~$100 video card recommendation

[Citadel535]

My fx 5600 died using a gf4 mx 420 atm. Haven't kept up with the market and what's out now but can anyone recommend a good card for around $100? Nvidia chipsets only please.

Oh, I should mention my system is only agp 4x.

 

[imported_Hi]

found a good one

 

[hans030390]

geforce 6200, you can unlock it and OC it to make it a 6600

 

[Citadel535]

It's just been my experience that the games I play don't play well with ATI's cards.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: Citadel535
It's just been my experience that the games I play don't play well with ATI's cards.

Not even a used 9700 Pro or 9800NP? You might be able to pick one of those up for around $100-120 from the FS/FT forum. 🙂

 

[Citadel535]

I play mostly World of Warcraft, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Neverwinter Nights, but would like to be able to play Doom 3 again hehe.

@ Hi: Hmm, does agp 8x also mean it will work in my agp 4x?

 

[Machine350]

Yeah, I would go with the 6200 or a radeon 9600 pro. They say the 6200 can be unlocked to a 6600, but it's never guaranteed.

 

[hans030390]

but if it does, and you OC it...it's more like a $140-60 card...

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: Citadel535
I play mostly World of Warcraft, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Neverwinter Nights, but would like to be able to play Doom 3 again hehe.

@ Hi: Hmm, does agp 8x also mean it will work in my agp 4x?

get a geforce 6200 WITHOUT TURBOCACHE. turbocache, despite its name, makes the card slower by using system memory. hence why it's cheaper.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-216&depa=0

this is the cheapest 6200 without turbocache. not sure about the agp thing. I think so but DON'T take my word for it.

 

[pyrosity]

Agreed, xtknight, people that want to buy a card that can play games need to avoid the TC 6200s. They should also avoid all cards that only have a 64-bit memory bus. The Leadtek 6600 (128-bit memory bus that you linked to) is a good deal for >$100 / <$150.