With the release of exciting new games like Halo Reach coming out in time for the holidays, you want to make sure that you are equipped with the very best gaming video card of the market.  If you aren't willing or if you are unable to spend a lot of money on the new and coolest video cards, you needn't worry.  There are several different video gaming cards that can be bought at a variety of prices.  If you want the fastest card on the market then you must understand that you're going to have to pay for it.  Here are a few of the best gaming video cards that are on the market at a variety of prices.

1. Diamond Multimedia Radeon HD 5870 Video Card. 

This video gaming card is one of the best in its class and its price reflects that.  Even though this is a middle of the line card in terms of price, if you want to own this card, be prepared to shell out over four hundred dollars for it.  The card comes with a one year limited warranty and will give you the most spectacular high definition gaming experience.

1. GeForce GTS 250 1GB Video Card.

If you want to spend a little bit less for a card that is still worth your while, try the GeForce GTS 250.  It has a high resolution and a full gigabyte of memory.  This card is a little more expensive than others in its class but it's probably worth it.  It costs around $150.00, not much more than the others in its class and the full gigabyte of memory is definitely going to be worth the money.

1. Radeon HD 5970 Video Card.

This card is the most expensive at over $600.00.  So what do you get for that amount of money?  Your reward for spending your rent money on a video car is one of the world's fastest and best gaming video cards.  The Radeon 5870 has two GPUs and 3,200 shader processors.  Unfortunately the Radeon 5870 is a rare creature in the gaming world.  They are hard to find and so expensive that even if you find one, you have to sell a kidney to buy it.

No matter if you get the best gaming video card available remember this; back in the 80's we had Atari and the first generation of Nintendo so even if you can't afford the world's best gaming card, you're still cooler than I was in the 80's.