An X1800 XT is good, yes, but far from the best.
I'm just saying that if he expects to play new games on a 7300, or a car dlike yours, expect them to look no better, heck even worse, than a PS2 game.
You ever seen Oblivion played with 1.1 Pixel Shaders? It looks like crap compared to what even a 7600 can do.
My point, was that you can easily get a high-end card for a pretty cheap price. My X1800 XT can play Oblvion on high settings (can't max out shadow amounts or res), but it plays it very well.
If you're looking at computer parts, especially for a gaming PC, you want the best "bang for your buck" card, not something that can barely play a 3 year old game on medium.