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level101   02-24-2008 at 12:59:14 AM

I need a PCI video card for under $50. Has to be PCI.
What would you recommend?

Thanks

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strangestranger   02-24-2008 at 01:06:47 AM
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upgrade.

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Antec 1200,PC Power & Cooling 750,Gigabyte DS4-x48,Intel Q9550@3.4 W/Xigmatek S1283,8GB OCZ DDR2 800,ATI 4870X2,X-FI>CA 640C amp>Tannoy R300/Senn 595's
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level101   02-24-2008 at 01:08:15 AM
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without upgrading

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strangestranger   02-24-2008 at 01:13:24 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] der=PRICED

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102533

bottom link is as good as it will get, however, is this for basic display, if so any card should be suitable.

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level101   02-24-2008 at 01:21:04 AM
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Or does directx matter?

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strangestranger   02-24-2008 at 01:23:01 AM
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you are kidding right?

if not then seriously you are kidding right?

okay, for gaming you might as well go with the one i suggested, it may only be a dx8 card but then again the nvidia 6200 has no chance in hell playing any dx9 game. also although the 6200 has gddr2 ram it ain't that fast and only has a 64 bit interface whilst the ati 9200 has slower ram but twice the bus width which should help.

http://www.tomshardware.com/site/vgacharts/

you might try browsing some of the older charts for a comparison if you can find something similar.

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level101   02-24-2008 at 01:31:55 AM
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Then the 9250 it is.

Thanks for your help

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zenmaster   02-24-2008 at 01:49:03 AM
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What type of games do you expect to play?
Perhaps Civilization.

I would hate for you to spend the money and to have the games not even be able to load much less be playable.

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its not good theory.
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level101   02-24-2008 at 01:54:20 AM
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Its for my friends kids. I know they play Halo.

What about this, never heard of brand. $54.99 after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131082

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level101   02-24-2008 at 01:57:02 AM
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I told him he wouldn't be able to play newer games without spending more money. Just need something descent.

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level101   02-24-2008 at 01:57:48 AM
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or, I mean cheap

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zenmaster   02-24-2008 at 03:16:58 AM
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That card would Load Halo.
He will likely need to ensure the screen resolution is set to no higher than 1024x768 and all graphic settings to minimum.

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Nik_I   02-24-2008 at 03:26:16 AM
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are you sure that the computer doesn't have either an agp slot or a pci-e slot? because if it does, you can get far better performance.

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Can Not   02-24-2008 at 04:03:21 AM
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Well... PCI has terrible bandwidth, all low-end overpriced cards...

Might as well not even bother with it. What's ur CPU and integrated GPU as of now?

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level101   02-24-2008 at 04:20:34 AM
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Has to be PCI. It's a Dell Dimension 2350, Pentium 4 1.8ghz

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Can Not   02-24-2008 at 04:41:15 AM
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I honestly think that your $50 should be invested in a new computer (whether that be tomorrow or a year from now). A simple $500 costume computer built today can be about 4 times more powerful and still include a midrange graphics card.

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IndigoMoss   02-24-2008 at 05:22:24 AM
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I'm going to have to agree with everyone here. PCI cards are so weak and overpriced, you might as well stick with on-board.

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