Video Card Question?

pparks1 said:

Frostmourne said:

He's asking about a new PC.

*facepalm*. I know he is asking about an entirely new PC....but he never mentioned what he is paying...so who knows!. It's not like an Intel computer always costs $3,000 and and AMD always costs less than $1,500. We don't have enough information to make sweeping statements like you can build what I built and get it a lot cheaper when he didn't mention his price. Granted, maybe we can once we find out price, but without that....I can make no such claims with certainty.

Sometimes I have no idea why I continue to post in certain threads.

An AM3 platform vs an Core i5 platform is a bit cheaper overall.

It also depends what his budget is, and preference.

Amd is a good bang for the buck for the most part, but
Intel is the better performer.

Granted Intel cost more sometimes, but you get what you pay for.

meaning, a x4 Phenom at 3.1 will be easily matched or outpaced by Intel at only 2.5Ghz.

So its a personal choice if the extra cost is worth the perfomance.

As for the OPs original question,
What resolution are you gaming at?

If lower resolutions you might be OK... but if 1680x1050 or more, i would def. upgrade the graphics card.