need recomendation on video card

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  1. Posts : 7
    windows 7 ultimate
       #1

    need recomendation on video card


    hi i just built a new computer so i have a pretty small budget for a video card. my budget is about 100. also what video cards are compatible with widnows 7?
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  2. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #2

    Do you game or don't you?

    If not, you likely don't need to spend $100. I spent 50 and am happy.

    If you don't game, you might consider a "passively cooled" video card (no fan), which will keep down the noise and be one less fan to worry about.
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  3. Posts : 581
    Windows 7 Ulitimate Beta 32 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Ubuntu 9.10 32 Bit
       #3

    if you do want to game a 4850 would be a good idea... you can find them for about $100 on newegg most of the time
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  4. Posts : 7
    windows 7 ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #4

    i do want to game but i wont be gaming all day type of thing
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  5. Posts : 581
    Windows 7 Ulitimate Beta 32 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Ubuntu 9.10 32 Bit
       #5

    4850 would be a good choice if your psu is up to it
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  6. Posts : 34
    6@Win XP 1@Vista (1@Win 7 (Mine))
       #6

    My choice


    I like ATI. No paticullar reason, I usually stick with the underdog at any given time to support continued choice in product. That is why I usually buy AMD for my procs on four of my six home pc's. Both ATI and Nvidia are excellent cards.
    Two of my sons' computers use the Gigabyte HD4650 with 1 gig of DDR2 and run thier games (BF2142, Frountlines Fuel of War, Crysis...) very well. As for my personal computer I went with the Gigabyte HD4670 with 1 gig of DDR3. I think the DDR3 preforms noticablly better for only $20.00 more. They are both running Dual Core P4 at 3.4 Ghz while I run a Phenome 550 at 3.1 Ghz and mine just preforms better at games and the only thing I can attribute it to is the Vid Card.
    Enough said, here's a link to the card on Newegg. Only $74.00
    Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-R467ZL-1GI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

    P.S. You said that you wouldn't be gaming all day or anything like that. When you are playing a game if you cut corners on your video card even a short time playing can be dissapointing and make you wish you spent even 20 - 50 dollars more. :)
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  7. Posts : 7
    windows 7 ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #7

    yeah thats what i thought. what i meant by that i was not going to be serioousally gaming like you no how some people are but at the same time i wanted to be able to play the latest games good.
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  8. Posts : 4,280
    Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3
       #8

    Here is a review from Toms hardware Titled best Graphics cards for the money:November 09 Hope this can help with your decision. Fabe Best Graphics Cards For The Money: November '09 : October Review And November Updates - Review Tom's Hardware
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  9. Posts : 581
    Windows 7 Ulitimate Beta 32 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Ubuntu 9.10 32 Bit
       #9

    do you know what your power supply is though? you always need to take that into consideration before you buy any video card :)
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  10. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 Pro (64-bit), Arch Linux
       #10

    *nods* Knowing what power supply unit you have is important. For about $100, you can get decent mainstream cards for gaming, but they tend to want a decent PSU. I'm partial to Nvidia cards, since I used to have all sorts of issues years and years ago, so my past seven or eight cards have all been Nvidia models. (But I also use Linux on a couple computers, so Nvidia is generally the preferred choice.)

    I'll have some suggestions, but let's find out the Watts of your PSU. :)
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