Graphic card recomendation

Getting a barebones system, and would like some recommendations for a graphics card, do some gaming so looking for a bit of quality.

Barebones Spec:
Processor
Clockspeed2.66GhzCache8mb L3ManufacturerIntelDescriptionIntel Core i5 750 2.66GhzArchitecture Features4.8GTsSupports VirtualisationYesNo. of Cores4
Memory
Description4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8Speed1600MHz
Case
DescriptionAntec Nine Hundred 2 CaseColourBlackDimensions19.4" (H) x 8.6" (W) x 18.6" (D)
Power Supply
Wattage / Rating650wDescriptionCorsair 650TX ATX Power Supply
Motherboard
AudioVIA VT1828S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODECFirewireVIA 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel)LANRealtek 8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2IO1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)
1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
1 x External SATA
1 x IEEE1394a
1 x RJ45 port
8 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-channel Audio I/OMax Memory CapacityMax. 16 GBForm FactorATXPCI-EX1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (@x4 mode, 2.5GT/s)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 (2.5GT/s)RAIDSupport For RAID 0,1,5,10SATA Ports6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s portsIDE Ports1Memory Slots4 x DIMM SlotsDescriptionIntel P55 (Socket 1156) PCI-Express DDR3 MotherboardCPU SupportIntel Socket 1156 Core i7 Processor/Core i5 ProcessorChipsetIntel P55 MotherboardSocket Typei5 (Socket 1156)USB14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at back panel)PCI3E-SATA1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA on-the-go)

wysiwyg said:

Getting a barebones system, and would like some recommendations for a graphics card, do some gaming so looking for a bit of quality.

Barebones Spec:
Processor
Clockspeed2.66GhzCache8mb L3ManufacturerIntelDescriptionIntel Core i5 750 2.66GhzArchitecture Features4.8GTsSupports VirtualisationYesNo. of Cores4
Memory
Description4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8Speed1600MHz
Case
DescriptionAntec Nine Hundred 2 CaseColourBlackDimensions19.4" (H) x 8.6" (W) x 18.6" (D)
Power Supply
Wattage / Rating650wDescriptionCorsair 650TX ATX Power Supply
Motherboard
AudioVIA VT1828S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODECFirewireVIA 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (one at mid-board; one at back panel)LANRealtek 8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2IO1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse port (Green)
1 x Optical S/PDIF Output
1 x External SATA
1 x IEEE1394a
1 x RJ45 port
8 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-channel Audio I/OMax Memory CapacityMax. 16 GBForm FactorATXPCI-EX1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (@x4 mode, 2.5GT/s)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 (2.5GT/s)RAIDSupport For RAID 0,1,5,10SATA Ports6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s portsIDE Ports1Memory Slots4 x DIMM SlotsDescriptionIntel P55 (Socket 1156) PCI-Express DDR3 MotherboardCPU SupportIntel Socket 1156 Core i7 Processor/Core i5 ProcessorChipsetIntel P55 MotherboardSocket Typei5 (Socket 1156)USB14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at back panel)PCI3E-SATA1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port (SATA on-the-go)

whats your budget mate..?? :)

if your budget is high enough... and you want the best you can get..... go for a HD5870... if its lower well... will find ya something

If you have the budget, I'd look at either a 5850 or 5870. 5850 is a better 'bang for buck'.

They are a pricey, but you won't have to upgrade for quite some time.

ba5ik said:

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N250ZL-1GI GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Looks a decent card at a very resonable price, £101.26 from Overclockers.

Will look around for prices.

smarteyeball said:

If you have the budget, I'd look at either a 5850 or 5870. 5850 is a better 'bang for buck'.

They are a pricey, but you won't have to upgrade for quite some time.

+1 to this.... they are the best bang for buck right now.... and seeing as how nivida might in trouble... that would end their driver support..