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Graphics Cards

Graphics Cards

There are some exciting game releases coming up soon; Call of Duty, Diablo, StarCraft, and Star Wars: The Old Republic will shine like the bright stars they are... but only if you've made the necessary upgrades to your system.  Arguably the most important element in your gaming system is your graphics card, and nothing will break your heart more than buying a shiny new game just to turn all of the graphic settings to low and peer into your monitor wondering whether you're looking at a tree or a person.  If you have more money than sense, don't bother reading this article, just throw money at the screen until you realize how much money you have, and then you won't care that your games look weak anymore.  If, like me, you cherich both your money and the integrity of your game's appearance, check out this link:


TomsHardware.com has a breakdown of the best graphics cards your hard earned moolah can buy, and better yet, they break it down buy price increments.  Got $100?  They've got a suggestion.  $200?  They've got you covered.  They'll compare 4850's and 9800's to bring you the best info before you buy.  Think they're wrong, and Nvidia/AMD is always better?  Bite your tongue, fanboy!  Toms will always provide your with empirical data gathered in side-by-side tests, often in the most ideal of environments: games.  You can find out exactly how those cards stack up under the stress of a maxed-settings Crysis run, or how they'll handle the rigors of Call of Duty 4.  They count the FPS, so you don't have to.

What games are you looking forward to, and what cards will you be running them on?  Let us know.  And, as always, you can call the Gorilla Geeks if you need any help installing your new, shiny GPUs.  We love that stuff.

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