Selecting a video card might be one of the most important things you do when building your gaming machine. If you make a bad decision here you'll regret it in the future. Of course, that doesn't mean that picking the right graphics card has to be difficult, or expensive.

Yes, we've all heard the horror (or gloating) stories of gamers who spent thousands upon thousands of dollars on two video cards. Unless you're rich, or feel like taking out a loan, you don't need to spend an insane amount of money to find a great video card; however, you do need to do your homework.