Video Card Choice?
I'm looking into buying a new computer and I know about which upgrades are good values and which are not but videocards are my weakpoint because I never learned about them. My choice on the particular computer I'm looking at is between a
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE and a 128MB ATI Radeon X1300
The ATI is $50 more than the NVIDIA. I dont play a lot of crazy games on my computer but I do like to watch movies. Is it worth the extra 50 bucks for the ATI or will I ever notice the difference?
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NVIDIA is a bit better when it comes to quality, but here I would choose the ATI. It has much better specs. Its a better card. You shouldn't notice any difference unless you compare them side by side. The 6150 would be fine, but I would buy the better one (ATI). A better graph card takes some stress of the CPU and it may help prolong life.
I would personally go wit the Radeon for the simple fact that the Geforce 6150LE is missing all the HD outputs that the 6150 chipset is capable of.
The Radeon will have DVI outputs on it so you will have the capablility of actually hooking a HDTV up to watch movies.
If your getting Windows Vista, then get a video card with at least 256 MB and Pixel shader 2.0
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Neither. But the X1300 is better.