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Best card under $90?

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Ilmater

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I'm sure people have asked this question, but I need some advice and I've been out of it for about 4 months (so basically, I have no idea what is going on with prices and what not).

What is the best card to buy for under $90 (the lower, the better)? My roommate wants to play games like Nascar 2003 and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault at acceptable frame rates. He has a P4 2.6C, 512MB 400MHz DDR, and an Intel 865 mobo.

Thanks for your help, and I promise I tried searching around and really didn't find much that helped.
 
Originally posted by: Bateluer
I'm not a fan of refurb cards, and retail GF4 Ti4200 64Meg's are about 90.
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Do not get 64meg video card! See this THREAD

Always get 128meg

BTW- Black Friday sale has a 9600np for $70.
 
Originally posted by: RSanders
Maybe try the ATI Radeon 8500LE 128MB. Though it might not compare with the Ti4200
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I dont know about the LE but the regular 8500 performs equally to the 4200.
 
"I'm not a fan of refurb cards, and retail GF4 Ti4200 64Meg's are about 90. "


um 128mb 4200's go for $80 on the FS/FT forums, use the navigation drop down box to get there.
 
shoot... i think more than 50 % of anandtech people are usin 4200 huh?
man... it is something ~~heheh i m happy with my msi geforce3 ti200 64mb
 
i <3 my 4200. best 170 i ever spent. i bought this puppy more than a year ago and it still plays every game i play at max detail, inlcuding call of duty.
 
Originally posted by: JEDI
what's <3?
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nick1985 hearts his 4200, but he spades his dog. He is a diamond in the rough. Join the club of those that can turn their heads sideways and see the meaning in life. ;-)
 
Originally posted by: Hork
nick1985 hearts his 4200, but he spades his dog. He is a diamond in the rough. Join the club of those that can turn their heads sideways and see the meaning in life. ;-)
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hahha wtf... i want some of what you're smoking!

 
Definitely look in the FS/T for a Ti4200...I just got a PNY Ti4200 128mb for $77 in that forum! I'm running it on a very similar setup to your friend as well (2.6C, p4c800-e, 512mb ram...)
 
Definitely look in the FS/T for a Ti4200...I just got a PNY Ti4200 128mb for $77 in that forum! I'm running it on a very similar setup to your friend as well (2.6C, p4c800-e, 512mb ram...)
 
Originally posted by: nick1985
i <3 my 4200. best 170 i ever spent. i bought this puppy more than a year ago and it still plays every game i play at max detail, inlcuding call of duty.
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I <3 my Ti4800. It was a well spent $105 🙂.
 
Originally posted by: Bateluer
I'm not a fan of refurb cards, and retail GF4 Ti4200 64Meg's are about 90.
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People say never to buy anything refurbished that has moving parts. But my refurbished Raptor from newegg has been going strong for... about 4 months now I believe. Best $105 I've spent in a while.
 
finally got my gf4 4200 64megs working at 1280x1024x32bits on Max Payne2.

I had everything maxed, but had to go down to 2xQ AA instead of 4xS AA. Heck, even 4xAA and 3xAA didn't work because the game reported i needed more than 64megs of video memory at those settings. (And if i tried it, the game crashed.)

Anyway, according to FRAPS, i'm only getting 15-20 FPS at Chapter1 (warehouse). That's using 1280x1024x32bits 2xQ AA/8xAF and everything else maxed.

So a gf4 is NOT the way to go. it'll play today's games decently if u turn down some of the bells/whistles, but will be outdated next year (ie: HL2). You want a card that will play next year's games at a decent rate. Thus i would suggest the 9600np for $70 on Black Friday if u need it now. Else wait a week b4 HL2 comes out to upgrade your video card.
 
Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: Naustica
Geforce 4 chokes when AA/AF is turned on. It's like trying to run Doom3 with TNT or Geforce DDR.
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and the 9100 fares better?
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9100 chokes also although not as bad as Geforce 4. You can actually use AF with 8500/9100. AA is out of the question for both cards.
 
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