One thing I found when I was putting together a new system is that if you are only doing 3D graphics and not any type of high tech animation or movie making or playing any of those high end PC games that require super fast cards, that you don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on a graphic card.

Unless a program specifically states that you need a particular model of a graphic card, go with a cheaper one and save yourself some moula!   My new computer has an nVidia 7300 card and it's just fine for what I need and it only cost $75.00 vs the 7600 or 7800 which was $650 and $800.00 and way more card than I would ever need on a computer.

So don't get sucked into being over sold something that you don't need.  You don't need a 500 foot yaught to go catch a fish on the river.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi