Good card

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

Is this card good? for the cash?
If not find one that i can use for under 85 bucks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150247

 

[PieceMaker]

Well, I'm not entirely sure about the price. (I haven't kept up with prices in a while.) But I can tell you that that is a good card. However, what processor are you running? If it isn't a certain speed, a better graphics card won't do you much good. I'm running 2 gigs of RAM and a 7900 GTX that my uncle gave me. However, it still struggles because I only have an Athlon 64 3200+ processor. If I had a better one, it would work so well.

 

[foxtrotniner]

That depends on what games you want to play with it. For CSS TF2 and maybe CoD4 to an extent of how high you set your gfx settings at. But no with $86 you can get a 8800GS card that can beat the one you are looking at. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/XFX-PVT88SFDF4-GeForce-Express-S-video/dp/B0012W1TSC/ref=sr_1_1?tag2=slickdeals&tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1217295404&sr=8-1"]Amazon.com: XFX PVT88SFDF4 GeForce 8800GS 384MB GDDR3 580Mhz PCI Express 2.0 SLI Ready Video Card ( Dual DVI / S-video ): Electronics@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41n7a-TNH-L.@@AMEPARAM@@41n7a-TNH-L[/ame]

$61.84 after $30 mail in rebate. But I highly suggest a 8800gt or higher card if you have the money.

 

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

Hmmm i got a Athlon 64 3400+ processor, but people say its not the processer its the motherboard

 

[PieceMaker]

I know the motherboard plays a part in it, but I also believe that the processor has a role in it as well. I'd read into it.

 

[fobmaster2001]

its mainly the processor. if u have a slower processor it will bottleneck your graphics card making the perfomance level much lower than it suppose to be

 

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

Is my processer good enough?
And opps i didnt know this was the trading think i though i was in the tech help fourms.

 

[PieceMaker]

The card will work, but I don't see it running much faster than a GeForce 7600. What card are you currently using? This will be very helpful in making the decision to upgrade.

 

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

Im using a intergrated 6100

 

[PieceMaker]

Oh heck yeah. Any card would be better than that. Here's what I'd do, I'd buy the good graphics card because even with that processor, you'll see a noticeable difference. Then if you want, you can start looking around for a better processor. However, since I'm gonna say your processor is socket 939, you're kind of limited on your options for a better processor. You can get a decent one on NewEgg for $30 to $45, but these are all single-core and I don't know if they come with a warranty. However, if your motherboard supports it and you don't mind spending a little extra and getting a used processor, I'd look on Ebay and consider buying an X2 processor. These are dual core processors and are better in the long run.

 

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

Im short on cash so im using my b-day money donate for me?
When im a awsome gamer ill give you money

 

[PieceMaker]

Lol. Sorry but I'm waiting for the new iPod to come out. Then I'm saving for a car. But good luck. I hope you now know what to do.

 

[5starGeneralAlphaSnake]

That depends on what games you want to play with it. For CSS TF2 and maybe CoD4 to an extent of how high you set your gfx settings at. But no with $86 you can get a 8800GS card that can beat the one you are looking at. http://www.amazon.com/XFX-PVT88SFDF4-GeForce-Express-S-video/dp/B0012W1TSC/ref=sr_1_1?tag2=slickdeals&tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1217295404&sr=8-1

$61.84 after $30 mail in rebate. But I highly suggest a 8800gt or higher card if you have the money.

They just took away the mail in rebate and the savings so its 109.09 i guess im just gonna get the 8500 my bro found.