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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwistedBishop" data-source="post: 3526298" data-attributes="member: 12503">That sounds about right.  I think you shouldn't settle for an 8 pipeline model, since that's like three year old tech at this point, but again for WoW it won't matter.  Ideally you want a memory bus to match the amount of RAM on the card, but sometimes you have to settle for a 256MB 128-bit setup.  GDDR2 RAM is probably what you'll get, but look to see if any GDDR3 is available in your price range.  You should also compare the ATI cards.The company does tend to matter as well.  For Nvidia, I personally trust EVGA the most, but XFX, Gigabyte, and BFG are name brands people have success with.  For ATI, the only name that springs to mind is Sapphire (sorry, I don't keep track of them as well as the GeForce stuff).As far as the letter designations such as GTX, GT, GS, XTX, XT, whatever....I wouldn't pay too much attention to them.  At times the two companies seem to intentionally ape the other guy's naming conventions to create confusion.  Look for the cards you can afford then let the product specs be your guide.</blockquote>