I'm not a hardcore gamer, not pc gamer anyways, basically I have been pricing these cards as somewhat of an upgrade, currently I am running a 32 meg s3 savage 4 (i know, this is old, i got it as part of a barebones bundle that I purchased a few years back, reliable card though) I am on somewhat of a budget, the main thing i'm trying to find out is peoples experiences using these cards. I am an IT profession, but when I can't find a first hand account of someone using a card, I tend to ask around and see what experiences people had with a particualar product, although I do appreciate the recommendations, as I might decide to go to something that is more higher quality.