I've got $250 to spend on a graphics card, but I'm not sure where I should start looking, what brand / model I should buy, etc.
I'm looking for the best card $250 can buy. It can be a little over that, but preferibly not by too much.
I'd like something that'd be able to play games like Half-Life 2 on the highest settings with no lag. Currently I have a crappy nVidia GeForce 4 MX440 which plays HL2 fine, but.. I'm not satisfied with the graphics. Doom 3 is another game I'd like to play, but can only run it on the lowest settings and even then there is usually a ton of lag, nearly making the game unplayable.
Another issue is my power supply. I'm not sure at all how to check it. I've heard GFX cards can use up a lot of power, so I wanted to make sure if I bought a decent gpu it would be getting enough power. Help checking that would also be appreciated.
And one more thing.. AGP and PCI. Info regarding those would be nice as well. I think my current gpu is AGP, so would it matter if the next one I buy is PCI?
Thank you.
I'm looking for the best card $250 can buy. It can be a little over that, but preferibly not by too much.
I'd like something that'd be able to play games like Half-Life 2 on the highest settings with no lag. Currently I have a crappy nVidia GeForce 4 MX440 which plays HL2 fine, but.. I'm not satisfied with the graphics. Doom 3 is another game I'd like to play, but can only run it on the lowest settings and even then there is usually a ton of lag, nearly making the game unplayable.
Another issue is my power supply. I'm not sure at all how to check it. I've heard GFX cards can use up a lot of power, so I wanted to make sure if I bought a decent gpu it would be getting enough power. Help checking that would also be appreciated.
And one more thing.. AGP and PCI. Info regarding those would be nice as well. I think my current gpu is AGP, so would it matter if the next one I buy is PCI?
Thank you.