Graphics card upgrade to play Rift

pewe393

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Hello,

My graphics card has packed up for my main PC and want to buy a new one so I can play Rift MMO and WOW Cataclysm at max settings without braking the bank (200 pounds max preferably less). My old graphics card was nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX.

Below is my current PC spec

Dell XPS 420 2 years old
Q6600 2.4 Ghz quad core
2 Gig Memory
http://www.trustedreviews.com/pcs/review/2008/01/11/Dell-XPS-420/p1

The reason that I do not want to spend too much money is because I want to upgrade to a Cryo Nemesis when I have saved up enough money http://www.cryopc.co.uk/cryo_nemesis.htm

Thanks in advance for any help

Forgot to mention

Rift MMO Recommended System Specifications
Operating system: Windows XP, Vista, or 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or better
Memory: 4 GB
Hard disk space: 15.0 GB available
Desktop Video: Nvidia GTS 250 or better
Notebook Video: Nvidia GTX 200M series or better
Sound: DirectX 8.1 compliant card
DirectX®: 9.0c, June 2010 update

Cataclysm Recomended Spec
•Windows XP 32-bit (SP3), Windows XP 64-bit (SP2), Windows Vista 32-bit (SP1), Windows Vista 64-bit (SP1) Windows 7
Processor

•Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2
Memory

•2 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)
Video

•3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 256 MB Nvidia GeForce 8600 or ATI Radeon
 

mrjericho1991

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jktz122

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i would also reccomend you upgrade from 2 core to quad core if you can
i know it would make a huge difference in wow