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What card should I get if I'm not gaming anymore? I am currently running a BFG tech 7800gtx, but I feel it's overkill for what I am doing with my computer lately, so I'm looking to sell it off and move to something more conservative.

Most of what I do now is web surfing, email, music listening etc. I'm not doing any real intense graphics work. I do need PCI-e and DVI out as a requisite.

Any suggestions??
 
I think I found what that may fit the bill:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102661

This looks like a great card for the money and gives me everything I want :) Does anyone own one of these cards that can provide some input? I'll be building a new PC soon, I am going socket AM2 with a 3800 dual core proc and most likely an Nvidia based chipset.

I think I read somewhere that there are issues with the Nvidia chipsets and ATI cards?
 
Celestial Avenger said:
Do you really want the all-in-wonder stuff? If not, X1300 is just a junk card.

Try this or this if the all-in-wonder features don't matter.
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What issues have people found with this card? I don't know anything about it and I have had AIW cards in the past.... Just curious. I thought the price was real nice for what it was and 3D performance doesn't really matter to me at all since I won't be gaming.
 
Avenger, those two cards are for gaming, not what the OP is looking for.

I think you would enjoy the x1300, the AIW version is much more expensive though and only one DVI port...
 
-=Antimatter=- said:
Avenger, those two cards are for gaming, not what the OP is looking for.
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He never said that outright until after my post. I just wanted clarification.

Get the X1300 AIW or a old PCI card if you're really not gaming at all.
 
Celestial Avenger said:
He never said that outright until after my post. I just wanted clarification.

Get the X1300 AIW
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I think that is what I am leaning towards, it looks like a great card for the money for what my intended usage is of it.
 
It was only the first sentence of the opening thread. Read closer next time.
 
Dudes, why such pricey recommendations?!?

If you arent going to game at all, grab a pci video card. I beleive the cheapest on newegg would be about $30, but ive seen 8mb radeons for about $12 on here. Grab one of those.

MH
 
I wanted to advise a cheap PCI card but I didn't out of fear that I would be bitchslapped by a poster for daring to post a card that wasn't PCI-E.
 
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