Best VGA for a maximum of $180?

[RaraZ]

Hello,

I want to buy a new VGA card for my desktop so I can play this year games comfortably, I don't want to pay more than
180$. My motherboard is the Intel DP35DP, CPU: Q6600, RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz, Windows 7 64-bit is installed and I currently have a 7300GT 512MB VGA.

Thank you for your suggestions

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

Get a 5770 off the egg for around 160-180$
What resolution you playing at?

 

[aberchonbie]

How big is your screen?

Probably looking at a ATI Radeon 5770 at that price point. Here's some reading to help you even further: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2521.html

You can check out newegg.com for relatively lower prices on graphics cards (compared to places like best buy or retail outlets)

 

[RaraZ]

My screen is a Samsung LCD 20" (2033SN PLUS) with a resolution of 1600 x 900. Based on the link 'aberchonbie' posted, I think the Inno3D Geforce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 is enough for me.
Thank you

 

[RaraZ]

Best answer selected by RaraZ.

 

[jyjjy]

The blurbs in that article about resolution use adjectives that greatly overstate things imo. The GTS 250 will be good for your resolution but not great. I would recommend the HD5770 or at least an HD5750 so you have a DX11 card. If you don't want either of those the HD4850 is usually cheaper than the GTS 250 while offering similar performance.