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Need help choosing budget vid card

Postby Prozac » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:17 am

Hey gang, I'm on a tight budget, but I'm trying to pick a vid card (Nvidia hopefully - but I'm open to ATI). I could probably spend $130 to $150 but is there a card that will play UT3 or Fallout3 in that price range. :(

Just wondering if there is any hope. You have to consider that all this time I've been on TAM with Ti I have been playing off of the video chip on the motherboard with no card at all and it's working fine for UT2004. Any suggestions?

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Re: Need help choosing budget vid card

Postby Duffy » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:13 am

ATI

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 814127397R
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Re: Need help choosing budget vid card

Postby Porkinator » Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:42 am


Wow
That is good price for that card but be sure you have a decent power supply.
also good cooling on the case as it runs hot. I have that card that I paid almost 300.00 for.
Nvidia still having troubles and trying to pull off some deceptions so stay away from them.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/new ... ers-gts250
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Re: Need help choosing budget vid card

Postby Sideous Prime » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:14 am

dude, i'm running an eVGA 8500GT. it plays ut2k4 just fine and it even plays ut3 pretty darn well.

i went to newegg and looked at an eVGA Geforce 9400GT for $66.00. hell yeah.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130390

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Re: Need help choosing budget vid card

Postby Porkinator » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:45 pm

Sideous Prime wrote:dude, i'm running an eVGA 8500GT. it plays ut2k4 just fine and it even plays ut3 pretty darn well.

i went to newegg and looked at an eVGA Geforce 9400GT for $66.00. hell yeah.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130390

nvidia FTW!

Nvidia makes a good card but for the extra cash I would invent in the 4879 that has ddr5 RAM vs the low end 9400.
Here is a link to some grahics charts that ought to make your decision easier.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gami ... ks,30.html
The 4870 was a top dog for a long while . The 9400 is just a "filler" card.
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Re: Need help choosing budget vid card

Postby Sideous Prime » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:48 pm

the reason i mentioned the 9400GT was because he asked for a budget card.

oh yes, and you know all about that 'filler' stuff don't you porky?
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