Big graphics bang for your buck this February

With all the new games coming out this 2007, you feel the weight on your computer’s graphics card has just become unbearable again. Unlike console games, the PC games ask you to conform to their requirements, because they won’t conform to yours. So the time has come once again to break open those banks and drive over to your local computer shop.

But wait, which graphics card should you buy? For people who are budget conscious but don’t want to be left behind in performance, the hardware gurus at Tom’s Hardware decided to pop out the periodic graphics card benchmarks. Only this time around, they also glanced at the price tags. For all you fanboy folk, there’s even a selection between AMD‘s and Nvidia‘s graphics card line up.

Summarized, here’s how the PCI-E cards fared:

• The best card under US$ 100: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GS and AMD’s Radeon X1650 PRO.
• The best card for around US$ 120: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GT and AMD’s Radeon X1650 XT
• The best card for around US$ 175: Nvidia’s GeForce 7900 GS and AMD’s Radeon X1950 PRO
• The best card for around US$ 250: AMD’s Radeon X1950 XT
• The best card for around US$ 550: Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GTX

Now here’s the line up for the AGP cards:

• The best card for under US$ 100: Nvidia’s GeForce 6600 GT
• The best card for around US$ 120: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GS and AMD’s Radeon X1650 PRO
• The best card for around US$ 175: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GT and AMD’s Radeon X1650 PRO
• The best card for around US$ 230: AMD’s Radeon X1950 PRO

If you need anymore details, just hop right over to Tom’s Hardware and get lost in the details.

With all the new games coming out this 2007, you feel the weight on your computer’s graphics card has just become unbearable again. Unlike console games, the PC games ask you to conform to their requirements, because they won’t conform to yours. So the time has come once again to break open those banks and drive over to your local computer shop.

But wait, which graphics card should you buy? For people who are budget conscious but don’t want to be left behind in performance, the hardware gurus at Tom’s Hardware decided to pop out the periodic graphics card benchmarks. Only this time around, they also glanced at the price tags. For all you fanboy folk, there’s even a selection between AMD‘s and Nvidia‘s graphics card line up.

Summarized, here’s how the PCI-E cards fared:

• The best card under US$ 100: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GS and AMD’s Radeon X1650 PRO.
• The best card for around US$ 120: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GT and AMD’s Radeon X1650 XT
• The best card for around US$ 175: Nvidia’s GeForce 7900 GS and AMD’s Radeon X1950 PRO
• The best card for around US$ 250: AMD’s Radeon X1950 XT
• The best card for around US$ 550: Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GTX

Now here’s the line up for the AGP cards:

• The best card for under US$ 100: Nvidia’s GeForce 6600 GT
• The best card for around US$ 120: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GS and AMD’s Radeon X1650 PRO
• The best card for around US$ 175: Nvidia’s GeForce 7600 GT and AMD’s Radeon X1650 PRO
• The best card for around US$ 230: AMD’s Radeon X1950 PRO

If you need anymore details, just hop right over to Tom’s Hardware and get lost in the details.