Looking for Graphics card

[treetops]

From what I can tell from this chart, this is the best bang for your buck

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/Assassins-Creed-v1.02,737.html

ATI Radeon HD 3850 CF

Cf means crossfire right? So the cf benchmark is based off 2 of these cards right?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814140103

Im not expert im in the market for a video card, is there anything im missing?

I pretty much only game.
I currently use 1680x1050, will have much higher res later.
Looking to spend around 100$
Windows Xp sp3
Duo core
2 gig ddr2 ram

Will get more specs after I install my new mobo I cant access the computer atm.

 

[Matthew DeCarlo]

Best bang for your buck would probably be the Radeon HD 4830 (at <$100). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822

If you can spend a tad more, bump it up to the Radeon HD 4850 ($115ish). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0048 106792627 1067940677&name=Radeon HD 4850

 

[CombinationZero]

I would also recommend the 4850. It's a card quite capable of playing your games and gives you room for upgrading your PC (Crossfire support).

 

[treetops]

Hmm how much better is 2x 3850 compared to the 1x 4850?

I was thinking when I upgrade again I can just buy 2x cheap cards again that combined are stronger then 1 good card.

Are those benchmarks I linked accurate at all?

 

[LinkedKube]

If you're going with a higher resolution down the line neither of your choices will do much, maybe the 4850 can handle that.

 

[CombinationZero]

Hmm how much better is 2x 3850 compared to the 1x 4850?

I was thinking when I upgrade again I can just buy 2x cheap cards again that combined are stronger then 1 good card.

Are those benchmarks I linked accurate at all?

Yes two 3850's will be slightly better but not enough to worry about. the way I see it is if you buy the 4850, It's going to give you room for upgrading later on.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Since you say you will be using a screen with a res of 1920x1080 or higher, you would need two HD 4830s or a single HD 4870 to get playable framerates. The HD 4850 cannot handle that high a res on its own.

 

[treetops]

Good points, however it turns out I need a new cpu, im going to get a 220$ quad core. So I am probably not going to get a video card for another month.

Current video card is 7600 nvidia gt, runs wow on the highest settings at good frames. Its a pretty low demanding game, but its the only newish game I play. I want another card so I can sample all the newer games with ease. Ill definitely be playing starcraft 2 and diablo 3 when they come out. Ill probably go with the 4870.