Nvidia compared to AMD

I making a new PC and I am getting a AMD Athlon II X4 processor, so I am wondering if it is better to get a AMD card, a Nvidia card

Protip: AMD owns ATi. They are now one and the same.

It's too difficult to explain the Nvidia/ATI difference these days. They each make great parts. It's heavily dependent on your budget and what you want your system to be capable of. An easy way to look at it is to get the card with the best specs for your budget. Your going to have to do a little research into Nvidia's and ATI's latest offerings to decide what you want or need.

Nvidia will offer small little advantages like PhysX and 3D vision in games, but just so you know, I almost never use PhysX, and hardly ever find games that use it either. The differences between both are also a bit complex, but if you want to use anti-aliasing a lot, nvidia usually fares a bit better with that activated, but it's hardly a deal breaker. Basically, just get the best cards that your budget allows. If you want do use multiple cards and want the best performance for the dollar, AMD's cards tend to scale better in multi-gpu setups than nvidia's right now, in fact three 6970s are pretty nicely matched against three 580s for $500 cheaper.

Derp.

Yea I figured I just was not sure

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I am going to be using the PC for gaming but I am making a sub $500 system so i have about a $100 range for a graphics card

Interestingly AMD has the edge when it comes to multiple monitor gaming (Eyefinity) which can feed off a single beefy card unlike Nvidia that forces you to use SLI.

Nvidia man, its the best.

AMD shines in its budget range, usually a lot more than Nvidia does. Newegg has a Radeon HD 5770 for $110 up front, but $90 after the rebate. There is also an nvidia GTX 550 Ti for $123 up front and $103 after rebates. The GTX 550 consumes much more power however than the 5770, in fact is uses more power than a $170 6850, but is pretty much on par with the 5770. I only mentioned the Nvidia card just in case you really wanted it, IMO it's not that great and the 5770 is far better deal. If you want the best low power card you can get if power consumption is an issue, the Radeon HD 5670 is likely your best bet, as it's powered directly from the pci-e slot on the motherboard.

Hope this helps.

Thanks