Im thinking about one thats either near $300 or less......maybe get it with my x-mas money and stuff

With a pentium 4, you should probably go a bit lower than the 8800s, try this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150185

It's much cheaper, and your cpu is quite old, so you won't notice much of a difference.

If you want an 8800 I'd suggest upgrading your CPU to a core2duo 4300, but you'd need a new mainboard for that too, so it'll get quite expensive.

ok thats what i was wondering about.......i know we need a new one(we got this in the beggining of 2006) so i didnt know what i could take...tahnks for the help guys

but how much FPS do u think i would get with shaders using the 7600GT

Most likely around 50, except when there's lot of calculations, your cpu will hinder the performance there

wow....nice....thats better than im getting without shaders....lol... i think thats a good choice then.... thanks......how much would getting 2 help wiht it?