I finally decided to build a new PC and I need some help picking out a good video card. I want a card that can run FPS games (like cod4, bioshock, ut3, etc.) at medium settings and average about 40-50 frames/sec. Also, I would like to keep the price under $100.
I found a GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express for $70 after rebate. Would this card satisfy my needs? I've read that it can be overclocked manually to give it near 8600GTS performance.
The other card I was looking at is a Radeon X1950 PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express for about $135 after rebates. Its a little bit more than I want to spend and I'm not sure how much extra it'll give me for the money.
These are pretty much the two cards I've been looking at...please feel free to make any other suggestions. I still pretty ignorant when it comes to graphics cards, so if anyone could help me out it would be great.
Thanks
I found a GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express for $70 after rebate. Would this card satisfy my needs? I've read that it can be overclocked manually to give it near 8600GTS performance.
The other card I was looking at is a Radeon X1950 PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express for about $135 after rebates. Its a little bit more than I want to spend and I'm not sure how much extra it'll give me for the money.
These are pretty much the two cards I've been looking at...please feel free to make any other suggestions. I still pretty ignorant when it comes to graphics cards, so if anyone could help me out it would be great.
Thanks