Gaming card under $100

ANNR · 11-04-2009, 04:39 PM

I am looking to upgrade my brother's video card. He likes to play games but he only has a Geforce 8500.

He has a micro atx case so the card needs to fit in side.

What card would be the best for under $100?

One of the game that he plays is assassins creed and the 8500 can't even handle it on low settings. The game will play but the game will move kinda slow.

thanks for the help

lovely? · 11-04-2009, 04:43 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162016

thats a pretty good gaming card. won't max assassins creed out, but close.

Jamin43 · 11-04-2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovely?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162016

thats a pretty good gaming card. won't max assassins creed out, but close.

IMHO - Current Prices - 109 for ATI 4770 is best bet

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150369

ATI - 4850 would have had the slot - but the prices went up recently after a dip.

StrangleHold · 11-04-2009, 08:20 PM

Same price as the 4770. but not free shipping.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161297

Or a GTS 250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127423

Matthew1990 · 11-04-2009, 09:52 PM

As a owner of GTS 250 I can tell you that it does play most games better than 4850. 3/4 of the games are designed for nVidia, for example, BIA HH plays twice as good on GTS than 4850, I know that, I've been using both.

Backwoods166 · 11-06-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew1990

3/4 of the games are designed for nVidia

wat

linkin93 · 11-04-2009, 10:16 PM

For the sake of performance this time i'd go with the GTS 250.. however i do love Ati

ANNR · 11-05-2009, 12:22 AM

Thanks guys. I have these cards bookmarked. My brother is not in a hurry for the upgrade so I am going to wait and maybe I will catch a free shipping or price drop. ^^

Are there any card that have noticeable performance increase over the GTS 250 with few more dollars?

StrangleHold · 11-05-2009, 12:26 AM

4870 or GTX 260 The 5750/5770 not really a good deal right now (to high and doesnt perform as good as the 4850/4870) unless your just dying for DirectX 11. After that it jumps to the 4890/GTX 275

ultipig · 11-05-2009, 02:35 AM

Keep in mind guys that only the first reply is going to work. He has a micro ATX, can't fit in regular cards. Make sure to read the actual post.

11-04-2009, 04:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
ANNR Platinum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 877	Gaming card under $100 I am looking to upgrade my brother's video card. He likes to play games but he only has a Geforce 8500. He has a micro atx case so the card needs to fit in side. What card would be the best for under $100? One of the game that he plays is assassins creed and the 8500 can't even handle it on low settings. The game will play but the game will move kinda slow. thanks for the help __________________ Vista Ultimate x64 Antec 900 Q6600 Zotac 8800GTs 2x2GB Dual DDR800 SEAGATE ST3500320AS 500GB 2x500GB WD Slave 27" LCD

11-04-2009, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 4,988	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162016 thats a pretty good gaming card. won't max assassins creed out, but close. __________________ Core i5 750 @ 4.2ghz Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R 2x2gb OCZ ddr3 1600mhz Corsair TX650w XFX GTX 260 Black ed. 2 500gb WD Black, 320gb WD Caviar Cooped up nicely in an Antec 900

11-04-2009, 08:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,175	Same price as the 4770. but not free shipping. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161297 Or a GTS 250 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127423 __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

11-04-2009, 09:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Matthew1990 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK / Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 212	As a owner of GTS 250 I can tell you that it does play most games better than 4850. 3/4 of the games are designed for nVidia, for example, BIA HH plays twice as good on GTS than 4850, I know that, I've been using both. __________________ CASE Antec 300 with 4 120mm fans MOBO Asus P5Q SE P45 GPU XFX GTS 250 512mb CPU E5200 @ 3.15GHz RAM 4GB OCZ @ 1000MHz Display Samsung 20' SyncMaster 2053BW 1680/1050 HDD Hitachi 250GB/noisy Windows 7 64BIT Pro

11-04-2009, 10:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 2,346	For the sake of performance this time i'd go with the GTS 250.. however i do love Ati __________________ System CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 3.02Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Perhiprials Logitech G5 Mouse - Logitech R-10 Speakers - Targus Keyboard - HP L1470 17" 1280x1024 Monitor

11-05-2009, 12:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
ANNR Platinum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 877	Thanks guys. I have these cards bookmarked. My brother is not in a hurry for the upgrade so I am going to wait and maybe I will catch a free shipping or price drop. ^^ Are there any card that have noticeable performance increase over the GTS 250 with few more dollars? __________________ Vista Ultimate x64 Antec 900 Q6600 Zotac 8800GTs 2x2GB Dual DDR800 SEAGATE ST3500320AS 500GB 2x500GB WD Slave 27" LCD

11-05-2009, 12:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,175	4870 or GTX 260 The 5750/5770 not really a good deal right now (to high and doesnt perform as good as the 4850/4870) unless your just dying for DirectX 11. After that it jumps to the 4890/GTX 275 __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show Last edited by StrangleHold; 11-05-2009 at 12:31 AM.

11-05-2009, 02:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
ultipig Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 32	Keep in mind guys that only the first reply is going to work. He has a micro ATX, can't fit in regular cards. Make sure to read the actual post. __________________ No, I'm just that awesome. - ASUS M3N2-D AMD Phenom II 9750 x4 ATI Radeon HD 4650

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