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[narib414]

Hey, I was having issues w/ ME2 crashing everytime that I hit the escape button.  Upon looking around, came to the realisation that my Intel graphics card(in which came stock in my computer, which I bought 2 mths ago) is a no go. Been putting off getting a new one, but it is time for a upgrade.  What I am wondering is, does anyone know of a good one for fairly cheap that I can get the most bang for my buck?  I'm looking to spend no more than $50 for this week, but i'll have about $150 by the end of next week, so if i'm better off waiting a week and spending the $150 than i'll do so.  What is your advice?  Thanks for your time

[narib414]

oh, and if someone could please just give me a quick run down of what all the tech talk means for the graphics card i'd really appreciate it. I'm currently looking at come on Newegg, but cant really figure out what it all means. Just don't want to shaft myself here.

[Gorath Alpha]

For $50, you won't be particularly better off than the best of what Intel offers, although for about $65, there are some good cards to be had. When it comes to tutorials, there are plenty of semi-professional guides on the 'net answering your need for educating yourself.

There is one important, key point to know before anything else. When it comes to Laptops, NetTops, Tablets, and NetBooks, none of them these days are readily upgradeable. Attempting to "open" one just destroys either the chassis or the mainboard. They were designed for cheapness, as disposable appliances, not for long life / upgradeability.

My personal recommendation is to get a Mainline (Medium) card for $80 to $90 for a standard tower styled desktop PC, because those typically run fine on the original power supply. The Radeon HD 6670 is particularly good for being reasonable about power requirements. So-called "slimline" desktop cases really should be replaced at the same time as you are upgrading their video, to move into a more normal enclosure.

[narib414]

Sweet, thank you so much. I have a tower pc, not a fan of laptops or tablets, just preferance. Had a laptop once and it kicked the bucket after a year. I'll look into the ones that you have suggested. Thank you so much for your advice

[Gorath Alpha]

narib414 wrote...

Sweet, thank you so much. I have a tower pc, not a fan of laptops or tablets, just preferance. Had a laptop once and it kicked the bucket after a year. I'll look into the ones that you have suggested. Thank you so much for your advice

You are welcome, of course.  There are a lot of reasons to own PCs other than tower model desktops, but games are not among them.  The keyboards are wrong, the lack of a mouse is inconvenient, the graphics are a compromise at best.  I wasn't travelling a great deal when laptops first began getting popular, and I didn't have one then.  Later, eMail was so popular, it was like IM on cell pnones, I wanted to be "close" and owned a Notebook to have ready access to my mail. 

I can do that now with a cell phone, so I had no further need for the laptop. 

[narib414]

meh, in my humble opinion, laptops = paperweight, or a heavy fresbiee lol