I started order the parts for my new computer and I'm trying to decide what video card I should go with, I'm using the computer for engineering design and playing game like half life 2. I basically have a $500 budget for the card, which one would be the best for the money.
MGE TITANIUM Silver ATX Mid Tower
Abit "FATAL1TY AN8" NVIDIA NF4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939
KWORLD PCI TV Tuner
Ultra X connect 500w power supply
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PDP Patriot "Extreme Performance" Low Latency 1gb memory
Maxtor 300GB 16mb buffer 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Plextor 16X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW SATA Drive
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
Windows XP pro
MGE TITANIUM Silver ATX Mid Tower
Abit "FATAL1TY AN8" NVIDIA NF4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939
KWORLD PCI TV Tuner
Ultra X connect 500w power supply
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PDP Patriot "Extreme Performance" Low Latency 1gb memory
Maxtor 300GB 16mb buffer 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Plextor 16X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW SATA Drive
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
Windows XP pro