Graphics Best graphic card for $15

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  1. Siwini

    Siwini What is 4+no.5?

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    What would be the best graphic card for $15.00 (Please post link if possible)? Would prefer to be HD, but if not it's col. I just want something temporary to fill in for the time being. Thanks!
     
  2. outlawaol

    outlawaol Geeked since 1982

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    You can barley buy the box that a graphics card comes in for $15. Whats your needs? PCI-e, AGP, PCI, ISA? ;)
     
  3. Siwini

    Siwini What is 4+no.5?

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    Pci
     
  4. outlawaol

    outlawaol Geeked since 1982

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    Link

    Link But with a bid in place.

    You really cant touch much with $15....
     
  5. Oggyb

    Oggyb Mutant

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    In 2006 I bought a GeForce 2 for a tenner when my FX5600 blew up. It's always possible to find cheapy used stopgap parts when you look.
     
  6. bdigital

    bdigital Is re-building his PC again

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    You might be best getting a 2nd hand card. I got a basic nvidia PCI-E card for £6. No good for gaming, but does a job.
     
  7. Fingers66

    Fingers66 Kiwi in London

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    Assuming you do actually mean PCI and it is not a typo, I am about to put 3 PCI cards up in my for sale thread for postage only but I reckon the postage to the states will be more than the cards are worth.
     
  8. microsoftPerson

    microsoftPerson What's a Dremel?

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    I've got one for you with 4.5 stars and 64 reviews. What O/S are you going to run? If it's XP/2000 it will work for you:

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1520508&CatId=695

    $12.99
    8MB SDRAM, PCI VGA Video Card
    Diablotek VARX-8P ATI Rage XL Video Card

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    Of course, it's not the best card and you might very well get something better second hand for that price. For $19.99 you can get 64MB SDRAM lol.
     
  9. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    Ebay.
     
  10. carpetmonster

    carpetmonster What's a Dremel?

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    I sold my 7300GT last year and it got 9 quid, that was PCI. I sold an ATi X1300 for 4 quid. Both on ebay, bargains can he had.
     
  11. Siwini

    Siwini What is 4+no.5?

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    OS win7
     
  12. Siwini

    Siwini What is 4+no.5?

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    I got 7600GS for about $10. Never hear of it till I found it on eBay lol. Hope it's ok at least haha.
     
  13. carpetmonster

    carpetmonster What's a Dremel?

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    It was in between the 7300GS and 7600GT in performance, unless it is a DDR3 one (rare) which is essentially a GT anyway.

    Not a bad card for a tenner, would play modern games on low which is more can be said for some of the same cards of the era, X1300, 7300, etc etc
     

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