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And its not PCI it is AGP there is no X1600 for PCI.
But there IS a PCIe X1600, which is probably what he meant.
I had issues with one ATI card, in regards to EQ, but that was a couple of years ago. I've had a couple of different ATI cards since and haven't had any issues.
As to that particular card (X1600 Pro), notinterested is correct about the price. They're going for 120-150 on average online, so you'd save a little bit, but not much. Best Buy is notorious for ******** you on the PC components to make up for the real deals they give you in the other departments. They're really not a PC store.
I'd say it's a decent deal for 99 bucks though, especially if you're on limited funds or you just don't want to put out a small fortune on a video card. This is especially important if you have a system with a weaker powersupply and don't want to have to replace it as well (even though they're pretty cheap, and a good PS is invaluable). This card is generally considered to be a little better then an X700 but not as good as an X800, but it actually excels over the X800 in some tests due to some different features (I think it was related to the pipeline structure, but can't remember off the top of my head). As long as you're not planning on playing BF2142 with all settings maxed or something it should be a good enough card.