Video Card

In Search Of: (used?) Inexpensive video card (ATI X1650 / NVIDIA 6800 or higher)

looking to spend less than $30

thanks

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4665385&CatId=28

this is an xfx geforce 8400 gs card from tiger direct the specs check out. and it is xfx by nvidia and stand by that brand becuase thats what i use. if you dont like it i would suggest frys or microcenters website becuase they also have good prices.

Moved this to comp stuff ya I know it's being picky but, hey. .. Also you looking for agp or pciexpress slot? Before we give suggestions.

Cloister_the_Stupid wrote:

Moved this to comp stuff ya I know it's being picky but, hey. .. Also you looking for agp or pciexpress slot? Before we give suggestions.

thanks cloister i knew there was a place for this thread but cudnt find it

uhhh i dunnno .. i got an amd 64 .. currently using an ATI Radeon X1050

also i know i can find something on ebay but just checking to see if any clan buddies have an old card they dont use or want to get rid of

Do you have the motherboard manual? Or is it pre-built? If you open up your computer and check the M/B where the video card is, it more then likely has AGP or PCIE silk screened near the slot. Check before you buy to make sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express

Cloister_the_Stupid wrote:

Moved this to comp stuff ya I know it's being picky but, hey. .. Also you looking for agp or pciexpress slot? Before we give suggestions.

whoops totally forgot that. junior college makes you belive that pciexpress slots are standard on all pc's

When you get old you kinda of think of some things carefully before you buy

You never know when you have to spend that extra money on something important. Like Geritol or Metamucil...

i have a used 8500GT lying around in the anti-static bag the 8800 GT came in...... all packaged up and sealed since day i took it out. offer me something reasonable for it + pay shipping Or come to pittsburgh and pick it up in person and we'll shmoke one xD. ill hook you up if u need it kilo, i consider you one of my boiz by now, so let me know.

EDIT: it IS a pci-express slot card.

slam420 wrote:

i have a used 8500GT lying around in the anti-static bag the 8800 GT came in...... all packaged up and sealed since day i took it out. offer me something reasonable for it + pay shipping Or come to pittsburgh and pick it up in person and we'll shmoke one xD. ill hook you up if u need it kilo, i consider you one of my boiz by now, so let me know.

EDIT: it IS a pci-express slot card.

if i buy a newer vid card, can i still upgrade my pc for the specs of rtcw2? not only to run new games but to run shit in general faster. i currentaly am running :
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+
2.19 GHz, 1.00 GB of RAM

can i add onto the amd 3500 i have or do i need to buy a whole new pc with dual or quad core

thats a good question, first i woudl need all ur major pc specs. i think , i THINK as long as u have a pci-express slot on your motherboard this card IS 2 series better than the 6800 minimum u are looking for.
vid cards reside (generally) right below ur processor
pci express slots look like this (approximate size too) ------i---------------------------
AGP slots look like this -------------------------------
REGULAR pci slots look like this ----------------------i-----

LEGEND: ----=slot i=a break in teh slot.

i need to know what motherboard u have b4 i can begin to tell u about ur processor. u cant really "add-on" to ur processor, u just unclip it, swap a new faster one in there. all a processor is is a big switch that turns off and on. with REALLY small transistors in it i beleive.