About a month ago, my older video card (the PNY Verto GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB AGP) died and I was once again out hunting for a nice mid-range card to replace it.
 

Now I did not want to spend too much so I went to CompUSA and picked up a BFG GeForce 7600 GT 512MB APG card for $150. It worked for about two days and that too died. I immediately knew that something else was the problem, so I returned that and got a new motherboard (Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe) and this new PNY Verto GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB PCI-E video card. I have not had a problem since than and I am also happy that I upgraded to PCI-Express. This card cost me about $170 but I received a $20 mail-in-rebate so it was even cheaper.


ABOUT MY PC :
It took me a while to troubleshoot and figure out what was wrong with my computer and what to replace. So after researching for about a week I decided to replace the motherboard, video card, and power supply (motherboard requires 24 pin power instead of 20 pin).

I was upgrading from my old PNY Verto GeForce 6800 GT 256MB video card which was great while it lasted, but now since it has past away I wanted to get something similar or a bit powerful than it. The reason I chose PNY is because I have always had good experiences with it and I have also tried other brands and they do not last.

My Computers Specifications
Kingwin Inc. Mutant X ATX Mid-Tower Case
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4 GHz Processor
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
Kingston 2 x 512MB PC3200 400MHz Ram
Centon 2 x 512MB PC3200 400MHz Ram
PNY Verto GeForce 7600 GS 256MB PCI-E Video Card
1 x 200 GB 7200RMP Internal Hard Drive
1 x 160GB 7200RMP Internal Hard Drive
1 x Lite-On DVD-DL 16x Drive
1 x Sony DVD-RW 8x Drive
Mad Dog SurePower 430 Watt Power Supply
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Operating System