Vid Card

V-PV-P State College, PA Member
edited August 2006 in Hardware
Okay, this is an odd request, but one of my friends needs a better vid card, and he has and older dell. He has a budget of 50-100. I told him to save up and get a new pc, but whatever. Anyway, he needs a PCI (No, not PCI-E) interface card under 100. What's the best one you guys can get?

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    A 128-bit Fx5500 is available at Newegg. Best option for gaming I think.

    After that its a tossup between Fx5200 / 9200 / 9250.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    i think the best bet is the PCI 6200 :) it supports new tech and run most games on low/ medium at 1024 x 768 :)
  • lemonlimelemonlime Canada Member
    edited August 2006
    Yep, I'd agree with Sledge.. not much else to choose from I'm afraid. I've used a 9250 before, and it's pretty disappointing with anything modern. If you keep it below 800x600, it runs pretty smooth though.
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    You can also find a 6200 pretty cheap... $27.00 - $35.00 - 3D Fuzion 3DFR6200P Geforce 6200... its getting pretty hard to find, as it performs well and it is cheap... I have 2 of these at home in my server towers... they work great and I can vouch for them over the 5500 series :)
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited August 2006
    BFG who owns Fuzion seems to also offer a great PCI 6200...
    http://www.bfgtech.com/6200_256_PCI.html

    It is probably a bit more in price as it sports 256MB memory....
  • FatFunkeyFatFunkey
    edited August 2006
    wow lol i didnt even know 6200 was PCI i would go with that if u cant find it then go with 9250 cant find that well then 9200....god have mercy on his soul :X

    im running an AGP but sheesh its not as bad as a PCI :P my 9800Pro still can tackle high end games like fear and oblivion on meduim 2x/4x 1024x768 *and playable lol :P
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