Looking for a cheap PCIx GPU

Hi, im planing to build a new system soon(ill probably order parts in a day or 2) I was looking for a relatively cheap (sub $100 or so) gpu card, till so i wouldnt spend much , and then when the new dx10 cards come out i would get a nice one then. i was thinking about geting a ati radeon x1300 2006 edition aiw(since i like to wach tv on the pc, and im still using a radeon 7500 aiw), or is it beter to get a x1600, and a separate tv tuner?

btw does anyone know when the ATI Theater 650 is coming out?

Thx for all replies.

Don't go with the X1600 series. NewEgg.com has the X850XT PCI-E for $90 I believe. Will be plenty fast until DX10 cards come out.

btw does the theatre 650 alow me to wach cable tv channels? like the scifi channel and such ? i heard that some channels are not available (i know the " cable box" has to be installed to view all the channels but i was wondering what channels would i be able to view?

No, but it performs so much faster that it's not worth getting the X1600 just because it has SM3.0, as it will be much slower.

btw where have u seen that card? i cant find it at all on newegg

thx will check it out, i alwasy prefared to stay with ati "original" gpu cards, but i gues this one has enought good reviews to convince me , thx for the information, i would have gone with the 1600 series, lol just because i thought they are "new(er)" so they should have been beter, but i gues its not that way in this case.

I was first lol

lol i just need something that would keep me till the dx10's come out and will get a litle bit cheaper, honestly i wanted to get a ati card not a sapphire/ati one, but i gues it wont make much of a difference, althou i read reviews that there are some issues with the drivers with that card, that the omega drivers work the best.

I'm using a all in wonder ati radeon 7500 right now (extreme oldie), i was thinking of geting a "all in wonder" card, but looking at the rate at which the technlolgy moves nowedays and the fact that all aiw cards have lower clocks i think it might be beter to invest in a separate tv tuner and a good gpu card later on, and for now i got convinced to get the cheapest(yet resonably good) card which i would use for that year or so(or less) till the dx10 cards come out and get a bit cheaper, becaues i doubt that i could wait that year with the radeon 7500 all in wonder till the dx10 cards will come out. i know that avivo is good but i wanted to spend as little as posible now on the gpu considering im planing to get a core 2 duo e6600, 2 gigs of ddr2 ram, and the asus p5w dh deluxe mobo, and win xp(the new install version), so total comes to about 1200 or so, so when the dx10 cards roll out i planed to spend no more than that $400 or so on a card.

btw will i be able to play battelfield 2142 , and battelfield 2, battle for middle earth 2, and fear on the x850xt? that is with atleast medium to high graphics? my monitor max resolution is 1280x1024, so cant go past that

thx

forgot to mention that i had my sys oced
3700 from 2.2 stock to 2630mhz
68gt from 350and 1000 to 430 and 1.5
my brother doesnt overclock

now on benchmarks i got better scors but that dont matter
as far as gameplay we did not see any diff