Help with picking new graphics card

[Retro_man]

My pc has an amd phenom 2 x4 840t and 10gb ram, what card under $250 should I get to play games?

 

[Frag Maniac]

You can get an ASUS 380X Strix for $220, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126048

...or if you want to spend a bit more, you can get a 970 starting at $280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-127-833-_-Product

 

[Retro_man]

So the 970 will play games well with my phenom x4 840t? Or am I capped?

 

[Frag Maniac]

So the 970 will play games well with my phenom x4 840t? Or am I capped?

The level at which it bottlenecks will depend on how CPU dependent the games you play are.