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Help choosing a video card

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DoubleHelix747

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Hello, I am buying a Dell XPS 9000 (i7-920, 6GB DDR3 RAM) machine that would be used primarily for watching/streaming movies (SD and HD) on a 24" HD monitor, and office work. No gaming. Dell offers following four choices (no other information provided about the cards on the website) and I am wondering which one to choose to future proof my machine for 2-3 years:


ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3 [Included in Price]
Dell Recommended

nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024MB [Add $80.00]

nVidia GeForce GTX 260 1792MB [Add $180.00]

ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 [Add $280].

Another alternative to buying an upgraded card from Dell is for me to buy this XFX card that I can get for about $48 and has a lifetime warranty - would this be a better option (cost/value/functionality dimensions) than the above for my purpose:

XFX GeForce GT240 Video Card - 512MB DDR5

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=5753614

TIA.
 
No gaming? Take the Dell Recommended HD5450. This card will do everything perfectly fine except gaming. Uses hardly any power too. The other cards are gaming cards.
 
Take the 5870 then sell it since they retail for around $400 you can probably get 350 or more. Buy a new 4550 or something for $20AR if you're not gaming.
That's $50 profit.
 
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