Question about ATI cards

[Bulmers]

I'll be building my own gaming rig shortly, but I dont want to spend big bucks on two crossfire cards until x10 is released. What would be a good temporary alternative? Something pretty cheap but able to run something like World of Warcraft without too much pain. Obviously I dont want to spend loads on it though as it will go to waste once x10 is released and I get my new xfire cards.

I purchased the mobo yesterday.. an ASUS P5W DH DELUXE.

What would work?

 

[Ulfhednar]

Some idea of a budget would be infinitely helpful, but I believe the X1950Pro is quickly becoming the new mid-range darling.

 

[Bulmers]

$100 or less would be ideal.

 

[cmrmrc]

Originally posted by: Bulmers
$100 or less would be ideal.

is that CAD$ or US$?...

the X1650PRO would be the best card for now....

 

[thilanliyan]

WOW will work well on most cards. My friend runs it on his 6800 vanilla at decent frames at 1280x1024 so you should be able to get by with a X1650 or even a card from the X800 series like a X850XT or X800GTO...those should be pretty cheap. Oh and I hope you're not gonna go crossfire then just play WOW, that would be a waste.

 

[LW07]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102059
I would recommend this X850XT to hold you over until DX10.

 

[Wreckage]

DirectX 10 cards come out in 2 weeks. Maybe you could borrow a card until then.