Unkybfg

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Hi all!

Building my first budget system and lost in the world of graphics cards!!
Would be grateful for advice on best budget card for project.
So far I have got

MSI K9N6SGM-V (MS-7309) Motherboard - £20 ebay
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3 GHz AM2 ADA6000IAA6CZ/90nm w/Cooler - £38 ebay
Kingston DDR2 PC2-8500 HyperX 2gbx2 memory - £22 Base.com/£19 ebay(awaiting)
Enermax Liberty ELT400AWT PSU - £30 ebay
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache - salvaged from failing Compaq presario SR1539UK
Monitor 1440x900 - £26 ebay

Everything is running perfectly at present but graphics lagging behind and confused by all the budget cards on offer :heink:
Have found
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
ASUS EN9800GT
Inno 3D Geforce 9800GT
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5
PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 (1024 MB)
Lots of old 8800
Just unsure which will work and which would be best? Considering the only game I play on a regular basis is WoW!
 

joeblogs

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Your best bet is the 5770. Its a tuff little card, and performs well for its price. Id go with either of the two 5770's. Personally i have the Powercolor 5770 and it serves me well.
 

nordlead

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The 5770 and the 6770 are essentially the same card just the 6770 has 3D blu-ray ability. If you decided on a x770 go with whatever is cheaper or is factory overclocked more (at the same price).