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[Halcomb]

I need a semi-cheap but reliable Video card. I'm hoping you guys could throw me a few ideas as this is what's currently keeping me off CSS. 14 fps does not make for me being a happy camper.

[medel]

You're walking into a hornets nest with that question. :D

That aside, price range?

[Halcomb]

eh. since i'm adding another 512 to the ram, i'd say $75-125 for the moment.

I'm basically looking to just reach a frame rate that doesn't make me want to throw my ashtray through the monitor.

[Iceman]

You'll need to provide your price range for everything, not just ram. Here's a 512 stick for $50 shipped. You'll see better performance with a higher end video card, than higher end ram.

What are your current specs?

[Halcomb]

You'll need to provide your price range for everything, not just ram. Here's a 512 stick for $50 shipped. You'll see better performance with a higher end video card, than higher end ram.

What are your current specs?

ram's already taken into consideration, the price range was for the card.

current specs:
3.0 gig dual pentium 4.
512mb ddr.
factory v-card is a generic 3dfx.
factory 160 gig hd.

[The Drizzle]

Do you know if it is AGP or PCI-Express?

[Mandraque]

theres a 7600gt on newegg for $80 i think. that could be a good option.

[Halcomb]

Do you know if it is AGP or PCI-Express?

pci-express.

[The Drizzle]

Link I Like eVGA cards. this one has the better cooler thats quieter.

Link Cheap. Will do the trick.

Link 256-bit bus. Not a bad card at all.

[Halcomb]

theres a 7600gt on newegg for $80 i think. that could be a good option.

all the 7600's i found were $150-250.

here's a 7300gt for $70.

would this likely get me to or higher than 50fps?

[Halcomb]

Link I Like eVGA cards. this one has the better cooler thats quieter.

Link Cheap. Will do the trick.

Link 256-bit bus. Not a bad card at all.

fair enough. thanks man.

[Mandraque]

Link

after mail in rebate its $80

[Halcomb]

Link

after mail in rebate its $80

sweet! thanks man.

[Iceman]

Damn, nice find. That is about the best price/card you can get for your budget. $65 MIR is pretty bad, but the end price is awesome.

BFG has a lifetime warranty, toll free 24/7 tech support, and comes overclocked. If you OC the card anymore, it will void your warranty.

[The Drizzle]

Damn, nice find. That is about the best price/card you can get for your budget. $65 MIR is pretty bad, but the end price is awesome.

BFG has a lifetime warranty, toll free 24/7 tech support, and comes overclocked. If you OC the card anymore, it will void your warranty.

If you OC it more and break it, that is. I have my stuff overclocked all the time, and I get warranty replacements when needed. Just dont say you blew it up cuz you OC'ed it.

[Janton]

Damn, now I'm not saying that's a smokin' machine but with a decent card and a Gig-o-RAM you should be set. I would defiantly go with one of those 7600gt's. The clocks on them are GREAT and overclock well. The only down side is the 128bit

Edited by Janton, 01 January 2007 - 02:52 AM.

[DarkShadow]

128 bit is horrible performance in games..

Please dont be a n00b, aim for 256 bit, on that note, yesterday while browsing newegg I saw a really nice 1900 HDCP card or some shit, it was 150 dollars, had 256bit with 256mb ram on it, with a passive heatsync

[Janton]

True shadow, but the poor fella is upgrading from some integrated crap, a f*cking MX4000 would be better. But your right, heres the link for the x1900gt

[Iceman]

Shadow, do you have a better suggestion that fits within the guy's price range?

[Chris82]

Perhaps the x1800GTO I'm getting? 256-bit 256-mb memory! $120.