[WTB] Capable budget video card

Paulieg · May 31, 2012, 04:18 PM

Looking for a cheap, capable video card for games like Diablo 3, Skyrim etc. at reasonable settings. I'm thinking maybe a 5850 or something close to it. I'd prefer at least a AMD 57XX or Nvidia 46X series card. LMK what you have, and what you'd like for it. Thanks!

c12038 · May 31, 2012, 11:29 PM

where do u live and what sorta price do you wanna pay if its an half decent card

suraswami · May 31, 2012, 11:42 PM

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=166226

Ramirez · Jun 1, 2012, 12:59 AM

Got a 8800GTS and a GTX280

brandonwh64 · Jun 1, 2012, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Ramirez

Got a 8800GTS and a GTX280

That GTX 280 should do nicely!

stinger608 · Jun 1, 2012, 03:22 AM

Paulie, got a Diamond HD4870x2 if your interested. :-)

$110 shipped bro.

Paulieg · Jun 1, 2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by c12038

where do u live and what sorta price do you wanna pay if its an half decent card

Looking to keep this under $100, if possible

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Originally Posted by Ramirez

Got a 8800GTS and a GTX280

Not interested in the 8800gts, but maybe the GTX280, at the right price. However, I'd prefer DX 10 capable cards.

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Originally Posted by stinger608

Paulie, got a Diamond HD4870x2 if your interested. :-)

$110 shipped bro.

Thanks for the offer, but I'm looking for something a bit newer, and less of a power hog.

Tatty_One · Jun 1, 2012, 01:18 PM

Bumpage..... the 280 natively supports DX10 just not 10.1.

Paulieg · Jun 1, 2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tatty_One

Bumpage..... the 280 natively supports DX10 just not 10.1.

That's right. Forgot that. Thanks Tatty!

stinger608 · Jun 1, 2012, 05:38 PM

How about an unlocked black PCB 10 memory chip GTX465? Been running it as a full 1280mb GTX470 now for about a month in SLI with another GTX470.

Comes in retail box and was brand new when I got the card. Flashed it to the 470 two days after I installed the card so it is not even 2 months old.

Shoot me a PM if your interested Paulie.

Paulieg · Jun 1, 2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by stinger608

How about an unlocked black PCB 10 memory chip GTX465? Been running it as a full 1280mb GTX470 now for about a month in SLI with another GTX470.

Comes in retail box and was brand new when I got the card. Flashed it to the 470 two days after I installed the card so it is not even 2 months old.

Shoot me a PM if your interested Paulie.

Interested. YHPM

DOM · Jun 1, 2012, 05:53 PM

MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition ?

stinger608 · Jun 1, 2012, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Paulieg

Interested. YHPM

PM replied my friend.

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Originally Posted by DOM

MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition ?

Yea for a hundred bucks I am pretty sure he would do that.

DOM · Jun 1, 2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stinger608

Yea for a hundred bucks I am pretty sure he would do that.

if possible he said

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