what kind of a PCI-E card would you recomend

[tdeath101]

im on a 150$ budget and i need a good-enough video card (PCI-E) to handle the new games such as F.E.A.R, Farcry, Crysis and so on. atleast a decent video card that plays on medium to low settings. which would you recomend?

 

[bigsaucybob]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150141

With the rebate its exactly $150.

 

[tdeath101]

hey clear something up with me and my brother, my brother says theres a difference between a video card and a graphics card and i think theres not. is it really different?

 

[tdeath101]

what about a ATi Radeon X1600PRO 512MB PCI Express Video Card w/TV-Out

 

[underworld288]

the 512MB is nice, but the memory interface being 128-bit and the memory type being GDDR2 will not be so good. Another bad part is the 12 pixelpiplines. But, other then that it is a good card.

 

[tdeath101]

what about the ATi X1300Pro 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Video Card w/TV-Out,DVI

 

[tdeath101]

ATI is my favorite brand for video cards i don't like nvidia cards too much

 

[bigsaucybob]

the 7600GT is definitly one of the best cards for the money.

 

[tdeath101]

what about the nVidia GeForce 7600GS 256MB DDR2 PCI Express VCD w/TV-Out?????

 

[tweaker]

Yes ATi is awesome, but so is nVidia so dont be a fanboy.

nVidias 7600GT would be the best for your budget, an excellent product.

 

[fade2green514]

i like the 7600gt for the money. its a very new card, good performance, and good price. get it. lol
of course, if i were getting it myself i'd spend more and get say... a 7900gt.

 

[mrjack]

I think your brother may be mixing "video card" with "TV tuner".