Picking out a video card

[boots_4SW]

Hey I need a new video card for cs 1.6, blackhawk down and AA. My budget is around $80 and I'd like to order from newegg. I was looking at this card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145087

 

[bigsaucybob]

well it did get pretty good reviews, but ur not gonna get much for 80 dollars

 

[mgoldb2]

A radeon 9600pro/xt would be a better choise then a geforce fx5200.

9600XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102326

9600pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125169

 

[SlothX311]

the 5200 is the weakest in the 5 series family.....running the card through a PCI bus, is gonna make the card run even slower, i recomend a cheap ATI such as above ^

 

[alanuofm]

A radeon 9600pro/xt would be a better choise then a geforce fx5200.

9600XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102326

9600pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125169

those are agp cards and by his choice im assuming he has pci-e

Gigabyte GV-RX60X128V Radeon X600 XT PCI Express 128MB DDR Vidoe Card w/TV-Out & DVI Retail

that would be a better choice. 10$ over your budget but shipping is free so its almost the same.

 

[TheChef]

He probably is stuck with PCI, jsut fromt eh Compaq Presario deal. usually they don't have much upgradability.

 

[Archangel]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814139166
id get a little more monney, and get this card its one of the best PCI cards you can get