Which Video/Graphics card would you suggest for my Desktop Computer?

I dont know much about Video/Graphics cards. I would like something powerful enough to play high end graphics games. If I could get some basic information about both, and a suggestion on which ones could be suggested that would be great! The specs of my HP - Pavilion Desktop / AMD Phenom™ II Processor / 8GB Memory / 1TB Hard Drive computer are as follows :



Processor Brand - AMD

Processor - AMD Phenom™ II

Processor Speed - 2.8GHz

System Bus - 4000MHz

Cache Memory - 2MB on die Level 2 and 4MB shared on die Level 3

System Memory (RAM) - 8GB System Memory (Expandable To 16GB)

Type of Memory (RAM) - DDR3 SDRAM

Hard Drive Type - SATA

Hard Drive Size - 1TB

Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce 9100

Video Memory - 256MB (shared)

Audio - High-definition support (7.1-channel surround sound capable)

Speakers - None

Network Card - Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN

Wireless Networking - Built-in wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/n)

Recordable DVD Drive - Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW

Recordable DVD Drive Speeds - 12x DVD+R DL; 12x DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 12x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW

Direct-Disc Labeling - Yes

Digital Media Reader or Slots - Yes, digital media card reader

Available Expansion Bays - External: 1 (3.5"), 1 (5.25"); Internal: 1 (3.5")

Available Expansion Slots - 1 PCI, 1 PCI E x1, 1 PCI E x16, 1 mini cord

USB 2.0 Ports - 6 (2 front, 4 rear)

IEEE 1394 Ports - 1 (rear)

Keyboard Description - HP USB

Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.) - HP USB optical mouse

Operating System Platform - Windows

Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Software Included - HP MediaSmart Suite; Microsoft Works 9.0 and more

ENERGY STAR Qualified - No

BBY Software Installer - No

HDMI Output - No

Blu-ray Player - No

Graphics Chip - NVIDIA

Drive Capacity - 1TB

Desktop Types - Premium|||your processor is going to eventually hold you back, like even with a gtx 485 you'll never be able to max crysis because it will bottleneck your video card. try looking at a gts 250, gtx 260, gtx 275, all made by nvidia- or a 4870 from ATI.



newegg.com is the best place to anything computer related.



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by the way, i can't actually tell by you just saying II if its a dual core, triple core, or quad core- so i am assuming its a dual core.



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however much you are willing to spend then my friend as long as your case is long enough. for example the gtx 260 is about 11 inch long I believe. A gtx 260 could max any game with ease, don't go for the best that will be out dated in 2 months.