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20120528 Update
Still on 9600GT
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
HD7750 at under 75watts looks good...
20091116 Budget gaming videocard choices for 1980x1200:
Currently I have an 18 month old GeForce 9600GT - still a respectable performer and the start point for our selections below but also power hungry. Also now I have a 1980 x 1080 main LCD and thus moving up in resolution from 1680x1050 to this.
So considerations are:
Per: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2464.html (Oct/Nov 2009)
Options in order of indicative US$ price per the article above
For gaming at 1680 x 1050
Good 1920x1200 performance in most games
Points to note:
Exceptional 1920x1200 performance
At this point the next options are SLI solutions with the only single card solution an honerable mention to the Radeon HD5850, 40nm at US$290, >= NZ$458
Others:
Conclusion:
Sub NZ$200 seems GTS250 is recommended.. but it's not much of a step up from the 9600GT.
If I was building a fresh box I'd probably go for the Radeon HD4870 1GB 55nm, >= NZ$237/1GB
EOM