02-25-2013, 07:42 AM
(02-25-2013, 03:14 AM)Lissa Wrote: How high a quality does she want the games to look with those that she is going to play?
Reason: This determines how much she's willing to spend on the video card.
The real hang-up is going to be Tomb Raider. My understanding is that this game can be a beast to run and I've seen very little on what sort of scale down options there are for it. Borderlands is more a known variable and there are many cards that can work with varying degrees of success.
If this isn't something that is needed NOW, then I would suggest waiting a bit. Even if only to see what sort of performance different cards get while playing the new Tomb Raider and what sort of scalability options it offers.