upgrading my video card

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Gundyy

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salvage-this said:
it looks like you and I have the same problem.

Here is my leading choice so far

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858

Here is another recommendation that I was given by the fourm.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150438

I hope this helps!
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Those two cards are the best you will be able to choose form for the sub $200 range. The 5770 is cool, new and future proof. It's performance is "okay". The 4890 will by far knock every card out of its way in the $200 range. even the 5770 and gtx 260. I had one and it was incredible, anyone that knows a thing or two will tell you this too. Best buy has the 4890 for $179!! I know New Egg is the best, but $179 for a 4890 is great :D
 
hey sorry, i'm looking to play CoD MW 2, WoW, CS:S and a few other games... but i'm mainly concerned about playing these games with maxed settings in a hefty situation at full frames...
 
jacman747 said:
this is the card I have and i'm very pleased with it

http://www.pcconnectionexpress.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=9869440&SourceID=k172344

I can play DiRT 2 with the settings turned up quite high and great frame rates. also it should slightly outperform the 5770 as it has 256-bit memory as opposed to the 128 bit on the 5770.
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A 9600gt is a great card, but it doesn't beat a 5770. There's a difference between 256bit with GDDR3 and 128 bit with GDDR5 ;) It's not a apples/apples comparison.
 
It's probably a lot closer comparison than people realize though. The 9600gt is one of the most underrated cards there is.

But, the thing that hurts it most is it only has 64 stream processors.
 
The ATI 5770 is widely seen as a good value graphics card with decent performance. The 4890's may still be a good bet as well, whilst it is an older generation card that definitely doesn't necessarily mean it performs worse. http://howtoinstallagraphicscard.blogspot.com/ offers some brief advice on choosing a graphics card, help on installing a graphics card and some links to useful sites for e.g. benchmarks.

The resolution of your monitor (and as such at which you wish to run games) should influence your choice of card. As I said, it is often best to look at some benchmarks of games you will be interested, run on the card's you are looking at. Tomshardware has a pretty comprehensive graphics benchmark section but many other sites do as well.
 
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