Video Card Recommendations

[ted leslie]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121391

i had same criteria, and got this a few months ago for 230$, now it 200$,
sweet card! entry level of nvidia on their new processor series,
outstanding value.
quality manufacturer and excellent cooling.

tl

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 9:04 AM, William O'Higgins Witteman
<william.ohiggins-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I am looking for a recommendation for a new video card, and I hope that
> the intrepid TLUG can help.
>
> Requirements:
> I would like to, eventually, be able to run a 1080p TV as a second
> monitor.  This is probably the tricky bit - but all of the cards I read
> about say Dual, and I don't know who to trust.
>
> Can run a few basic games - I have bought the Humble Indie Bundle the
> last two years, and some of the games exceed the capabilities of my
> onboard Intel GMA 3100 (though Aquaria, World of Goo, Gish, Machinarium,
> Osmos (a really beautiful game) and Samrost all work perfectly).
>
> PCI-e x16 is available on my motherboard.
>
> I'd prefer to spend less money rather than more.  I assume that an
> nVidia powered card is what I want - I plan to use the open source
> driver unless it is absolutely necessary.  I have a 22" LCD right now,
> running at 1680x1050, but it may get upgraded at some point.
>
> Any suggestions?  Thanks.
> --
>
> yours,
>
> William
>
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