Good Budget Card?

[atp777]

I'm looking into a budget nVidia card for a new build. I was considering the 7300GT PCI-e x16 256MB as a solution. I play a few games, Doom3, Q4, Need For Speed MW, other than that it's used for photo editing and general office type stuff. Will this card offer me enough power for what I need to do? Any suggestions are welcome. The new mobo is an ABIT AN9 32X.

Thanks!

 

[kaotao]

As long as it's the 7300GT with GDDR3, it'll do fine. It's actually a great budget card. Don't get the GDDR2 version though. You get faster core and memory speeds with the GDDR3 version. you could do better for a bit more money. What's your GPU budget?

EDIT: had to add a few things.

 

[melarcky]

yes only go with the GDD-3 version other wise the GF 7300 is crap... in some VGA test the GF 6600 NON GT out performes it...

 

[I]

Everyone wants cheap card to do well at games, but in the end if you want best gaming at higher resolution or to play next year's games (we don't know how long this card needs to last), you should consider moving up to the 7600 series.

 

[atp777]

Thanks Guys. The budget is about $100.

 

[rwpritchett]

Thanks Guys. The budget is about $100.

Here are two suggestions then:

SAPPHIRE 100156L Radeon X1600PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Overclocked Edition CrossFire Ready Video Card - Retail $94.99

eVGA 256-P2-N612-TX Geforce 7600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $109.99 (after MIR)

You can also get a good deal by browsing newegg's 'Open Box' section. You only get the card with no software or cables, but I've never had a problem with open box video cards.