Best Card $50 -75

[jedge78]

Hey Guys,

What is the best card in the 50 - 75 dollar range... Preferrably something AGP 8x.

Thanks in advance

 

[cleeve]

If you're on a budget, don't bother with AGP 8x.

AGP 8x is a marketing feature and doen't do very much at all. AGP 8x gives absolutely no perceptible performance increase over AGP 4x, especially in the sub-$200 price point.

What you want is a Geforce4 Ti4200 64mb. An awesome card for the price, and still a solid performer. You should be able to find one online for about $75.

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[TheRod]

I wish you don't expect to play today's game at high frame rate. You will get good performance in DX7/8 titles. But, you will not go anywhere for that price in DX9 games.

TI4200 is a good choice for that price. If you prefer ATI, 8500 cards are good too in DX7/8. I have one, and it barely give me fun in Halo. I don't expect anything good for TI 4200 or Radeon 8500 with games that are due in the next couple of months.

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[cleeve]

The Ti4200 is strong enough to just get by in some upcoming titles, but the 8500 isn't.

If you're into gaming, anything less than a Ti4200 is probably going to dissapoint you.

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[Marvelii]

Try looking for a Ti4200 if you cant find any try a GeforecFX 5600 its well under a $100.

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[jedge78]

thanks for the info

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

FX5600 is a waste of maney in comparison to the GF4ti which is the best bet for low $ and high performance IMO.



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[HardWareBoss]

I second that. TI4200.

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Ti4200 is should be your card of choice. If you have to spend few extra money, then spend.

If you can't buy Ti4200, then buy Radeon 9100 (250/250 clocked)

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[Crashman]

AGP8x does nothing to improve the performance of today's best cards, let alone the cheap ones.

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