Best sub $100 video card?

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I'm looking for the best video card for under $100. If there's a
compromise between speed and quality, I'd lean more toward the speed.

Thanks

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What could possibly go wrong?

 

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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:29:52 GMT, Kevin Davis³
<zkevindavisz@cfl.rr.com> wrote:

>I'm looking for the best video card for under $100. If there's a
>compromise between speed and quality, I'd lean more toward the speed.
>
>Thanks
>
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>What could possibly go wrong?


If you have to have a new, retail package, your best will be
an ATI Radeon 9500 64MB, or maybe an Nvidia GeForce 4 TI4200. I myself
went the Ebay used videocard route, and picked up an Nvidia GeForce 4
Ti4400 128MB card for $70.00 shipped some months back. The only games
I found so far that pushed it kinda hard are the newest of the new
(FarCry, ect.) I never use AA, & AF settings (I never can tell image
quality difference.. Just framerate hit), so this card still has a
long life for me. By the time I upgrade to Radeon 9800XT, or GeForce
5950, they'll be on Ebay for $70.00 as well.

 

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Kevin Davis³ wrote:

> I'm looking for the best video card for under $100. If there's a
> compromise between speed and quality, I'd lean more toward the speed.
>
> Thanks
>
> ---------------------------------------
> What could possibly go wrong?


New or used?

New: You could get an ATi Radeon 9600 for that, or a Pro version, if
you were willing to spend a few $$ more. Or a nVidia GeForce Ti4200.
Both cards offer about the same speeds, with the 4200 being faster in
some older games (Qukae 3, RtCW, etc) and the 9600 supporting DX9 and
better support for some of the newer games. (and, arguably, better image
quality)

Used: You might be able to get a 9600 XT or a Ti4400/4600 for about
that price.

That's about your only options for that price range. Ignore the Radeon
9000/9100/9200 cards, as well as the GeForce 5200. If you were willing
to spend $150+, I think you'd have more options. I just bought a used
Radeon 9600 XT for $105, and it's pretty nice.

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cK

 

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> Used: You might be able to get a 9600 XT or a Ti4400/4600 for about
> that price.
>
> That's about your only options for that price range. Ignore the Radeon
> 9000/9100/9200 cards, as well as the GeForce 5200. If you were willing
> to spend $150+, I think you'd have more options. I just bought a used
> Radeon 9600 XT for $105, and it's pretty nice.


A 9600XT used for $100??? Show me what reality that happens in. A Radeon
9100 is the same speed/power level as a Ti4200. The 9000/9200's have
crippled GPU's with only 1 texture per pass. They're slower. A 9100 does 2
per pass, with a 250GPU core and 500Mhz DDR rate. It's a decent choice, as
is the full bore 8500 128Mb which compare directly to a Ti4600.

 

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How about the GForce fx 5200? I just bought it at Staples for $99 on sale.