Author Topic: Help me find a new graphics card.  (Read 849 times)

I need a new graphics card. Right now I have an ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 series, it is absolute crap. I can barely play blockland with a few thousand bricks with everything on low and Draw Distance on minimal.
Soooo, help me find a new one?

Things it needs.
256+ MB video ram
Under 50 dollars.

That's about it.

I'm not the best person with this stuff, but I know some of you are better.
I found this one on newegg, and I am wondering if it is good enough.

Thanks

Edit: I don't need super powered, just good enough to play games like Battlefield Heroes, TF2, etc on a good setting.

Edit Edit: Snap, I forgot my Specs, I'll just post my DxDiag.
« Last Edit: January 22, 2010, 12:44:42 PM by DaSord213 »

Mmmm, Nvidia.

I have a gtx 285, it servers me well.
« Last Edit: January 22, 2010, 12:33:01 PM by Radial543 »

my nvidia gt 210 can run tf2 on high settings and get almost no lag in bl

also its overclocked so it has 1gb of vram

I'd get THIS card if I was you. It's roughly $50, but it's awesome.

Specifications
     Chipset:     ATI Radeon
   
     GPU Series:     ATI Radeon HD 4000
   
     Lifestyle:     Mainstream
   
     GPU/VPU:     RADEON HD 4350
   
     Additional Features:     RoHS Compliant
        HDCP Enabled
        ATI Avivo HD Technology
   
     Video Card Profile:     Low Profile - Bracket Included
   
     Video Memory:     1GB
   
     Memory Type:     DDR2
   
     Memory Interface:     64-bit
   
     Core Clock:     600 MHz
   
     Memory Clock:     1000 MHz
   
     Interface Type:     PCI Express 2.0
   
     Interface Speed:     x16
   
     Connector(s):     DVI
        VGA (15-Pin D-Sub)
        HDTV
   
     Multi-GPU Support:     CrossFire-X
   
     Overclocked:     No
   
     APIs:     DirectX 10.1
   
     1080p Support:     Yes
   
     Video Output:     DVI
        S-Video
        VGA
   
     Low Profile:     Yes
   
     Cooling Type:     Heatsink

-snip-
Quote from: Reviews on site
after a week of light use I got the infamous BSOD,the card was too hot,no fan on it

I tired to install this POS on XP Pro and Media Edition machines and it crashed both of them. After wasting hours of frustration, I took it back. Just posting here to save TD customers the hassle of dealing with garbageware.

Bought this to replace a Geforce 8600 GT. Result was a disaster, Vista performance index dropped from 5.0 to 3.5. So removed it, put back the 8600, and accepted my stupidity for believing in the hype for it.

Worst card to buy, drivers both on the CD and online failed to install the card. I ended up returning it and buying a different card, and lost my shipping and handling fees
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:S

That card worked with my older computer, I have no idea why it wouldn't work for them.