Half decent GPU for 60 Euro?

[NeroDevil]

Hey all! Heres the story...I'm modding my old machine into a gamng rig, but I'm on a tight budget. So does anyone know of a half decent PCI (not PCI-E, the normal kind) or AGP graphic card for about 60 or 70 euro? Thanks in advanced!

 

[Fumz]

What games do you plan on playing?

 

[NeroDevil]

Well some old some newish (not Crysis or anything!) and i dont mind having to lower details for a playable framerate either.

 

[Dom]

I know this site is in pounds, but through paypal they can change the currency (I think)
£40 equals about €48.
ZT-62APH2N-HSL. Zotac GeForce 6200 512MB TV-Out/DVI PCI - Retail 533Mhz 512MB Memory, 5 Year Warranty : novatech.co.uk

 

[NeroDevil]

woah, sounds like a nice one thanks lildomii! I'll check it out. In the mean time if theres anyone else who knows where i can get a decent pci or agp gpu for approx 60 euro or less, then let me know!

 

[NeroDevil]

Anything else peeps?

 

[stormy13]

As long as your power supply is at least 400W and of decent quality (all you have in your specs is Cooler Master, which do make a decent PSU) one of these,

Sapphire HD 4650 512MB DDR2 Dual DVI TV Out AGP Graphics Card - Ebuyer

 

[NeroDevil]

Thanks dude! Yeah i just checked the psu and it says "rated: 250w, peak: 300w" so i guess i'll need a psu upgrade to then :/ how much would a 400w one cost on average then?

 

[Dom]

Thanks dude! Yeah i just checked the psu and it says "rated: 250w, peak: 300w" so i guess i'll need a psu upgrade to then :/ how much would a 400w one cost on average then?

If you look on this page some are extremely cheap, but for 400 watt power supplies i would recommend spending at least 30 pounds/35 euros on it. Just take a look through that list in that link, and tell us which one you want, and we'll say if it will suit your needs or not.

 

[Dom]

there's this one also http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer...A/NVIDIA-Geforce-6200-7300-AGP-(4-and-8-Cores)

Broken link pebbly

 

[pebbly]

there's this one also http://www.scan.co.uk/Shop/Computer...A/NVIDIA-Geforce-6200-7300-AGP-(4-and-8-Cores)

Broken link pebbly

ive deleted it LilDom Thanks

 

[pebbly]

try again Scan.co.uk: PNY-G606200A8E49T-SB - 512MB PNY NVIDIA GeForce 6200 Graphics Card, AGP 8x, 4 Cores, D-Sub/ DVI-I/ S-Video, Passive Cooling

 

[stormy13]

the psu and it says "rated: 250w, peak: 300w"

Ouch. That 6200 doesn't require much in the way of power, but with a PSU that low it's pushing it.

LilDomii, agree with you on where to start price-wise on the PSU's on that page, with the only ones I would consider on the first page would be the one's from Antec, the rest are pretty much junk (and wouldn't trust to power a light bulb). Stretch the ££ a bit further and I would look at any of the ones from OCZ.

One thing to consider in making an upgrade like this is the rest of the system. Unfortunately from looking at your current specs while video card makes sense, the sad reality is that for the most part the price of the card isn't much more than the whole system is worth. To give an idea a similar spec'ed system as yours over here goes for around $100 or less (let you do the conversion on that).

Another thing to consider if you do get a new card for it is if down the roaad you get a new computer, you won't be able to move the card to it.