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Cheap Graphics Card?

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Anyone recommend a decent cheap (less than £40) one?
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  • fwor
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    edited 8 June 2010 at 3:20PM
    What card type - PCI? AGP? PCIe? What ouput do you need - DVI? HDMI?

    Also, what OS do you intend to use? Some makes are not well supported with certain OS.
  • gonzo127
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    edited 8 June 2010 at 3:14PM
    well a bit short on information,

    how old is your system? (AGP is still around in some old systems)

    do you know what is currently in it?

    do you want it as quiet as possible?

    and what are you wanting to do with it?

    quick look on ebuyer shows the following cards within your budget - do not go on biggest number means best as it doesnt always follow always have a look at bench marks

    check out this for a rough idea on how they match up between nvidia and ATI http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics-card-radeon,review-31911-7.html

    ATI
    HD 4350
    HD 4550
    HD 5450
    little over budget a HD4650

    nvidia
    G210
    8400GS
    9400GT

    personally i would go for the slightly over budget 4650 as it has quite a bit more power than the others but it all depends on what you need it for

    this is quite interesting
    http://www.cinemahd.net/2010/02/07/ati-radeon-hd-5450-review/
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  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 9 June 2010 at 9:42AM
    DVI. Windows XP.

    MObo has got both AGP and PCIe

    Mainly play games but nothing too high end.
  • Richie-from-the-Boro
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    gonzo127, I've not seen a compactPCI for about 7 or more years, and when they did exist they were megga priced cards.

    - they are prolly a redundant hardware item now.
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  • gonzo127
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    wrong person i didnt suggest compact pci :P
    Drop a brand challenge
    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • Mobeer
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    How about Radeon 4650 from here:
    http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=401940&sourceid=2459&cm_mmc=CSE-_-google-_-gpus-_-162192&CAWELAID=427665241

    Is AGP, DVI, but breaks the budget a bit at 42.99 + P&P
  • Richie-from-the-Boro
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    gonzo127 wrote: »
    wrong person i didnt suggest compact pci :P

    - Did I suggest you did ?
    - no !


    - so not wrong person but right person

    - I was hinting at [ consequence ] putting even a moderate AGP into an 8 year old MOBO / PSU

    You can carry on now gonzo127 :D:D:D
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  • TimothyEBaldwin
    TimothyEBaldwin Posts: 445 Forumite
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    Beware, there are serveral different types , of AGP.
  • smithydirect
    smithydirect Posts: 44 Forumite
    edited 9 June 2010 at 4:16PM
    Sorry removed
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  • swvillafan
    swvillafan Posts: 436 Forumite
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    smithydirect wrote: »
    I got a http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr78256gtxoc.aspx if you want it for £20 plus p+p . Its been used but not much

    Hi Smithy, not sure you're allowed to offer items for sale on here, see below text cut from the forum guide:-

    "The safety of our forum users is paramount and for this reason we can't allow anyone to exchange their personal details either on the open forum or via PM, however honourable the intention.

    This means we don't allow selling/trading/exchanging/swapping or giving as gifts, nor links to your ebay auctions, or other forms of advertising."

    Sorry :)
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