Advice needed: Cheapo Video card

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drizzt81

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Hi I am totally out of the loop when it comes to Video cards. I need a PCIe card for my GF's computer. She plays -at most- some Rollercoaster Tycoon. I would like dual-link DVI-D and VGA outputs. Cheap is the name of the game.

What chipset do your recommend? WinXP.
 
the question is how much are u willing to spend ? your girlfriend deserves at least a SLI setup ;)
 
colbyman said:
seriously? wow... i know your probably an sli fan but put yourself in this guys shoes.
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hehe, around 1 month ago, i asked my boyfriend: "how much am I worth to you ?"
u should´ve seen his face when i said that !!

the next day he bought me a 8800 GTS 640 SLI setup

that was evil i know but he can afford it :D

girl power!
 
colbyman said:
seriously? wow... i know your probably an sli fan but put yourself in this guys shoes.

drizzt81 what is the resolution of the monitor she is running? for a start...
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it'll be a CRT, max resolution 16x12. But since she never games (~30 mins/ month when averaged to the year) I am really mostly concerned to get a decent ``value''. I don't want to put utter crap in there. What I am trying to say: if I have the choice between a $60 card and a $70 card, where the second one is twice as fast as the first, I'd get the second one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130270
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yes that cheap
 
a geforce 7300LE should be more than enough, they cost around 55 bucks
 
leSLIe said:
hehe, around 1 month ago, i asked my boyfriend: "how much am I worth to you ?"
u should´ve seen his face when i said that !!

the next day he bought me a 8800 GTS 640 SLI setup

that was evil i know but he can afford it :D

girl power!
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you must have a pretty good puppy face!:D

drizz... the card is good for what she does... im just concerned about that higher res...
this might be better...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122007
 
7600 GS, or a x1550/x1650. 7300 LE is really really crappy. If you have your heart set on a 7300 get the GT.
 
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