Best video card for under 100$?

[ssraid]

hello, I was wondering if you could help me find a decent video card for under 100$. I looked a few threads and they where about a year old. So i figured there prolly are a few better video cards out now. I'm lookin for a video card around 80$. I recently had mine fry on me. I had an old Geforce 7900, im sure anything out today would be better then my old one. Also can anyone tell me what a low profile ready video card is?
Like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130632 <-- looks good but i dunno. Been a while since i bought a new video card. 😛 All I play is WoW, so i never needed one. Thank you in advance.

 

[king smp]

this is my choice for best LOW PROFILE card like you ASKED about

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102923&cm_re=low_profile_hd_5670-_-14-102-923-_-Product

$80 USD
LOW PROFILE
No power connector
great reviews by Toms and other
low wattage draw
will be compatible for almost any system
can run on quality 300w power supplies
was named best video card for $80 by Toms many times
has GDDR5 memory
128bit memory bus

 

[shrkbay]

no way that GT 520 is awful, it's beaten by 5670 by far, if i were you, i'd take 450 ct1615 listed

 

[jyjjy]

this is my choice for best LOW PROFILE card like you ASKED about

He didn't ask for a low profile card, he asked what one is, likely because the card he linked says it.
I'd recommend the GTS 250 CT linked. If you want something cheaper I wouldn't go for either of those HD5670s though. This one is a better deal;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871
The DDR5 memory is much more important than having 1gb on cards of this caliber.
Really though you need to tell us more about your system including CPU, power supply and resolution before we can recommend an appropriate card.

 

[ssraid]

Thank you for the fast replies. I'll end up ordering GTS 450 tomorrow. 88$ isnt to bad at all. Was gonna go with the gts 250 but I can never count on gettin the MIR. 500 watt psu should be enough to run it. Thanks again.

 

[jyjjy]

If you are going open box this GTS 450 is cheaper;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127521R
The cooling is slightly better as well I believe.

 

[ssraid]

ooo and its a bit cheaper too. My computer is pretty much trash. Its like an old Pentium D, 500 watt psu, 4gigs of ram and a Asus P5N-E sli mobo. I really need to rebuild 1.
I only run WoW on it and use a laptop for everything else. Since my video card fried im using a friends old ati radeon 2400.

 

[ethel]

I was going to recommend that you stretch your budget by $10 and get a 5770 as it's better than the gts 450:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131330&cm_re=5770-_-14-131-330-_-Product

But these gts 450s at $80 are damn good value so don't

 

[Tamz_msc]

The newer iterations of WOW require better processors than a Pentium D.I would upgrade that as well.

 

[manu 11]

Go with the 5770,after rebates,it would be found to be 90$ to 100$

the one without rebates,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131330

the one with rebates,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

Good Luck!

 

[shrkbay]

yeah 5770 is a bit better than 450 and for that price it's great

 

[ssraid]

Thank you for all the great replies. >.< I didn't know the open boxes went to fast. Went to order the one jyjjy linked and it was gone.

@ Tamz_msc i would upgrade my cpu, but then i'd need a new motherboard and ram. lol I'd have to get a sandy bridge. 🙁 I has no monies for that tho.

I'll prolly just go with the 5770. Thanks again you guys for all the great replies. 😀

 

[jyjjy]

ooo and its a bit cheaper too. My computer is pretty much trash. Its like an old Pentium D, 500 watt psu, 4gigs of ram and a Asus P5N-E sli mobo. I really need to rebuild 1.
I only run WoW on it and use a laptop for everything else. Since my video card fried im using a friends old ati radeon 2400.

According to Asus your motherboard supports Core 2 Duo processors so you don't need a new board/RAM.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5NE_SLI/#CPUS
I'd either overclock this;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116348
or get this;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116381
As for the video card this HD5830 is an impressive deal;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102878
It's both faster and cheaper than the HD5770.

 

[king smp]

^+1 HD5830 good idea

 

[Tamz_msc]

Your motherboard supports 45 nm Core2Duos,
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5NE_SLI/#CPUS
Any C2D would be a huge upgrade over a pentium D.

 

[manu 11]

+1 for 5830.

 

[shrkbay]

Yeah 5830 is a lot better than 5770, but with his CPU he won't see any difference, but the price is great, so i'd take that. Also @ Tamz_msc, imo OP should better save some money rather than upgrade from very old to quite old.

 

[king smp]

If he can a good price on a decent C2D (something around 3 ghz)
then would be ok for now
A good C2D can still do game and run almost all apps with no problems
And I am sorry a C2D from 2009 is not "quite old" unless
you are 17 years old LOL

 

[jyjjy]

It isn't the best designed card but I think you are overstating the power/heat issues to a large degree. The card uses about 110w during normal gaming and it's numbers are fine at idle. It also runs at 65C under load which is not high for a current card.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-hd5830-hd5850-xtreme-edition-review-crossfirex/18/
It is big and less power efficient than it should be compared to the other HD5000 cards and if that is important to you then fine. Suggesting anyone who considers price and performance more important is a noob... well, whatever. Not everyone has the exact same priorities as you do so save the insults.

 

[king smp]

Wow 31 years of owning and working and making a living on computers
and I am put into noob category LMAO

 

[king smp]

I based my recommedation on a search of Toms forums
I then read about 5 different threads
where REAL owners in REAL life applications were using and very happy with card

Not some articles by reviewers who get FREE product and sometimes even money for their reviews

Real world recommendations by many different REAL people
using a product is the BEST way to judge a product IMHO

 

[jyjjy]

tech spot has it using 40w then the ATI 5850 and running as hot as the ATI 5870 (not a shocker since its based off the card)

http://www.techspot.com/review/249-ati-radeon-hd-5830/page11.html

neoseeker has its temps hitting 86c while power is on par with the ATI 5850
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/hd5830launch/16.html

the 65c seems more like wishful thinking from kitguru's open bench or an industry leading cooling by sapphire. either way, the linked card is sold out.

The "Xtreme" cards are newly launched redesigns by Sapphire. The cooler on the HD5830 is pretty nice with 3 copper heat pipes. Reviews of the reference model from over a year ago aren't particularly relevant.

 

[shaunkrug]

For only $79 you can get this baby:

Galaxy 50SGH8HX3QMZ GeForce GTS 450 GC Edition Video Card - 1024MB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, Mini HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11, Fermi
It is normally $150 but is on sale til it is sold out

Check this out: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6680894&Sku=G458-0450

 

[ssraid]

Will all the above cards run fine on a 450watt psu? lol Thread derailed for a minute there. Also would gettin a 50$ C2D be worth it? I really don't anything on my computer, but if i can find a 60-70$ card I'll just get a C2D also if its better then just getting a better video card. And once again thanks.

 

[ssraid]

mmm I guess i was right the firs time. Its a power king 500watt vista. Thats all i can see from the side without having to take it out. The cpu is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116348&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3899435&SID=skim1402X558040X9d5607dab0cfa574dd5d54f77610147 a someone posted it earlier. Right now i just have a PD 940. I was just curious if it would be better over all to get a cheaper video card and that cpu or just go for a nicer video card.
I only really play WoW so i don't need that good of a system. Eventually i'll rebuild a whole new computer.