recommend me a video card please!

[robxpark]

I bought a EVGA GeForce 9800 GT Akimbo video card for $60.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...707&CatId=3670

However, people have been telling me to buy another video. Can someone recommend me another video card for around the same price.

I plan on playing some games like CS Source and Starcraft II.
I just bought the AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition and the GIGABYTE 880ga-ud3h if that helps. Thanks

 

[DaveSimmons]

> However, people have been telling me to buy another video. Can someone recommend me another video card for around the same price.

What have they been telling you to buy instead, and why? $60 isn't much to spend on a gaming card.

Also. what is your power supply (brand, total watts, 12V amps rating) since this tells us what cards it can run?

If you can spend around $100 then look for a Hot Deal on a GTX 460 768MB (don't buy the 1 GB "SE" version by mistake, it's crippled).

 

[robxpark]

my power supply is the ocz stealthxstream 2 600w.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3ORDER-_-Deals

 

[Qbah]

For $60 that's a great card. However, which resolution do you play at? If it's 1680x1050 or lower, DaveSimmons' advice would be the best one to follow (provided you do have the $100 to spend).

 

[robxpark]

my monitor right now, the resolution is 1366 x 768. my monitor is the lg w1943tb

 

[Qbah]

For 1360x768 the 9800GT at $60 was a great deal. You should be getting great results with your games, with the occasional odd-ball (Crysis, Metro 2033 - you will need to lower details a bit).

But if you can score a $100 GTX460 768MB, it will tear your games at max settings, literally