Low-ish Budget Card

[AJMac]

I'll admit it here and now: I've got almost no clue as to what I'm looking out for.

I'm looking for a card that'll let me run WoW (please, don't judge me!) at anything above 5 fps in populated areas at moderate - high settings as opposed to my current low settings. Seeing as I'm running on an integrated graphics card (if that's what you call it), anything is a bonus.

Intel Core2 Duo CPU
E4500 2.20 GHz
3GB of Ram
Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family - 128MB
Windows XP SP2

I'm hoping for something that lets me also play some Starcraft II once I get around to buying it and some classic Battlefield 2. Again, a decent frame rate at decent graphics settings.

Budget wise, I'm looking in the £60 range. £70 tops, £80 if it's really recommended. I don't see myself updating it for at least a year, but at the age of 17, there's only so much money I have!

If any more information is needed, please let me know.

Thanks!

[Lightningfront]

Don't know if they ship to Europe but here is a nice card for only £50 after rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121353

[Old Thrashbarg]

Don't know if they ship to Europe but here is a nice card for only £50 after rebate.

I would recommend against that one. The DDR5 version of the GT240 is a decent enough card (I have one), but the DDR3 version is pretty weak.

For that sort of budget you can probably find a 9800GT, maybe even a GTS250 or HD4850 if you look for sales. If not, then the GT240 DDR5 or ATI 5670 would be my backup choice.

[AJMac]

Thanks for the help so far.

One quick question: I've noticed that most cards have a difference in name. I think it's the people that make the card, but I could be entirely wrong. For example, ZOTAC GeForce 240 and POV GeForce GTS 250. Is this something to look out for when purchasing a card?

[BigTerminator]

You should actually look at a ati 5670, 5750 or a 9800gtx, those cards play it with pretty high settings and the ati cards have direct x11.