Need help picking out card

[Abyss of Borg]

Well I'm looking to get a video card. I'm in the $130 price range. I was looking at the x1600 Pro 256mb cards. But I've looked at some game specs and it doesn't say they support them what exactly does that mean? Will it not run on a x1600 pro? Well I've also looked at the 6600gt but I've heard that one isn't as good and is outdated. Want to keep it for at least a year and want to be able to play latest games at the best settings possible. Anyone know anymore that might be good choices? Thanks for any replies.

 

[BarneyGumble]

For $130 it will be hard to run the latest games at highest settings, maybe impossible.

For that price i suggest the 6600GT. It's not the best but you will be able to play all of the latest games, even if not at the best settings. You might find a refirbished or used 6800 for around that price.

 

[Abyss of Borg]

For $130 it will be hard to run the latest games at highest settings, maybe impossible.

Not the highest settings in the game but the highest I will be able to get on my budget.

 

[pstang]

what kind of games do you play/looking to play and what are the specs of your computer?

 

[PWMK2]

Any game you have (provided it wasn't made a really long time ago and runs on an ancient API) will run on any video card you get. For $130, the X1600Pro is pretty good. Don't expect the very highest settings, but games will still run pretty well provided you set it at realistic resolutions (1024x768 or lower, depending on the game).