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I got another new comouter, and am going to send the old one I built to my brother, because he needs a new one. THis new one I have is great, much faster than the old one but it is missing one thing: a decent graphics card. Im on the integrated graphics right now, and its not great. So if anybody has any suggestions for a sub $100 graphics card (preferably ATI) that would be nice.

2012-02-04 15:49:00 Author: StaticLinuxpro Posts: 482

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I got another new comouter, and am going to send the old one I built to my brother, because he needs a new one. THis new one I have is great, much faster than the old one but it is missing one thing: a decent graphics card. Im on the integrated graphics right now, and its not great. So if anybody has any suggestions for a sub $100 graphics card (preferably ATI) that would be nice. Can you share the model number?

2012-02-04 20:59:00 Author: Testudini Posts: 3262

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Integrated graphics? This isn't a laptop, is it? :S

2012-02-06 12:19:00 Author: Unknown User

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Integrated graphics? This isn't a laptop, is it? :S Don't underestimate laptops.

2012-02-06 15:20:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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It's possible he has a desktop with an i5 or i7. Hard to make a recommendation without knowing what kind of card slots are available on the MB. I suspect PCIe 16x, but not sure any AMD gfx that would be under $100 and be that much of a gain.

2012-02-06 16:50:00 Author: jwwphotos Posts: 11383

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Don't underestimate laptops. I didn't, I have a gaming laptop with me now at Uni, because I can't have my desktop. Mine has a 5870 in it though, if his is a laptop he won't be able to upgrade the graphics card though. At least, not without trouble.

2012-02-06 19:51:00 Author: Unknown User

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Wouldn't people need to know which motherboard you're using and the wattage of your power supply at a minimum before they could recommend anything?

2012-02-06 20:37:00 Author: Ayneh Posts: 2454

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Wouldn't people need to know which motherboard you're using and the wattage of your power supply at a minimum before they could recommend anything? Yup.. or at least what type of slots are available. PSU wattage is important as well.

2012-02-06 20:49:00 Author: jwwphotos Posts: 11383

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It is a machine I built myself on a budget. It has a 600w PSU and it has a Phenom II x6 and 1 PCIe x16 slot (it is a desktop). I am currently running on a Radeon HD 4250... which runs simple games well but most of the games I play on it are pretty much unplayable. And sorry for not getting back, I have been really busy..

2012-02-11 16:15:00 Author: StaticLinuxpro Posts: 482

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This might get you quite a boost and still below $100. Still way below what would be considered normal game worthy, but better than what you have currently. http://tinyurl.com/7ud84q4 Just hard to get to cutting edge or just below that without spending quite a bit of $$ these days.

2012-02-11 17:30:00 Author: jwwphotos Posts: 11383

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Ill take a look at that. Thanks!

2012-02-12 00:09:00 Author: StaticLinuxpro Posts: 482

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Most welcome.. you will have to insure it is really compatible. I just sorta zoomed through some lists and seemed to hit all your wishes.

2012-02-12 01:45:00 Author: jwwphotos Posts: 11383

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