Budget Video Card

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Any suggestions for a budget Nvidia graphics card, PCIE, 512MB $75 USD?

I have been looking at an eVGA e-GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 which is $43 USD. Is this card any good?

Not interested in Ati suggestions.

I have a 8400 GS myself and it isn't particularly top-notch. It's fine for HD DIVX and such and some older games run fine with it. Sins of a Solar System (recent game) runs perfect for me. But C&C3 is giving it a hard time on medium to high settings.

But for it's price it isn't bad I guess. It's just really a budget card.

I just bought 2 7400's for £12 each :)

I have a 7600GT. Don't really rate it, tbh.

(Although its probably because the rest of my system is a bit outdated - dunno...)

I found a PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT 512MB for $60.

I found a PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT 512MB for $60.


You won't get much more power for the money I guess, but if youwant to play the newer 3D games as well take a look at the 8800GT or 9600GT as well. they are probably the best choice when it comes to budget graphics cards for gaming.