A decent graphics card? Options

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What's the price on a descent graphic's card, and what what are the decent models?

I recently had a 4850.. I had to sell it. :/

[Maccabee]

This should fulfill all your needs. /g/ calls it the poor mans card, but it could play crysis without bottlnecking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814150450

[heyo-captain-jac...]

This should fulfill all your needs. /g/ calls it the poor mans card, but it could play crysis without bottlnecking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814150450

that would be a downgrade from his old card.

all cards are backwards compatible

fixd


before you go and buy anything, post the specifications of your PSU. You may be able to buy a 5750 or a 5770 instead of a crap card. If your PSU is a POS, I'd recommend a 5670. If you have any PCI-e connectors at all, I'll reccomend a 5770 (which btw overclocks like a beast)

Edit: for 175, get whatever you want in the 5xxx series. 4890 if you're using XP, though, since there is no dx11 support at all for XP, not even through patches.

[Uronacid]

that would be a downgrade from his old card.
fixd
before you go and buy anything, post the specifications of your PSU. You may be able to buy a 5750 or a 5770 instead of a crap card. If your PSU is a POS, I'd recommend a 5670. If you have any PCI-e connectors at all, I'll reccomend a 5770 (which btw overclocks like a beast)

Edit: for 175, get whatever you want in the 5xxx series. 4890 if you're using XP, though, since there is no dx11 support at all for XP, not even through patches.

I second this.

If you have Vista or 7 purchase a 5670 or better yet 5770. I personally like the 5770 and have a feeling it will be my next card as it is a step up from the 4850 which I currently own and am extremely satisfied with.

If you have windows XP then opt for the 4890, but make sure you have a PSU that supports the wattage consumed by the 4890.