Best video card; low budget

[xaeniac]

best cheap video card for $50.

 

[ixelion]

What are you using this card for?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814164046

 

[phaxmohdem]

eBay? $50 doesn't buy you much in terms of modern video performance.

GF4 Ti4200 perhaps??

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-GeForce-Ti4200-...07QQcategoryZ40161QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Kaspian]

Originally posted by: xaeniac
best cheap video card for $50.

Chaintech GForce 5500 256 DDR AGP 4X

 

[BurnItDwn]

You should be able to find a used TI4200 or maybe a Radeon 8500 used for $50. Those will probably offer the best performance at that price range.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I found these at Newegg:

$35 - Radeon 9250 - sapphire - Model #: 100583L-GN-H Item #: N82E16814102441
> dx8, UT2004 at medium, 128 MB, 4x/8x, core 240/mem 400, fanless

$54 - Radeon 9600SE - Sapphire - Item #: N82E16814102525
> 325/400 dx9

(there are a few more 9250's under $40, that's the only 9600SE I saw though)

 

[birdpup]

which interface do you have for your motherboard: AGP, PCI, or PCI-E ?
You can look in Newegg's refurbished section for some good deals. Refurbished means it was originally considered defective by either the manufacturing assembly line or by a customer who decided to return it, after which the manufacturer repaired the card to sell again. I have an Asus NVidia 6200 refurbished that I purchased for $51 total and it works great with no problems. There is only a 15 day return policy though.

 

[coomar]

you need to tell us the interface you want?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: birdpup
which interface do you have for your motherboard: AGP, PCI, or PCI-E ?
You can look in Newegg's refurbished section for some good deals. Refurbished means it was originally considered defective by either the manufacturing assembly line or by a customer who decided to return it, after which the manufacturer repaired the card to sell again. I have an Asus NVidia 6200 refurbished that I purchased for $51 total and it works great with no problems. There is only a 15 day return policy though.

That is "factory refurbished." As far as I know, Newegg tosses any card that comes back without obvious charring or broken-off-chunks into the refurb pile, without sending them back to the manufacturer for diagnostics.

So a Newegg refurb is rolling the dice. You have a warranty, but the card may or may not work (and you'll pay shipping back to Newegg if it doesn't).

 

[RyuRobD]

May I suggest this?

Geforce PCX5900-XT PCI-E

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: RyuRobD
May I suggest this?

Geforce PCX5900-XT PCI-E

Very nice find if ixelion has PCI-E instead of AGP.

 

[RyuRobD]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: RyuRobD
May I suggest this?

Geforce PCX5900-XT PCI-E

Very nice find if ixelion has PCI-E instead of AGP.

You mean xaeniac? Well, it doesn't matter much. There's only one left at geeks.com

 

[Hacp]

Check the Budget systems guide in anandtech... THe x300SE Hypermemory is around 50 bucks... PCIE

 

[IeraseU]

I assume you want a card for 2d video only, no 3d. For 3d applications a $50 budget is too low to be reasonable. I'd say a 6200 or X300 would suit your needs. I would look for a dual DVI version of either of those.