Lots of Graphics Cards, Lots of Choices, Hard to Choose

It is a real good time to be in the market for a new graphics card. You can get a graphics card that will do everything you want for very little money (around $150 or so). Last year, you would have had to pay upwards of $300 to get the performance you are getting now.

There is one problem with this though, ATI and NVIDIA are bringing out graphics cards faster than ever. For example, ATI just released the HD 4830. I have no problem with this graphics card, but just the amount of new cards coming out every few months is getting daunting.

The other day I was ready to purchase a graphics card and was stuck trying to figure out which card preformed better, a 9800GT, HD 4850, or HD 4830. Obviously, the 4830 will perform lower, but how lower? That is a problem both ATI and NVIDIA aren’t educating people on. I mean really, does anyone really know the actual performance difference (without looking at a benchmark chart, that is cheating) between an 8600GT and 8600GTS or a 9800GT versus an HD 4670?

This is getting very confusing very fast and it’s only going to get worse in the next couple of months with further releases.

The PCHardwareBlips.com Launch

In case anyone hasn’t noticed, a new aggregator site has launched. The new site is PCHardwareBlips.com. The site features news and press articles grabbed from a variety of different sources, which include blogs and news sites to deliver PC Hardware content.

If you love to read about new PC Hardware (and the occasional game and operating system), then you will love PCHardwareBlips.com as that is the entire focus of the site. When you visit the site, be sure to register and add me as a friend. Also don’t forget to vote on your favorite articles and maybe even post a comment or two.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.