Even though a lot of us are gamers and enjoy technology there are some of us that have no clue as the type of video card to get. Technology changes every day and in the world of PC gaming there have been some innovations that are making gaming better. We will be having a second part that covers memory, motherboards, cpus and everything that is needed to make a computer, but in this tutorial we will show you how to choose the best video card for your needs.
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When picking up a video card there are 3 things to think of and one of the most important thing to know is that as gamers you are making an investment on a hobby. Another important thing that comes to mind is that you first must determine how big of a gamer you are, because essentially you will be spending from $70 to $300 dollars and maybe even more. The next thing is how much can you spend?, being that money can be a deciding factor.
Now that you thought and decided what your situation may be the next thing is to buy a video card that suites you. Below you will see our picks on the best video cards out there and we are going to include something that will be affordable to everyone. For more details and to buy one these video cards the will be a link provided on the bottom of each pick.
All Video Cards presented here are PCI Express as it is a Standard these Days!
MSI N470GTX Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $299
With the MSI N470GTX Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 470 you get a card that gives you all that you need, a gamers dream. Included for a limited time is a copy of Mafia 2 the game, which is a good experience on the PC as there will be mods for it coming soon for it. This card has SLI Support Video Card and it’s top of the line for the gamer looking for a little more. A great investment in deed because you will not need to upgrade your video card for a while. You can do Dual Link DVI as well as an HDMI port so this card will do everything HD and with the Dual Link DVI you can plug in two monitors at the same time and play. The NVIDIA PhysX technology brings a new class of physical gaming interaction so the graphics will be accelerated to the highest and playing games with this card will be almost realistic.
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SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB $249
You can’t go wrong with Sapphire and with this Video Card you will be the envy of your gamer friends. This card is going to cost you about $249.99 plus the shipping and handling, which is about $7.87 at Newegg. It is HD as soon as you get it out of the box, which means that if you have an HD TV you can also enjoy gaming in it as well as your computer monitor. The most important thing about this Video Card is that you will be getting AMD HD3D Technology built in, which means that it will support 3D gaming and in the coming year everything is going to be about 3D gaming.
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EVGA 01G-P3-1467-AR GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) Superclocked 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $219
If Saphire doesn’t tickle your fancy there are other options available to you and the next card is the EVGA 01G-P3-1467-AR Geforce GTX. This card gives you two DVI ports and one Mini HDMI port. It supports Direct X 11, and requires that you have a PCI Express port on your motherboard, which is a standard these days as we mentioned earlier. This is a NVIDIA chip set and will work with most of the games that have come out this year. Another 1GB video card for those looking to do PC Gaming at lower prices.
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ASUS ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $139
Performance is really important and for the casual gamer we have the ASUS ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP/DI/1GD5, a card that works good and an affordable way to start doing PC gaming. This card is geared to the casual gamer, but it demands respect with 1GB of DDR5 memory. It has the 3 ports HDMI, DVI and VGA so it will pretty much support any monitor that you may have. You should be able to play most of the game that are out, but we recommend that you check your specific game’s system requirements. In addition for a limited time offer you get Hawx 2 the game.
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XFX Radeon HD 5550 HD-555X-ZNF2 Video Card $69.99
For those on a budget that are looking for a good deal with a recognized brand you can’t go wrong with this XFX Radeon HD. It has 1GB of memory and although it is really basic and the price makes up for it. If you are a casual PC gamer and are not into all the latest graphics this may be the card for you. Grand Theft Auto IV works on it, so the card isn’t as bad. This video card has the 3 popular ports so you can plug in your oldest and newest computer monitor as it has VGA support as well as HDMI and DVI. It supports Direct X 11 so you can trust that your game will look great on it.
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To see all the cards presented here in a higher resolution check out the gallery below. If you want to see more details or would like to buy any of these cards you can click on the Buy it! link that will take you to a place you can buy it.
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