In need of a GPU

by wipeout • 14 Apr 2008, 16:13 • Journals
So my old graphic card decided to call it a day. I'm lucky enough to have onboard vga, but 1280x1024 in analogue on a 22" widescreen sucks. You can see every frame getting rendered... and that's just for scrolling down on a website.

Now I'm obviously in need of a new card. Requirements:
- CHEAP ( max. ~50 €)
- Needs to get the job done (it's NOT needed for gaming)
- No fucking extra power supply needed (I just wasted one hour trying to get rid of the last one)

I guess that's about it. Any ideas/ recommendations?
Thanks in advance.
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BLOB 14 Apr 2008, 17:14
same here need cfx card & money ! !
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srph 14 Apr 2008, 17:26
geforce 6600 gt.
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chelmianin 14 Apr 2008, 17:27
gf 8600gt?
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srph 14 Apr 2008, 17:28
too expensive + that is a gaming card.
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spion 14 Apr 2008, 17:33
just get a radeon 9250 if you really dont need it for gaming...
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chelmianin 14 Apr 2008, 17:34
58 euros in Poland, I thought it's cheaper now
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Deactivated5924 14 Apr 2008, 17:32
POINTLESS
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chelmianin 14 Apr 2008, 17:39
it's not so bad http://www.guru3d.com/article/content/426/1/
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duNzy 14 Apr 2008, 17:46
He doesn't need it for gaming , can't you read ?
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chelmianin 14 Apr 2008, 17:51
can't you read, that now I was talking with fredd? that's why people usually use the "REPLY" button
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duNzy 14 Apr 2008, 17:54
He doesn't need it for gaming , can't you read ?
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Deactivated5924 14 Apr 2008, 17:33
tell me what PSU do you have?
you can get an okay gfxcard that's been used for 50 eur but really, dunno what to suggest at that price point thats new. Maybe an ati 2600 pro, or a 7800/7900 GS?
also, does it need to be AGP or PCI-E?
agp cards are older and more expensive
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wipeout 14 Apr 2008, 17:47
Dunno. Some 350W PSU.
It's a cheap PC I bought almost 3 years ago for my place at the university. It only had onboard vga, so I installed a 9800 SE AIW which I still had. I currently mainly use it for internet, mail, etc. and as a tv (a stream for vlc; I guess that should be the most stressing, ~6mb/s).
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Deactivated5924 14 Apr 2008, 17:56
why not get another 9800 ? should be cheap enough
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wipeout 14 Apr 2008, 18:07
The (online) stores I was looking at I wasn't able to find one. :P
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Deactivated5924 14 Apr 2008, 18:20
btw do you know what kind of videocard you actually need? PCI-E or AGP?
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dunno 14 Apr 2008, 18:27
there was no 9800 with PCI-E afaik
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dunno 14 Apr 2008, 17:36
8400 / 2400 / 3450
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Deactivated5924 14 Apr 2008, 17:38
better off getting an older more powerful card
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dunno 14 Apr 2008, 17:40
older? plx. He doesn't need it for gaming, so why does he need anything powerful? Better take something that supports everything new and is supported + under warranty.
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Deactivated5924 14 Apr 2008, 17:44
supports everything new? wtf?

you mean dx10? you wont be playing dx10 games anyway with it since the fps would be 5
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dunno 14 Apr 2008, 17:49
Omg, he said he doesn't need it for gaming. And well newer gpu's must have some optimizations(new instruction sets) for a lot of purposes like decoding videos etc etc..

Besides some cheaper but newer GPUs have passive cooling which will lower overall noise in pc's and your "supercool" old ones will mostly have FAILcoolers. And ofc it should consume less energy and save you some money. So your advice fails.
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laNgo 14 Apr 2008, 17:40
get a ati 2600xt
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potty 14 Apr 2008, 17:44
EBay ftw :xD
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goldfarmer 14 Apr 2008, 17:50
nice flag
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potty 14 Apr 2008, 17:53
They dont have eng/sa so i thought id go with this for the next 6 months then change back
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chelmianin 14 Apr 2008, 17:51
riva tnt2 > all
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kRa 14 Apr 2008, 17:53
7600gt
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wipeout 14 Apr 2008, 17:56
I just saw a 6200 by MSI for 28€ (MSI NX6200AX-TD128LF). Passive cooling, apparently 12W power consumption, might get the job done(?), but I'm unsure about the price. Isn't this card pretty old?
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dunno 14 Apr 2008, 17:58
price is kinda too high imo 8o
and yes it's 6th series and nvidia released 9th this year. So yeah, it's kinda old.
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wipeout 14 Apr 2008, 18:10
The lowest price for that card I was able to find was merely 5€ cheaper. Seems like they don't want to get rid of old cards.
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dunno 14 Apr 2008, 18:15
I guess you have AGP, then this might be the best option for you, considering you don't need anything from your GPU. Well there is also cheap ati2400pro, but couldn't find it with passive cooling.
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wipeout 14 Apr 2008, 18:44
The same shop got a X1050 (GeCube RX1050) for 29€. Dunno how it compares to the 6200 performance wise, but it has almost twice the power consumption of the 6200.
I guess I better stay on the safe side and buy the 6200.
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frozz. 14 Apr 2008, 18:00
ati hd2400 pro,30€
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dejx 14 Apr 2008, 18:35
x1600PRO?
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pedro 14 Apr 2008, 18:42
PCI-express or AGP?
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wipeout 14 Apr 2008, 18:45
AGP
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marcq 14 Apr 2008, 19:17
GeForce FX 5200
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pedro 14 Apr 2008, 19:25
Try get a 9800 Pro for like 25 euros!
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Yossarian 14 Apr 2008, 19:16
2400 50 euroz
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dzagbag 14 Apr 2008, 19:22
http://www.kmelektronik.de/main_site/main.php?action=Product_Detail&ArtNr=15945&Shop=0

AGP HD2600Pro 512MB :D

faster and much better than 7600GS, supports DX10, ATI Avivo HD technology, built-UVD--> plays Blu-ray with significantly less CPU utilization.

Way to go for less than 60€

Buy it :)
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zerender 14 Apr 2008, 20:18
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/details.html?articleId=258798&tn=HARDWARE

a bit above your limits, but hey :>
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dzagbag 14 Apr 2008, 20:47
n1 :p much better for gaming, not that good for playing Blue Ray movies though -> no UVD (PCIe)
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