosing my replacements. Im not going to replace the processor, because thats a bit steep for now, and if im gonna upgrade it, im gonna go all out. I dont want to spend too much on an sound card, because its not a vital at the moment. The video card is my main Focus right now! So ive got it narrowed down to 2 possible video cards.
I can get:
ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR AGP8X w/S-Video & Dual Monitor Out (Box) for $295 (Canadian)
or
ATI Radeon 9600 XT 256MB DDR AGP8X w/S-Video & DVI-I OEM for ($245)
does any1 have either of these crads, and can give me a preformance idea? Im leaning towards the first one right now because it comes with alot of different hookups for TV/DVD/VCR/everything else, recording. And i can turn it into a "pause live television" box too. Suggestions?


