Needs a new gfx card ~$100

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Last response: April 8, 2010 12:59 AM in Systems

Ozzy4pres

April 5, 2010 7:05:10 PM

Hey guys, i have a friend who needs a new, budget gfx card, he says around ~100.

Doesn't have to be great, but he wants to run original halo pc with decent gfx, and resolution.

Current specs:
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU E1400 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs
2gb ram
330 gb hd
mother bord / gfx
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i
300w psu
suports pci and pci-e

I know this is a tuff one, but any suggestions would be nice (and newegg is preferable)

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megamanx00

Homebuilt system Expert

April 5, 2010 7:34:54 PM

I would say 4850, but then I saw the PSU

. If the PSU is of decent quality then get a 5670.

HIS H567Q512 Radeon HD 5670 $83.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If it's a cheap no name POS though, then use a more conservative Radeon 5570.

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coldsleep

Homebuilt system Authority

April 5, 2010 7:36:05 PM

What is your friend's monitor resolution? That's the most important spec to know when looking at video cards.

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iwarnja420

April 5, 2010 8:27:04 PM

my resolution is 1440x900 and the psu is a new just replaced it a like last month if i remember right its this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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coldsleep

Homebuilt system Authority

April 5, 2010 8:39:47 PM

I'd say 4850, unless you're really concerned with DirectX11 support. The 4850 is a much better gaming card than the 5nnn series cards available at that price. Check out this THG Best Graphics cards for the money article for a few more details.

The 5670 is much more an HTPC card than a gaming card, though it might perform adequately at 1440x900.

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coldsleep

Homebuilt system Authority

April 5, 2010 9:50:52 PM

Ok, yeah, I didn't look at the power supply at all.

From www.amd.com:

# PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard

# 450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)

That power supply is pretty limiting. You don't really have a whole lot of options with a 300 W PSU. None of the current (5nnn series) ATI cards suggest less than a 400 W PSU. And they're generally less power-hungry than the previous generation. Perhaps there's an nVidia card, or something from an earlier generation available.