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The tax man was gentle this year so I'm budgeting out a new rig. I have settled on a 2500K system but have not picked out the video card yet. I'm currently running a GTS 250 which will be going away to help pay for this build. I'm curious what people's opinions are on cards in $150 range. I have been pretty out of the loop as far as video cards are concerned so I'm not really sure what the hot ticket is these days. I'm not married to Nvidia but have had several bad experiences in the past with ATI/AMD cards and drivers.
I've been looking at the GTX 550 TI, specifically http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652. I can't seem to find an ATI card in the same range with 2GB of RAM (if it really matters). The only game I've really been playing recently is Starcraft 2 which chokes with any pretty turned on and L4D which isn't that demanding so I don't need anything THAT high end. Anyway, just wanted to see what everyone's opinion would be. Thanks.
I've been looking at the GTX 550 TI, specifically http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652. I can't seem to find an ATI card in the same range with 2GB of RAM (if it really matters). The only game I've really been playing recently is Starcraft 2 which chokes with any pretty turned on and L4D which isn't that demanding so I don't need anything THAT high end. Anyway, just wanted to see what everyone's opinion would be. Thanks.