Ordered an XPS 8300, Out of the loop on video cards

[dubstar]

What video card should I get? I haven't been keeping up on processors or video cards since ATI Radeon 9800XT was THE card to get.

I'm looking to dive in to gaming again. Recently been on a Macbook Pro.

I own a few games already (older):
- Starcraft 2
- Diablo 2/LOD
- Lego World Online (or something, it's my son's game)
- A few shooters, etc.


Planning on getting a few new games though.
-SkyRim
- Dungeon Siege III
- Battle Field 3

I want no issues with ghosting, I want to run everything on ULTRA HIGH 1680x1200.

I have about $200.

Now, I know I am contradicting myself here. Price cap with requirements of Ultra High, but I want the best for the money. I'm willing to spend more if the performance boost is worth the delta.

 

[LordOfLA]

AMD 5000/6000 series imo

 

[chastity]

I'm more of an nvidia fan myself. However reading reviews of the card your interested in on sites like newegg would help.

That said on newegg between 100 and 200 dollars there are roughly 176 cards.
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Video Cards & Video Devices, Desktop Graphics / Video Cards, $100 - $200

 

[Johnny]

I like this one -> EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti Free Performance Boost Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), Dual DVI, HDMI, DirectX 11, SLI Ready at TigerDirect.com

 

[LordOfLA]

I say AMD cos you can run 3 to 6 screens off of one card. nVidia limit you to 2 per card :/

 

[dubstar]

Thanks, I'm going to look in to all these suggestions. Man, it's been a while! I forgot about NewEgg entirely!

 

[LeeJend]

Check the Tom's Hardware site Charts section for comparative benchmark results. As always with Tom's, look at the pcitures (charts) and ignore their recomendations.