First post, by Rekrul
I recently bought a new (refurbished) 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo system. It has Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 graphics built in. I'd read that this graphics chipset isn't the best for games. I know that a Core 2 Duo isn't exactly state of the art anymore, but I don't want the graphics slowing down the system either.
Can anyone recommend a good PCI-E graphics card for such a system? I'm really not looking to spend a fortune on a top of the line card that does 4000x2000 with 20 levels of filtering, but I don't want a piece of junk either.
I want something reliable that won't give me compatibility problems and that will play most games at a decent frame rate.
Ideally, I'd like to be able to play some of the latest games, like Alice: Madness Returns and Max Payne III, although I realize that might be an unrealistic expectation. However it would be nice to be able to play recent games like the later Tomb Raider games, the 2010 Aliens vs. Predator game, F.E.A.R., Crysis, Portal, the Far Cry games, etc. Basically, all the stuff I missed out by having a Win98SE system for so many years.