Suggestion on budget gaming video card?

[deepin]

My current setup:
E2140 @ 2.8Ghz
Gigabye P35 ds3l
2gig ddr2
seagate 7200.10 harddrive
9250 PCI graphic card
15" monitor


buying from canada only.

should i get:

3450 for $46? http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12030BD9147

2600 pro for $73?
http://www.infonec.com/site/ma...odule=detail&id=349632

2400 pro for $44?
http://www.infonec.com/site/ma...odule=detail&id=349535

8400gs for $40?
http://www.infonec.com/site/ma...odule=detail&id=351420

8500gt and 8600gt are plagued with $40 MIR's and I hate MIR's so they are ignored.

I dont want to spend too much on video card because I game on either 800*600 or 1024*768

EDIT:i would also like to overclock the card i buy to the maximum for some performance gains without cost.

Thanks for comments

 

[Tempered81]

PM AT forum member "nvrollo", he has a g200-T for sale on the cheap

I vote gs for 40 bones.

 

[lyssword]

well 2600 pro is fastest choice here but also most expensive

 

[BassBomb]

http://www.directcanada.com/pr.../256M&manufacture=ASUS ??

Theres a Gigabyte one there for $72
http://www.directcanada.com/pr...P&manufacture=GIGABYTE

 

[MarcVenice]

Try to get your hands on a used card ? Or save 2-4 more weeks, by then you might actualy be able to get your hands on a HD3850 256mb card for 120$ or so. Maybe even less, with the 8800gs selling for 130$ ish ?

 

[deepin]

Thanks for all the quick replies !

Originally posted by: jaredpace
PM AT forum member "nvrollo", he has a g200-T for sale on the cheap

I vote gs for 40 bones.

I have never heard of g200 so i take it as a joke ^^

does the gs perform better than 2400's or 3450's?

Originally posted by: lyssword
well 2600 pro is fastest choice here but also most expensive

Do you think the extra price is worth the performance gains? I will use the savings towards a 22" and 9800gt in the future.

Originally posted by: BassBomb
http://www.directcanada.com/pr.../256M&manufacture=ASUS ??

Theres a Gigabyte one there for $72
http://www.directcanada.com/pr...P&manufacture=GIGABYTE

the asus gs is $16 more expensive, is there a significant advantage over the palit i listed?

i think the 8500gt performs worse than 2600pro, and this one has no fan so i am worried about the overclocking abilities.

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
Try to get your hands on a used card ? Or save 2-4 more weeks, by then you might actualy be able to get your hands on a HD3850 256mb card for 120$ or so. Maybe even less, with the 8800gs selling for 130$ ish ?

Is the 3850 256mb really going to drop to about $120 in a couple of weeks? the current lowest price for it is $180 here. 512mb starts from $200. The 8800gs is on a surprise sale for $150 here (newegg has it for $120, wished they ship to canada). Again, this is used on a 15" monitor, I suppose that $100 cards in a year will outperform 3850 right?

 

[MarcVenice]

No, not to 120$ if they cost 180$ now. How lame is that, 180$ buys you a 8800gt in the USA. I don't get it. In holland a 8800gt also costs 200 euros = 300$. AMD has announced price drops though, coming in second/third week of March.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: deepin
My current setup:
E2140 @ 2.8Ghz
Gigabye P35 ds3l
2gig ddr2
seagate 7200.10 harddrive
9250 PCI graphic card
15" monitor


buying from canada only.

should i get:

3450 for $46? http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12030BD9147

2600 pro for $73?
http://www.infonec.com/site/ma...odule=detail&id=349632

2400 pro for $44?
http://www.infonec.com/site/ma...odule=detail&id=349535

8400gs for $40?
http://www.infonec.com/site/ma...odule=detail&id=351420

8500gt and 8600gt are plagued with $40 MIR's and I hate MIR's so they are ignored.

I dont want to spend too much on video card because I game on either 800*600 or 1024*768

EDIT:i would also like to overclock the card i buy to the maximum for some performance gains without cost.

Thanks for comments

Do they sell a 3650?
It's about 80 bucks here and faster then a 8600gt if you don't like rebates.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814131084

 

[drew726]

8600gt or you can try to find a 7900gs from ebay

 

[happy medium]

Heres a 8500gt with a 600 core clock (stock is 500) and passive cooling for 83.00$ no rebates in Canada.

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...P&manufacture=Gigabyte

Cards in Canada are expensive!

180$ for a 8600gts dam!

Edit: heres a 3650 for 88.00$ no rebate. Thats a good deal for your country. No offence.

http://www.directcanada.com/pr...L&manufacture=SAPPHIRE

 

[deepin]

Do they sell a 3650?
It's about 80 bucks here and faster then a 8600gt if you don't like rebates.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814131084

They start at $90 here, are they significantly faster than a 2600 pro? Also it seems to be over my budget

Originally posted by: drew726
8600gt or you can try to find a 7900gs from ebay

8600gt starts at about $100 here, and i dont use ebay

 

[deepin]

Originally posted by: happy medium
Heres a 8500gt with a 600 core clock (stock is 500) and passive cooling for 83.00$ no rebates in Canada.

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...P&manufacture=Gigabyte

Cards in Canada are expensive!

180$ for a 8600gts dam!

Edit: heres a 3650 for 88.00$ no rebate. Thats a good deal for your country. No offence.

http://www.directcanada.com/pr...L&manufacture=SAPPHIRE

The expensive price is due to ncix's monopoly in online retails... they own directcanada too.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

HD 3650 is better (supposedly) than HD 2600XT, which is equal to 8600GT. Oddly enough, there aren't a lot of benchmarks floating around yet.

 

[deepin]

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
HD 3650 is better (supposedly) than HD 2600XT, which is equal to 8600GT. Oddly enough, there aren't a lot of benchmarks floating around yet.

i thought 8600's are much better than both of them according to benchmarks..