Ping MVPs & other folks who help here

Hi - it's a bit off topic but I would like your advice and comments. I have
an ATi 9000 Pro 64MB video card in one computer and a GeForce 4 440MX - 64MB
in another. Both are DirectX 7 compliant.

I play the Medal of Honor game series, and want to buy the Pacific Assault
edition which was released a few weeks ago. The Pacific Assault specs call
for a DirectX 8.1 or higher compatible video card. I know that neither of
my video cards will work since the Pacific Assault Demo checks what video
card is in your PC.

My spending limit is $170 since I'll probably build a couple of new
computers next year. Can you suggest a video card that's DirectX 9
compatible?

One other thing. I just bought a 19 inch Samsung SyncMaster 997DF CRT
monitor to replace my 3 1/2 year old Samsung SyncMaster 955DF 19 inch
monitor which developed a problem of shaking video. This new monitor is
better than the old one which was fabulous.

Thanks for any assistance you can offer.

Joe