Introduction

The results are in and the data has been checked and contrary to popular belief these statistics may shock you. According to our research 22” LCD monitors and video cards in the $75 to $125 dollar range are the most purchased parts in their categories for computer components. Shocking? – No. We have also found that most people who consider themselves “Computer Enthusiasts or Elitists” don’t fit the definition and would probably fit into the mainstream category. In fact our results conclude that those who fit the “Enthusiasts or Elitists” categories only reach 4.25%.

Now that you brought your brand new 22” LCD monitor home you realize that the clarity of your video games is not as good and seem to be very jumpy. They are harder to play and the first you do is blame the monitor. It’s not your monitor, it’s most likely your video card and the problem is it’s not powerful enough to play games at a resolution of 1680 X 1050 which is native for most 22” LCD monitors. To solve this problem a video card upgrade should be the answer and are affordable. One such video card is the Sapphire Radeon HD5670 and its priced to be kind to your budget.

The Sapphire Radeon HD5570 is a budget mainstream video card with a price point under $100.00 USD. The Sapphire HD5570 offers DirectX 11 compatibility, 400 stream processors, a 650MHz core and 900MHz x2 memory. The Sapphire HD5570 is also Crossfire ready and at idle only consumes 10W with its Dynamic Power Management.