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Old 05-13-2009   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Suggest a graphics card

I do have to agree with Felix on this one... if you're not feeling the bottleneck, then why go for the upgrade just yet? I would say at most look for a card with 1gb or more of GDDR3 or better memory. For fast 2D performance, about any of the newish chipsets will do great. No need to spend $500 on a graphics card with great 3D gaming performance if you never use it for such! You'll also need to consider your powersupply if you get too crazy with your video card as well!

For 2D performance, you'll probably feel a great difference with more RAM, but then again, I don't know how much you already have, or if you're running 64-bit Win7... If you're in 32-bit version, then anything over about 3gigs is wasted...
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