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PCI Express Graphics Cards

If you're looking for gaming hardware, you've come to the right place. Radeon architecture developed by ATI Technologies. The cards themselves may be manufactured by a variety of electronics companies but the architecture remains proprietary. Ok, so first things first, before jumping out there and buying an expensive, top2.0'>Older motherboards might only support PCIe 2.0, whereas the latest iteration is PCIe x16. Make sure to check your slot's compatibility with the card you're thinking of buying. Next, you'll want to consider the two main criteria for defining the power of a graphics card: memory, and processor clock speed. Top of the line cards carry 1 GB or more of memory and have processors that make your 2002 Pentium computer look slow. Cards with those specs can be very expensive so consider whether you might settle for an older model, which often have plenty of power to run all of today's games.

GeForce Video Cards

From top to bottom, we'll list newer, more powerful, more expensive cards to older, more reasonably priced cards. Consider also that some cards are PCIe 2.0 and some PCIe x16. All video cards come with an Svga'>monitors. * GeForce Quadro cards are for graphics and video development, a bit of overkill for gaming * GeForce 9 series older, but still plenty powerful * GeForce 8 series even older, but a great value * GeForce PCIe x16 cards * GeForce PCIe 2.0 cards * GeForce cards with HDMI out

ATI Radeon

Again, from top to bottom you get newer to older: * ATI Radeon HD 4000 series cards * ATI Radeon 3000 series cards * ATI Radeon 2000 series cards * ATI Radeon PCIe x16 cards * ATI Radeon PCIe 2.0 cards * ATI Radeon cards with HDMI out

Top Sellers

Here are the top-selling graphics cards on the market today. Remember, though, this is a technology that gets upgrades every few months.

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