graphics card purchase? (UK)

ok in your case either a 250 if you want nvida or.... if ati the new 5600's series isn't a bad option either like one of these, but your still not going to get great fps with any card in that range
11168-02-20R Novatech ATI Radeon 5670 512MB GDDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail 775MHz Core, 512MB 4000MHz GDDR5 Memory, 400 Stream Processors, PCI-E 2.0, CrossfireX Ready, DirectX 11, ATI Eyefinity, ATI Avivo HD, 2 Year Warranty :

NOV-5670 Novatech ATI Radeon 5670 512MB GDDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail 775MHz Core, 512MB 4000MHz GDDR5 Memory, 400 Stream Processors, PCI-E 2.0, CrossfireX Ready, DirectX 11, ATI Eyefinity, ATI Avivo HD, 1 Year Warranty : nova
but the choice is up to you

Frostmourne said:

The system is pointless with a 2.1GHz CPU, it will slow everything down. If you want to play games, you also need a PSU with enough amps on the 12V rail(s). The choice is:

1) 4890 is you don't want to spend too much

2) 5870 if you want futureproofing

Gaming needs a good card, not these budget recommendations.

true but he'll be upping to a x4 in the spring... and yes... what kinda psu do you have?

Frostmourne said:

ThePizzaMan said:

Frostmourne said:

The system is pointless with a 2.1GHz CPU, it will slow everything down. If you want to play games, you also need a PSU with enough amps on the 12V rail(s). The choice is:

1) 4890 is you don't want to spend too much

2) 5870 if you want futureproofing

Gaming needs a good card, not these budget recommendations.

true but he'll be upping to a x4 in the spring... and yes... what kinda psu do you have?

Right and an X4 will push a 4890 or 5870 properly.

exactly except he can't spend that much.... i don't think

ok thanks guys for your input if it was nvidia i think i would go for the 9600, but i found a MSI 4670 1GB for 65 quid, and looking at reviews and stuff like on youtube, its plays the high games pretty well. Im not a heavy PC gamer, console gamer mostly, but i want to play cod:mw2 to play friends and a dedicated card will give a better overall perfomance in windows.

Why don't you look at the ATI 5000 series (supports Direct X 11), they would be a bit more future proof than the 4000 series. And you can also pick them up at quite reasonable prices (below your £80 budget)

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ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB*