good & cheap video card recommendation?

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  1. squidge37

    squidge37 Member

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    Hey

    I've got an AMD Athlon 64 3300+ with a gig of DDR ram, and no real video card for games and stuff. Dungeon Siege runs fine but I'm thinking of getting Dungeon Siege2 and I might want to get a good video card before I start the game

    So, does anyone have recommendations for a good *cheap* video card for games? I'm thinkin' $35/$40 tops because I'm totally cheap. But whatever you think eh?

    thanks
     
    squidge37, May 6, 2006
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  2. BigDK

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    I think you need to scan ebay for a bargain to get anything reasonable for that money.
    Otherwise you're looking at an Nvidia 6200 or ATI 9200 card, neither of which are that good.
     
    BigDK, May 7, 2006
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  3. Ragnarok2

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    $35/40 tops eh? That good *cheap* video card aint gonna happen.
     
    Ragnarok2, May 14, 2006
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  4. codydog

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    Just responded to similar Q. www.tigerdirect.com.
     
    codydog, May 14, 2006
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  5. squidge37

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    thanks

    I just realized the only slot I have open is a PCI slot, so it looks like I've got a motherboard issue before I can get a new card
     
    squidge37, May 15, 2006
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    I was in the same situation dude - i was lucky enough to find a 6600 turbo, good card for the cash. If you get a new motherboard get PCI express slots (probably all you can get these days) or you'll be a sorry sorry boy lol. I'd save extra though and get a 6800GT - best card for the cash, it can run nearly all good DX9 games on high (even F.E.A.R!!!), it's worth the extra expenditure thats for sure.
     
    Timmy1970, May 23, 2006
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