Good performance graphics card for Crysis etc.?

Question

Hi folks,

I'm looking to upgrade my (bulky) Radio X1950 Pro card to something that can cope with the likes of Crysis, and the upcoming Spore.

What would you recommend in the £100-150/US$200-300 range? No preference over ATI or nVidia, but something with the least bulk possible, and needs to be PCI-E.

Thanks

Answer 1

radeon 4870

theyre pretty narrow and fit in your price range. very powerful cards. only available as pci-e and require 500watts or greater power supply.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-...

Answer 2

Look up the Geforce 9800 GTX. It has alot of power for a good price. I am not sure it will let u play Crysis max resolution, but ull certainly be able to find your target. And, if your motherboard supports it u can get 3 and do a 3 way SLI (although that does cost more than 300 bucks). Anyway check that out, that should lead u in the right direction.  

Answer 3

Tom's Hardware did a round-up of the current top of the line graphics cards. Their evaluation includes how the cards perform in Crysis, so you can get a pretty good idea there.

I was amazed to discover that no consumer graphics card currently on the market can run Crysis at max'd out settings >30 fps.