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Need help on buying a new graphic card!!
hey guys, am new on buying a new graphic card and i wonder if you can help me, am looking for a graphic card that is good for gaming, and i got 2 in mind, but its difficult to decide when your new at this.. am either getting
XFX Radeon HD 4890 Video Card - 1024MB DDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV
or a ..
EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 280 1 GB 01G-P3-1280-AR
the radeon is a bit cheaper, but the price is not my concern, the performance is, becuase i want a graphic card that would be good in gaming, and i also want to know the difference between Nividia and Radeon, Is Radeon not compatible with some games such as unreal tournament or COD MWF2? i checked on the top ten best graphic cards for gaming and the radeon ranks on 5 yet the Nividia GTX 280 ranks on 6 or 7 but i dont really trust it, and since you guys are experts at this i want your opinion please give me as much details and information about these two graphic cards, this is my computer information incase you want to know if my cpu is compatible or could handle the graphic card ( like i said before am new at this stuff )
System Operating system : Window 7 Home Premium
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz 2.67GHz
Installed Memory (RAM) : 4GB
System type : 64 bit-operating system
System Manufactor : HP-Pavilion
Computer Memory : Terabyte (1000GB)
Current Graphic Card : Nividia GeForce 8600 GT
(if you need more details about my cpu please comment back, and leave direction how to get to it :))
Also if you want more information on the graphic card go to the links below
Nividia
EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 280 1 GB 01G-P3-1280-AR - eBay (item 260532674264 end time Feb-02-10 16:49:59 PST)
Radeon
XFX Radeon HD 4890 Video Card - 1024MB DDR5, PCI Express 2.0 x16, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV at TigerDirect.com
Thank you for your help!