Gaming PC question...are these specs enough?

[ameratsu]

Soleron said:

ameratsu said:

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That's bollocks for canadians. The cheapest I found was ~$80 after rebate.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD3335&vpn=GV-R465OC-1GI&manufacture=GIGABYTE

8800gs, while the price has gone up slightly since i bought it (blame the falling canadian dollar), still much cheaper:

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD4730&vpn=EN8800GS/HTDP/384M&manufacture=ASUS

the 8800gs is very easily overclockable as well. Mine is at 709 / 1702 / 902.

I know. I've already agreed the 8800GS is much better value than the 4650. However, the 9600GSO has completely replaced the 8800GS in the US (and Canada soon) as it is the same chip (so same performance) but rebranded, and is more expensive than the 4650 in Canada. So, the part which Nvidia intends to compete with ATI isn't better value.

 

yep, thats fair. I probably would of bought an ATi card myself if they were more compatible with osx86. Maybe the next generation of mac pros will provide some ati card options. The video card is the weakest part of my system, but i have no problem waiting for prices to come down.