I Need A New Video Card, Any Suggestions?

I would like to update my video card to play Battlefield 3. Currently I have an ATI Radeon HD 4200 that came with the computer. I have 8 gigs of ram and an AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 830 Processor. I don't know much about buying computer components, so any advice would be gladly appreciated.|||Assuming your desktop has a PCIe x16 slot available...the 6850 would be a good deal at about $150. You would have to have a PSU with minimum wattage of 450W and a 6 pin connector. I recommend using the 20% rule...that is what ever the minimum wattage of the video card...ADD 20% in your case 450W + 20% = 540W or 550W like this...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

I like this video card, but you can chose your own brand...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Newegg has about the best prices and fast delivery, plus excellent reputation and service...check out their 6850's here...http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…|||Well anything would be a huge upgrade from where you are now! By the way, what's the resolution of your screen/monitor?



In general for Battlefield 3 you'll want a Radeon HD 6850/GTX 460 or higher.



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And in order to run cards like that, you'll need to upgrade your computer's power supply.



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Newegg is cheap and has everything you could ever want with computers.



And graphics card that's between 100-200$ is a good bet! :D



Also... The more memory it has the better. and the faster it runs the better. Usually you want at least 1GB|||The ATI 6870 is the best buy, but if you want anything above medium, then look for the dual Nvidia cards that costs liek $500+