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I am currently building a new computer and i need recommendations on Video Cards ranging from 150$ to 300$. With the computer i'm going to be doing video editing, music recording and a small amount of gaming.

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Whats the rest of the spec of your build?

What os are you running?

What resolution monitor?
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OS: Windows XP Pro
Resolution:1920 X 1200

Intel Quad Q6600
Sound Card: Audiophile 192
Mobo: Probably ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
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RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail

This is what i am planning on getting. For now. i am still undecided on some things or another.

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Windows XP Pro
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Intel Quad Q6600
Audiophile 192
2GB Patriot RAM
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
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Firstly, nicely spec'd build.

I'm not so familiar with sites on your side of the pond so I've had a look at Newegg and come up with this. With postage it's still within budget.

As you've quoted you're only going to be gaming some of the time I was thinking about a Quadro as these are dedicated cards for CAD/video work but can game on a whim. But for your budget you're not going to get a very powerful one, which you'll need at the resolution of your monitor when gaming.

There's really only one choice and thats the 8800GT as I wouldn't recommend less than 512mb of ram on a card at 1920x1200. You could save some money and get a 256mb version (around $80) but I wouldn't recommend this as it will hold the card back and, also, the more memory the better to be frank when it comes to video editing.
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looks good. Although i was planning on getting the Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2 Ram and this video card indicates DDR3... Is this going to be a problem? My brothers going to be building this, so i can check with him but i rarely see him so i figure i'd ask. Thanks :)
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