Upgrade Your Desktop to Stay In The Game

Tuesday November 10, 2009

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Keeping hardware up to date for PC gaming can be a real problem. Many hardcore gamers would replace their computers every two years. This is not something that many people would even consider in the current economy. Many of the desktop computers purchased in the past two years can still play games fairly well with even the chance of running at higher resolution provided they get a video card upgrade.

Graphics or video cards have made some outstanding performance gains the the past year that allow them to play games at higher resolutions and detail than ever before. With monitor prices dropping for larger 24-inch displays with their 1920x1200 resolutions, gamers will probably find older PCs having a harder time keeping up frame rates or even playing at these resolutions. Thankfully, it is very easy to upgrade a computer's graphics cards. If you are looking to give your system a boost in the 3D graphics arena, check out my selections for the best performance graphics cards if you are looking for higher resolutions or my best budget 3D graphics cards if you are looking to do some upgrades but spend a bit less.