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774943 2009-05-18 10:07:00 I am building a new PC and i need a Graphic card that i will be using for gaming.

Although i am into computers - Graphic card specs and how it relates to gaming performance is one thing that i never fully understand

Can you recommend any mid range price graphic cards ( i dont need a SLI setup). Also is there a good website that gives you graphic card tutorial and explains its specs and how it relates to gaming so i can get better versed in this area.

Thanks
learning (5137)
774944 2009-05-18 10:14:00 What games will you be playing?

At what size screen and resolution?

For benchmakrs look on Toms Hardware:
www.tomshardware.com

For middle range price cards how about an Asus/Gigabytes/XFX 4850?

Very good value for money

Generally in the middle range section Ati offers the best in terms of performance vs value


Blam
Blam (54)
774945 2009-05-18 10:21:00 What games will you be playing?

At what size screen and resolution?

For benchmakrs look on Toms Hardware:
. tomshardware . com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/benchmarks,30 . html" target="_blank">www . tomshardware . com

For middle range price cards how about an Asus/Gigabytes/XFX 4850?

Very good value for money

Generally in the middle range section Ati offers the best in terms of performance vs value


Blam




I will be connecting my PC to a 32 Inch Samsung HDTV which specifies a resolution of 1366 x 768 for Hi Def 720p

I wanna connect using a HDMI cable so i guess the card needs HDMI output . Dont wanna go thru a DVI conver plug .

As for games . . . shot em ups fallout / crysis and some RPG
learning (5137)
774946 2009-05-18 10:42:00 The 4850 should be sufficient then. Comes with a DVI-HDMI converter Blam (54)
774947 2009-05-18 20:20:00 Ok i read few websites namely TomsHardware and Anandtech - I am going with ATI Radeon HD 4770 which just came out and out performs HD 4830 and comes close to 4850 but is quite cheap so I think it will provide the most bang of buck learning (5137)
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