Budget Gaming Graphics Card

[grdax]

Can someone recommend a budget gaming graphics card for under $75? I picked up a 8400 GS from Newegg for $39 with a ($20 rebate if it ever will arrive) but I don't know how good that is. My two current system has a x1900XT and a 9800 Pro. I am building a new one with a 8800 GT but I do not know when the Dell order will ship or will ever ship so I wanted to get a decent one to take place of it until the 8800 GT comes. I am probably going to replace the 9800 pro with the 8400 GS when the 8800 GT arrives.

Is 8400 GS faster than the X1900XT or the 9800 Pro?

 

[BlueAcolyte]

The 8400GS is completely killed by the X1900XT, but I'm not sure about the 9800PRO.

 

[Syntax Error]

High end last generation > Low end current generation.

All the hype about the 8-series Geforce cards only really apply to the 8800 cards, the other cards (8400, 8500, 8600) are generally rubbish for any decent frames in high resolutions with AA on.

 

[jjj807]

8400,8500 are bad cards for a little more you can go 8600 series preferably 8600gts-decent card depending on your resolution, and can be found cheap. And of course, the dream 8800gt if you can wait for prices to go down to msrp.