Looking for a cheap pci-e video card

TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
edited March 2005 in Hardware
I don't game at all. I could live with one of the many cheap agp cards I own now but just bought a dual 16x pci-e MB with no agp and was trying not to go pci video. A high end raid controller is going in one 16x pci-e slot and I am scarfing for a cheap... emphasis on CHEAP pci-e video card for the other pci-e slot.

As far as I can tell any pci-e card selling today is probably better then the best agp card I own right now (radeon 7500) I do NOT need a $200 or $400 video card in any way or form. If my porn looked anymore realistic I would have to shower 10 times a day.

So there are a variety of CHEAP... say it with me one more time CHEAP pci-e cards available from ATI and nvidia. Is there any known problems or incompatibilities or stuff to consider when making this choice?

motherboard is a DFI lanparty ultra if that is critical

Tex

Comments

  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Cheapest one I found on Pricewatch is a $61 (free shipping) ATI x300 128mb. Doesn't seem like a bad card for $61, either.

    http://www.amamax.com/saatirax312d1.html
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited March 2005
    yeah newegg has a bunch between 60 and 75 bucks. Just didnt know what was better then the other or if there was probs witrh say ATI on this MB or anything?

    Tex
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    The top of the line NV cards run better on NF4 than the top of the line ATI.
    In the realm where you and I live I can't see that it would matter.
    The older ATI cards did have a rep for better 2D image quality than NV.

    Hey, If I could find another R8000 I would take it.
  • gibbonslgibbonsl Grand Forks AFB
    edited March 2005
    Tex wrote:
    If my porn looked anymore realistic I would have to shower 10 times a day.

    Tex


    ;D;D;D;D;D;D
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