well, if you want a card that will LAST a LONG time and it will be worth every penny, then go with any of the Geforce 6800 series. (regular 6800, XT, and Ultra)... the 5200 is not worth it at all unless its a temporary card. i am buying my brother geforce 5900 xt for only 80 bucks since i dont have the money... how many pipes (if any) does the 5900 have? can i do anything to make it better? (although i do not want to get serious into modding the card, but if its software than thats fine)....