What is best video card i can get for the smallest amount of money?? And How do i install it?

I want a new video card for my computer so i can play games like Battlefield .|||well thats the trick isnt it ..first u need to know what slot type if any you have for a videocard .. then visit newegg.com to find u a card ...|||battlefield?

Thats it?

Battlefield 1

check your slot first.

then buy one accordingly

http://www.pricewatch.com/



best is a general term. It all depends on what you want to do with it (games you want to play)



http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php…

I'm waiting for crysis to show up. when it does I'll spend about 200$ on a pci-e vid card that supports directx 10 with shader model 4.0 I think.



that should do well for the upcoming games for the next 1.5-3 years.



I'd say around 30$

http://www.pricewatch.com/video_cards/ge…

to play battlefield|||VGA graphics cards performance charts for Battlefield

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.h…



Look at your computer manual or refer to the manufacturer's site to determine what type of video card slot your model computer has.



PCI express x16 Video slots have the fastest buss data speeds.



Common Buses and their Max Bandwidth

http://www.directron.com/expressguide.ht…

PCI 132 MB/s

AGP 4X # 1,066 MB/s

AGP 8X # 2,100 MB/s

PCI Express 16x 8000 MB/s



Make sure your power supply can deliver the amps at 12 volts and the watts the card manufacturer recommends.



Only choose video cards rated 5 stars with a lot of reviews. Some video cards require a larger power supply.

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.…



Assuming you have PCI x16 slot.



$50 and below

HIS Hightech H165PRF256N-R Radeon X1650PRO 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Ready Video Card - $49.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



$50-$75

EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card -$74.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



100- 140

BFG Tech BFGR79256GSOCE GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - $136.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



If you have Vista you will want a DirectX 10 compatible card such as the 8600 or 8800 series. Future games may begin to support DirectX 10. DirectX 10 video cards offer full support for DirectX 9.



Take a look at the major difference in picture quality between the two DirectX versions here. You must have Vista to use DirectX 10.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/pcs/directx-9…





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Installing a Video Card

http://www.directron.com/howtovideo.html

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/ins…