What graphic card is good for my build?

[wantedelite]

Ok I have a 17inch squared monitor. I will be getting a new one soon.
I will be doing some light gaming. Games: Counter Strike Source,Left4dead
and I will be watching movies and surfing the net!

My build:

Processor: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674&Tpk=Phenom II x4 955
MotherBoard: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392
Ram: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231278
Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137
Speakers: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121034
Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
CD Drive: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817189005

I just need a graphic card and dont know what to pick !

Please help me out and thanks in advance!

 

[NaughtyMonkey]

Whats your price range and do you prefer nvidia or ati?

This ones not bad and it should play those games without any problems and will work with that board.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130434

 

[wantedelite]

I dunno about 120-180? im not sure anything that will run better and give better performance

 

[NaughtyMonkey]

Well the one I posted is 197.

Just go down the list and find one in your price range.

Here is one a little cheaper and comes with some cool free stuff

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130469

 

[wantedelite]

okay thanks im done my build now haha

 

[StrangleHold]

What ever you do, dont get that GTS 250 for that price. You can get this 4870 for close to the same price and it will kick that GTS 250s butt.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102849

 

[wantedelite]

okay thanks!

 

[bigrich0086]

yes here ya go
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150436

 

[daisymtc]

4870 1gb

 

[konsole]

watching movies and surfing the next do not require a good video card as they do little or no video calculating on the fly. Those 2 HL2 games are a few years old so don't require the latest video card either, though it wouldnt hurt. What daisymtc suggested should be more then enough for those games, though future games you might wanna play should be considered.

Heres a quote from another site:

"I've been watching DVDs when my computer was a PII @ 300MHz with a 4mb AGP video card"

A good video card isnt needed when the video being watched is already precalculated (movies, even game cutscenes). Games with good graphics require nice video cards because the video can be altered ona moments notice. Its already set in stone what a video card and monitor need to display for movies.