Hi, I am in need with a suggestion/idea about the two cards that I am thinking to buy for my brother's PC. Recently I upgraded his motherboard from an Intel D845GVSR to an ASRock P4VM890 with a PCIe, so I am wondering which card should I get? Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT or the 7600 GT? and yes I know that the 7600 GT is ALOT better then the 7300 GT, but he mainly plays Guild Wars and sometimes Counter-Strike SOURCE. Any ideas?

P.S. Money is also the problem too... depends if he has alot of ram, and what operating system he has.

If he has lots of ram with vista then you should get the most powerful card you can afford.

However if he has xp and just 512 of ram I wouldnt sweat on getting to much of a expensive card becuase it wouldnt be used to its full potential anyway. And you mentioned he only play css and GW, which both cards will run cleanly. So if you DONT think he will get started into any new games and wont have much use for the extra power, then why spend the exra money?

Good luck and hope this helps


His computer specs are the FALLOWING:
- Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz
- 1GB DDR PC2700 333MHz RAM
- Windows XP Home
- Intergrated VIA 2D/3D Graphics

Also, there is a card from ATI (X1650 PRO) for the same cost as the 7300 GT!!! WOW!!! this looks like an amazing deal, but it is weaker then the 7600 GT, so I am thinking to get the X1650 thats enough specs for any one of those cards, if hes GOING to use it alot get the more expensive one, if not get the cheaper one. Look at the GPU FAQ (FAQ section - Hardware - Choosing a GPU) which contains all the information you are likely to need about graphics cards except for the newest models.
What's your budget?