GPU's For The Confused.

[SteveTheSheep]

I know a decent amount about CPU's, MOBO's, and RAM but I have no idea what GPU"s specs mean at all.
Anyways a friend of mine who plays portal 2, walking dead, and borderlands (maybe borderlands 2). He needs a good ivdeo card so he doesn't have to cut corners and can go with the usual high graphics settings.

EDIT: Would this work?:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102960

Please leave suggestions below.

 

[Creeper]

I know a decent amount about CPU's, MOBO's, and RAM but I have no idea what GPU"s specs mean at all.
Anyways a friend of mine who plays portal 2, walking dead, and borderlands (maybe borderlands 2). He needs a good ivdeo card so he doesn't have to cut corners and can go with the usual high graphics settings.

EDIT: Would this work?:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102960

Please leave suggestions below.

That card is really weak. It's not really a gaming card, more of just a display card. I don't trust low end cards that, they just look way too cheap to be reliable. It probably can only run Portal 2 and Borderlands at very low settings.

Grab a 6870 or a 550ti. They go for about $150 but they're much, much better than this card you've selected and can run those games you described at high settings.

 

[Calypto]

I personally recommend a Geforce GTX 460. They're really nice and I played minecraft on max settings on 1920x1080 resolution with 40 fps.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-460

Also, like Creeper said, that card is really weak, and it doesn't even have a fan. (It's good to have a fan if you want your card to last) If you're on a tight budget, go for the 9800. http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-9800gt