video card needed

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celina728

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I'm in the process of building a new desktop computer. I need help on deciding what video card to get. Not really into heavy gaming, mostly web search,photo stuff and web gaming.
The mb is going to be a Asus P5Q (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008660&prodlist=celebros)
The cpu is an intel E8400, ram?? and most likely a new sata hd, at least 500gb.( the one I have now is only 80gb.)
I found this one at TiggerDirect,
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4226580&sku=P56-9502) Will this work with the mb? and what are the pro's and con's for this card?
Also found this Hd (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4226580&sku=P56-9502)
Will it work with MB? Pro's or con's on the Hd ?
I'd like to keep price around $50. or so because I still have not bought ram or hd.

Please help me
Thanks
 
Why are you not using newegg there prices are cheaper the tigerdirect. Also you should really consider going with AMD or and i5 setup. Socket 775 is eol(end of life) noting more will be made for it. What is your overall budget for the PC. I will put together a list of parts for you.
 
Re:Fatback

One of the reasons I'm using TigerDirect is because they have the 2 items that I listed on sale. I've already got the Cpu Intel E8400.
My budget is low compared to what I have seen some spend on parts.
Including the Mb(Asus P5Q) at Zipzoomfly(on sale for $109., I figure I can spend right around $300. That would be for the MB,HD,Video card,and ram.
I have a good monitor,keyboard,trackmouse, and 2 dvd/rw's.
Right now my computer is a P4(478 socket), the ram is 1gb(184pin)that I have had for several years, It's an older EMachine that I had to replace the MB in a few years ago.
If you have some better suggestions on the video card and hd, please let me know.
I will be logging back on tonight at around 10 or 11..
Thanks
 
For a $50 video card, I suggest 9600GSO or 4650 512MB GDDR3 from newegg.

But if you decide to go for tigerdirect, 9500gt is the way to go.
Do you really need RAID/ 1394a/ Coaxial S/PDIF Output? There are other mobo which are cheaper...
 
Re:

Thanks to all for the help and suggestions.

daisymtc: One of the reasons I choose the Asus Mb is because when I was reveiwing Mb that one had good reviews and I knew my E8400 would fit.
As far as the video cards you suggested how does the (9600GSO) compare to the one(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...0&sku=P56-9502) I listed?
The other one that you suggested is sold out.

StrangleHold: I totally agree with you and if you haveFatwallet or Bing cash back it is a added bonus.

Now I have another question for all,
My moniter is a Microtek 815C and the cable connection doesn't look like it will connect to the card I ask about. What do I do now???
 
You probably have a VGA monitor, older one. Most of the graphics cards come with a VGA to DVI adapter in the box. What you see on the card is DVI, you just plug in the adapter and on the other side there will be VGA connection.
 
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Re; Matthew1990
Thanks you for answering that question. What is your thoughts on the video card, Hd, and motherboard I listed in my first post?

Re;daisymtc
You ask: Do you really need RAID/ 1394a/ Coaxial S/PDIF Output? There are other mobo which are cheaper...
No I don't think I need Raid. As far as the other (1394a/ Coaxial S/PDIF Output) I'm not quite sure if I need those or not. I do need one that is for the Intel E8400 Duo 2 cpu, also on the front of my case it has the multi-card reader that I would like to keep and use.If you would suggest some thing else from Asus or even MSI(it's what I have now) I'd take a look.

Thanks
 
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