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Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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Name: Josh Vermette
Date: April 24, 2008 at 18:00:49 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 1.37gb ram

Comment:

I was wondering what is a good video card that is around 50 bucks. I have 1.37gb of RAM and Call of Duty 4 is still too laggy to play. I just want a video card that will let me play COD 4 and other good games out now and that will be coming out in the next couple years. If there are none around 50 bucks I am willing to pay a little bit more but under 100.

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Response Number 1

Name: jam
Date: April 24, 2008 at 18:05:36 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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We need to know what type of card....AGP or PCI-Express? Regardless, you're not gonna find a good AGP gaming card for $50 & even at the $100 level you're not gonna find a card that's gonna be a good gamer 2 yrs from now.
Also, you need to be aware that a more powerful video card *may* require you to upgrade the power supply.

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Response Number 2

Name: ducklips
Date: April 25, 2008 at 07:39:30 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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THat's a good point. I needed to put an additional power supply in my XPS Gen5, after I installed an 8800.
I suppose you can go to Best Buy and check out some VooDoo cards, they are cheap. Good luck.
Common sense is not common.

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Response Number 3

Name: Lighchef
Date: April 27, 2008 at 20:49:15 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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Well with your budget you can have a look at the ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB GDDR2 card, a recent deal on it is $50.

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Response Number 4

Name: Lighchef
Date: April 27, 2008 at 20:59:05 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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And newegg has a EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB card for $50 also:
http://www.newegg.com/product/produ...

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Response Number 5

Name: freebirds
Date: April 28, 2008 at 02:04:34 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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I think Lighchef's suggestions can be good for you.

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Response Number 6

Name: jam
Date: April 28, 2008 at 04:45:13 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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Those suggestions are only good if the OP has a PCI-e slot. Unfortunately, he's never returned to tell us which slot type he has.
"And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

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Response Number 7

Name: s.harold15
Date: April 28, 2008 at 16:43:23 Pacific
Subject: Good video card for gaming around 5

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Yes indeed, we shold know what slot he has first.

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