gaming computer

[LTDAN0215 9]

hi guys,

i am new to this fourm and i have been watching lcpdfr videos from brigliar, xpak, makinit, i am in love with this mod and has made me buy a computer. The only problem that i have is it came with a crappy card so i need some suggestions on a new card. here are the specs

• AMD Quad-Core FX-4100 processor
  3.60GHz, 4MB L2 Cache
  
• 8GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory
  Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work
  
• 1TB SATA hard drive
  Store 666,000 photos, 285,000 songs or 526 hours of HD video and more
  
• 24x DVD+/-R/RW drive
  Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats
  
• 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet
  Connect to a broadband modem or wired broadband router with wired Ethernet
  
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 Graphics
  With 1GB video memory, DVI, HDMI and VGA capabilities
  

Additional Features:

• 6 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x audio port, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port, 2 x PS/2 ports, 1 x VGA port, 1 x parallel port, 1 x COM port
  
• 1 x PCI slot, 2 x PCI Express (x1) slots, 1 x PCI Express (x16) slot, 3 x external 5.25" bays, 1 x external 3.5" bay, 5 x internal 3.5" bays, 1 x internal 2.5" bay
  

Software:

• Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition (To learn more about the features of Windows 7, click here)
  
• Microsoft Office Starter 2010: Includes reduced functionality versions of Microsoft Word and Excel, with advertising. PowerPoint and Outlook are NOT included. Purchase Office 2010 today and get the most out of your new PC. (To learn more about the features of Office 2010, click here)
  
• Backup and Restore options built into Windows allows you to create safety copies of your most important personal files, so you're always prepared for the worst
  

[Ceril 40]

I have a GTX 550TI with 2GB of GDDR5

It's a great card and works wonderfully for me. I've been playing GW2 at max graphics with 60fps.

My friend just got a Radeon HD 7850, slightly better, so also a great card.

the 550TI with 2GB GDDR5 is about 150-170$ depending on where you get it. I think best buy has it for 155.

[LTDAN0215 9]

thank you very much, i am just concerned as i have heard that gta 4 is very gpu heavy so i am making sure that i get the right card so that i can good fps. i have a budget of about 175.00 so that might be something that look into..