Video Card Question - Recommendation

[Don]

I've seen a number of different companies that use nVidia or ATI
chipsets in their cards; i.e. Asus, BFG, EVGA, Galaxy, MSI, etc. Does
it really make any difference whose name is on the card? And if so,
What are the good ones, and which ones should I avoid? Also, what would
be your video card recommendations? I'm not a hard core gamer, but I do
play games from time to time. I do a lot of video editing and DVD
production. Thanks.

 

[Don]

p.s. I'd like a video card that plays well with Viewsonic monitors
(VP2330wb) in DVI-D mode, i.e. not ATI.

 

[Shadow36]

I've seen a number of different companies that use nVidia or ATI chipsets
in their cards; i.e. Asus, BFG, EVGA, Galaxy, MSI, etc. Does it really
make any difference whose name is on the card? And if so, What are the
good ones, and which ones should I avoid? Also, what would be your video
card recommendations? I'm not a hard core gamer, but I do play games from
time to time. I do a lot of video editing and DVD production. Thanks.

I've been using BFG cards lately. They work great and have a lifetime
warranty.