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Here's how I strut.

First I want to state that I'm not an expert and that I do not do this for a living. The advice that follows is from my personal experience only and you should do additional research before making a purchase. Generally speaking a graphics card in the $60-$80 range will not be significantly better than your i5's integrated graphics. Integrated graphics have come a very long way in the past few years. If you are going to upgrade than make it worthwhile by spending at least $120. Honestly though, the sweet spot is in the $160-$220 range. That much will give you most of the performance of the top of the line cards at around half the price. ATI cards tend to have a better price/performance ratio than Nvidia but there is a caveat to this. ATI cards usually have mediocre drivers so while they might have equal (often better) raw performance at a cheaper price an Nvidia card may give better real-world performance. I personally love ATI cards and after evaluating my options I always end up purchasing an ATI card. But this is just me. Others swear by Nvidia. Tom's hardware does a decent rundown of GPU's for the money every month or so. This the most recent one. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html Remember if you buy a new GPU that your power supply must be adequate. I hope this was of some help.