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Old 18th Sep 2009, 23:35
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I'm in the market for a video card. I've never purchased one before, and have gotten quite confused on what specs I should be looking for. My Current specs are: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB Ram NVIDIA GeForce6150SE nForce 430 32-bit Operating System Windows Vista (I'm unsure what service pack, but as far as I know it's up to date) I mostly play MMO's and RTS games. Possible upgrade for Aion. I'm trying to stay under 150$. I've looked at the following video cards: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...gon=&langid=EN http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...67&catid=20397 and the one I'm most interested in http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...72&catid=20397
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Old 19th Sep 2009, 02:14
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Have you read the guide?
http://www.computer-juice.com/forums...posting-23819/

Have a look at the 4770 ($110) or the GTX 260 [216 shaders] ($175 - $165 after rebates)
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Old 19th Sep 2009, 04:48
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Best thing would be to hear what resolution you're at right now. Pretty much all those cards are terrible anyway and you can get a nicer card at ncix or newegg.ca for nearly the same price.
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