Hello, Im currently trying to upgrade a computer that my friend no longer wants, its a nice computer, it just needs a new video card and a complete swipe of the hard drive. I don't know where to look or what to get as far as video cards are concerned. Im looking in the range of about $100-$250. I know that the old video card ( he took it out and connected it to his other one for he new computer ) was from NVIDIA.|||You should have an idea of computers and parts before doing anything. Otherwise if you accidently buy the wrong parts you will kick your self later.
Start with this article
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,28…
There will a portion on how to buy a video card, but you should read the rest to get an idea about power supply, space in the tower, ports available in the system.
Buying a video card isn't as simple as going into the store and getting one, there are quite a few factors as mentioned you need to consider.
The best place to buy good cheap cards from is new egg.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.…|||Upgrading a video card can be quite tricky. If you have a relatively new PC running a Phenom II X4 or i5/i7 processor you shouldn't have to worry about bottlenecks, where the CPU cannot keep up with the video card. The next question is can your power supply handle a newer, more powerful video card? As for actual suggestions, if you are spending $250 go ahead and buy an HD6950 from ATI or a GTX560Ti from Nvidia. Both are extremely comparable and you couldn't go wrong with either card. If you decide you don't want to spend that much try looking at an HD6870 from ATI. Nvidia cards in that range take a lot of power and don't exactly keep up with ATI's price per performance.|||GPU buyers guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utjw77kHk…
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