Best ~$75-85 video card?

[ivandurago]

I am selling my roommate my old PC setup after this break and was looking to purchase a video card to replace the 8600gt that is in it now for his bday/xmas. He will be playing L4D, TF2, and Warhammer: Online on a 20.1" monitor at 1680x1050.
The system is:
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum-SLI
AMD 3800+X2 (OC'ed to 2.5GHz)
2gb Corsair XMS (4x512mb) (OC'ed)
OCZ 460w modstream PSU (26A on +12V)

I am planning on making a WTB post for this price range of card on the FS forum, but wanted to get an idea what I am looking for/ what my older PC can handle/ will not be bottlenecked too badly.

I was thinking something like a 8800gt, 8800gtx, hd4850, 3870, ect... but am really at a loss for what single card I should have my eye out for that price range...

I guess basically my question is: What do you think the nicest card I can get for under $85 used that will be compatible with the setup listed above?

 

[trinibwoy]

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1378789

 

[Bman123]

find somone selling a used 9800gt,9600gt will be in that price range.

 

[Omerta]

find somone selling a used 9800gt,9600gt will be in that price range.

Yeah...try getting a used 9600GT. You could also get by with a 2600xt, too.

 

[ivandurago]

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1378789

So from the thread I gathered a 4850 is my best bet is I can find one used for ~$85, and then a 4830? Is that correct?

A 4830 is faster than a 9800gt/8800gt?

 

[ClearM4]

I have seen the HD4830 for $80 AR a few times. Its ~9800GT in performance. Maybe a tad faster.

 

[CHAoS_NiNJA]

HD4670 has surprisingly good performance for its price.

 

[xcetera]

Agree, ATI HD4670 is a good value

 

[trinibwoy]

A 4830 is faster than a 9800gt/8800gt?

They're close so it really depends on the title but in general yeah the 4830 is a bit faster.

 

[ivandurago]

They're close so it really depends on the title but in general yeah the 4830 is a bit faster.

The 4830 is faster than the HD4670 though, correct?

 

[CHAoS_NiNJA]

Yep. As far as I know, both the 4670 and 4830 are faster then the 9800GT but I could be wrong on the 4670.

 

[Slaxerz]

4670 isn't faster than the 9800GT.


Anyway, I'd recommend a HD4670.

 

[Pylon]

Maybe a 9600 GSO will do well. There's one for $78 at the Egg.

 

[Bman123]

Find someone selling a video card on here for cheap

 

[ivandurago]

Find someone selling a video card on here for cheap

I am planning on making a WTB post for this price range of card on the FS forum, but wanted to get an idea what I am looking for/ what my older PC can handle/ will not be bottlenecked too badly.

I am going to, I just want to get an idea of what I should be looking for in that price range/ if my PSU will be able to handle the card.

 

[ivandurago]

Well I made a post for it: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1369918

Do you think I listed enough info, diff. video cards? I probably should PM a mod to change my thread title... again ><

 

[elitney]

if you want another venue to find a card, dont underestimate craigslist...

I bought a 8800GT with dualorb cooler on it for $80...

tons of cards on there if u wait a day or two...no tax, no shipping, v little waiting

 

[ClearM4]

Performance wise:

9600GSO < HD4670 < 9600GT < 8800GT <= 9800GT <= HD4830

All cards can be purchased for under $100, but the last 3 usually require sales or used to get to the $80 range.

 

[DTN107]

PNY Verto GeForce 9600 GSO 768MB Overclocked PCI-Express Video Card $42 After $70 MIR

GIGABYTE GV-R467D3-512I Radeon HD 4670 $55 AR

 

[evilsofa]

Cheap 768MB 9600GSO cards have GDDR2 memory, which is considerably slower than GDDR3. You'll get what you pay for. See ClearM4's post.

 

[ashblk]

Buy from a member on here.

 

[ivandurago]

Is $85 for a evga 9800gt an alright price?

 

[Malakai]

Step up to $100 for http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102803 (or any 4830).

Much faster than 9800gt. Double stream GPU and double bit width memory