graphics card for gaming and hd video?

[lmisbah1234]

ok hi guys i need a gpu and dont know what to get their are too many on the market and i havent really got enough experiance in what all the codes mean, ok so here is my requirements:-

needs to eat games alive with good fps (if not eat then chew)
be able to decode hd movies/blue rays so i can watch on my pc (essential)
wont fall behind and need replacing any time soon
MUST BE NVIDIA because ive been using nvidia all my life and us brits are like that well i am anyway lol
budget is around £0-180 max so what do you guys reccommend?

my pc specs are

Windows XP (waiting for windos 7 release)

AMD phenom ii 940 BE
M3n72d SLI Motherboard
4GB Kingston HyperX ram
OCZ gamxtreme 700W PSU

keep in mind i dont want to bottleneck anything so please help guys i aint really that experianced at the latest tech.

[=BTB= LoftyB]

Asus GeForce GTX 260 TOP 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card

This should do the job.

[lmisbah1234]

Asus GeForce GTX 260 TOP 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card

This should do the job.

can i watch full 1080 hd movies with this card on my monitor? if so then nice one mate fits in budget nicely, what are your views on the gtx 275 more or less same price range?

[=BTB= LoftyB]

Both cards are HD ready, so thats not a problem (as long as your monitor supports). The 275 has higher clock speeds, so basically its down to your choice. I personally cant think of any "huge" difference between the 2 other than the clock speeds. And with the look on it, the 275 is further overclockable than the 260. Your call dude. The 2** series of NVidia cards are the best on the market atm. I think you'll get a similar performance out of either card.

[lmisbah1234]

Both cards are HD ready, so thats not a problem (as long as your monitor supports). The 275 has higher clock speeds, so basically its down to your choice. I personally cant think of any "huge" difference between the 2 other than the clock speeds. And with the look on it, the 275 is further overclockable than the 260. Your call dude. The 2** series of NVidia cards are the best on the market atm. I think you'll get a similar performance out of either card.

i really appreciate ur help mate thanks, monitor viewsonic 22" full had support, so yeah i will just see the link you gave ps thanks for the link never heard of overclockers uk they seem good will order from their i will see which one i can get a better deal on thanks again

[=BTB= LoftyB]

no worries dude. Im sure somebody else will be able to provide you with better info than I can about the cards. I was just pointing you in the right direction. Id certainly buy a 2** if I had the cash

[LT Harrison=ORA=]

Most important fact about any GPU is Streaming Processors, or, Processing Cores!!! The 260 is a great card and has 216 Processing Cores, but the 275 has 240 and only $20-40 more. Please buy EVGA if you plan to overclock, it will be covered under warranty if something goes wrong, and there forums are great for help. Remember to register your card!!!