which video card
 

Need help before I spend money! I am between these, but I can't make my choice! Has anyone experience on these?

MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 1GB PC

GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTS250 GV-N250-1GI I-E

I can't read the website, so I don't know the difference between the two. As far as brands go, I just bought a Radeon 4650 built by Gigabyte, and it works very well. I know that doesn't say anything about the performance of the cards you're looking at, but I had never heard of the company before and it turns out I can trust the cards they make.

If you can afford the little extra, try looking for cards manufactured by BFG, they carry a lifetime warranty/guarantee.

for sh3 it doesnt really matter, it`ll run fine on anything dx8.1 and upwards.

Get yourself a ATI Radeon 5850. You get DX11 for future games and the best ratio between price/performance. Be careful with any new and more powerful video card because the power souce of your PC might not have enough juice.

I've just done a quick comparison on nvidia's site for the basic cards and I'd go for the GTS250. That said, it's still an old 9800 card! If you could stretch to a GTX260/280 for an extra 30-40% outlay all the better.

Don't forget ATI though!

I'm getting PNY's GTS250, but I don't have a say in it.

Right now I have a Sapphire 4850-512 with E8400 proc. and I am totally upset. Black screens in SH3 (random) and 5 (always) (all other parts and software are ok and compatible, I have checked them). So I will NOT go for an Ati again! I will go for the combination Intel-Nvidia now.

Thank you for your replies!

hi Geosub,

i have the same processor and i am using a sparkle 9600gt (2gb) video card .
i am very satisfied with this card and also is surprisly cheap for all that offers ,check infos here : http://www.sparkle.com.tw/News/SP960...1GB2GB_en.html