Video card Replacement :(

[HTM|Minus]

Well.. It finally happened, My Ge Force 8800GT 512mb Died on me.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for a cheap replacement? (under $100)

My old card specs

Graphics Engine NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
Bus Standard PCI Express 2.0
Video Memory DDR3 512MB
Engine Clock
700 MHz
Memory Clock
2 GHz ( 1 GHz DDR3 )
Memory Interface
256-bit
DVI Max Resolution
2560 x 1600
D-Sub Output
Yes x 1 (via DVI to D-Sub adaptor x 1 )
DVI Output Yes x 2 (DVI-I)
HDTV Output (YPbPr)
Yes
HDCP Support Yes
TV Output
Yes (S-Video to Composite)
Adaptor/Cable bundled
1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor
1 x HDTV-out cable
1 x Power cable
Software Bundled
ASUS Utilities & Driver
Hottest 3D Game: Company of Heroes- Opposing Fronts
Note
The card size is 4.376 inches x 9 inches

MY mobo P5N32-E SLI just in case needed.
- Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready
- Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo Ready
- NVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI™
- NVIDIA Quad-SLI™ Ready
- Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533
- 1333**/1066/800/533MHz
(** available when CPUs are ready for 1333MHz FSB)
- SupremeFX/DTS connect
- Stack Cool2 and Heat-pipe Thermal Solution
- 8 Phase Power Design

[Tulip]

I wouldn't get anything less than a GTX 260 equivalent(unless you like running low detail all the time)... but perhaps the rest of your PC isn't very updated/powerful either, and therefore may not provide sufficient power to feed a bigger card like the GTX 260.

If you must shoot low(~$100), then I'd just get a solid HTPC card for like $50, such as the AMD 6450... because sub $100 cards are all fairly weak, so you'll have something to hold you over until you can save a little more to afford a real card.

Asus 6450 - $42.99 USD
Asus 6670 - $92.99 USD

Sorry, I can't recommend nVidia... =p

[HTM|Minus]

I have Evga 520 GT 2gig in my pc now but it's a crappy card. also,i can't order from newegg.

[HTM~Cousin_Itt]

For around $120.00, you can get a gtx550 Ti Fermi 1gg ddr5. Cheap card but runs great, more powerful than 2 GTX260's and uses less power per reviewers. Or I will say this, I love the card. Tiger sells em. It's hard to find a good card below $100 though. I had bought my daughter 5570 for her PC(she has a 350 watt PS) which will run Skyrim and such great for her but now they are all over $150. I paid like $70 for it a few months back

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...eywords=gtx550

[Freak]

My 260's seem to run everything fine.

[HTM|Minus]

For around $120.00, you can get a gtx550 Ti Fermi 1gg ddr5. Cheap card but runs great, more powerful than 2 GTX260's and uses less power per reviewers. Or I will say this, I love the card. Tiger sells em. It's hard to find a good card below $100 though. I had bought my daughter 5570 for her PC(she has a 350 watt PS) which will run Skyrim and such great for her but now they are all over $150. I paid like $70 for it a few months back

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...eywords=gtx550

I will have to see if they have any in stock here, also see if i can get the cash together

[Tulip]

gtx550 Ti...more powerful than 2 GTX260's

That's about less than half truthful, but nice try!

My 260's seem to run everything fine.

Absolutely the truth, and I only have one of them! :S It's definitely overkill for older gen games like UT2004 & Far Cry, and gets a steady 35FPS avg in SC2 max settings @ 1440x900.

[HTM~Cousin_Itt]

As I stated, per reviewers, people that already owned the cards. We are talking about a quality card on the cheap. But you are right per the specs below, it uses almost half the power and runs at a higher resolution.

http://www.hwcompare.com/9745/geforc...ce-gtx-550-ti/

[skank]

I have the gforce gtx555= runs Great =but im only a skank lol

[HTM|Minus]

Thanks for the input skank

Well too honest, both cards are very nice and will definitely keep both in mind, but it really comes down to the price. I am a cheap ass when it come with money and will search every possible store to get the best price.

[HTM~ZenEye]

I got a "repaired" but working Sapphire ati hd2600xt card laying around if ya want it. The stock fan went out on it and I replaced it with an after market fan. $9 to save a $125 card, heck yeah! If ya want it, its yours for free, just pay shipping. Lemme know.

EDIT*** specs:
800mhz core gpu
512mb gdd3
PCIE 2.0
http://www.amd.com/la/products/deskt...-xt-specs.aspx

[Tulip]

Buy-it-now - $70 - Used

Refurbished - $149

Omg, snag that!!

[HTM|YellowDog]

I have to run ut2k4 on the lowest settings possible and it still can't handle some maps But the good news is, it came with microsoft Paint.

[HTM~Cousin_Itt]

LOL YD! One of my developers at work was on the team that sold paint to Microsoft!