I need help picking a graphics card

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BooTsPs3

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Hello escapists! I am currently planning on buying a new graphics card for my PC so I can play guild wars 2 as well as a few games I bought during steam sales but my pc doesn't run well.
Anyway I have 4gb ram and a 3.2ghz dual core processor but am currently running on an MSI geforce 8400 gs (It sucks but i bought it for 30 euro since I was running on integrated graphics before it). Well the problem is i have absolutely no idea when it comes to graphics cards like where to buy them and what prices are good so I came here to ask because I see threads about building pc's sometimes. I am looking to spend probably about 100-150 euro at most and would love some suggestions from everyone at the escapist.
 

BloatedGuppy

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http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Price/Performance Sweet Spot: Radeon 6850 - $130 USD

Next step up: GeForce 560TI or Radeon 7850 - $200-230 USD

Anything above that is probably overkill for GW2 and most current gen games unless you run at huge resolutions or absolutely must crank AA through the roof.
 

BooTsPs3

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Radeon 6850 looks great for its cost. Thanks for the advice i'll probably look into buying that soon :D