I have a e-geforce 6200 pci card(ddr2 256 mb 300 core 769 oced memory), I plan to buy a better used one on ebay for like 15-20$, I know the limits of pci etc. I have a dell dimension 2400 2.53 p4 cpu, 2 gig ddr ram, 600 watt psu, i run 1680x1050 when I can. I was wondering if I bought a 8400, would I even notice a difference? These seem to be the only cards I have to choose from which one is likely the best for gaming? I of course only have pci slots

8400 gs
x1550
fx 5500
hd 2400

8400 gs is your best option. It mainly depends on what kind of money you want to spend imo. If you want something that will perform better than your 6200 just jump up to a 8400gs if you want to spend the money.

Please skip the 8400gs and buy a 9400gt pci.

Im just buying a really cheap used one from ebay, 15-20$, until I can save up for a new rig. All the cards I listed can be bought for around that on ebay from what iv seen. Im just trying to figure which one of those is the best. 8400 looks good to me, but iv heard conflicting reviews on newegg about how that card doesn't hold up to some of those other cards, then I see people saying the 8400 smokes all those cards. I read about 10 pages worth of reviews on newegg to get an idea of what these cards can do. Out of those 4 cards which is generally the best for gaming?

Oh well if you do grab a 8400gs, buy the evga 8400gs its the best one
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See the stats, someone OC it, but it has the best stats overall from the 8400gs pci series:
http://www.evga.com/products/moreInf...eries%20Family

I have the BFG 8400gs, its pretty good Just not as powerful as the evga one is. But any 8400gs for pci is pretty much the same, but i would also grab one with a fan.

Luckily gs is the only 8400 iv seen on ebay. Alrighty.

8400GS is the best value at around $40 dollars on Newegg. 9500GT is the best PCI card and that is about $80 to $97 dollars depending on the version you buy. Any PCI card will be fully compatible with your system but don't expect miracles from any PCI card. You will see a noticeable performance increase from your 6200 to the 8400GS or 9400GT or 9500GT. I saw a big leap from a FX 5500 PCI to the 8500GT PCI.

Hey Treetops, whats GS?

He means the only version of the 8400 he has found is the 8400GS, which also is the only version there is.

2 New cards came out, one is stupid as hell, the other one is a waste of time, but interesting:

Stupid card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814139049

WHY?

Waste of time, but interesting because i never heard of the company: Elitegroup:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814134073
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Pro...uID=54&LanID=9
(NICE BOX art)

Could this be a sign that PCI is coming back:?
lolz

I was unaware of the $200 PCI card market demographic out there, Jaton has enlightened me. That card also bears a striking resemblance to the $40 8400GS PCI.

ECS (EliteCrapSystems) were the primary OEM motherboard manufacturers for eMachines and other companies' desktops. Their poor quality is what has given eMachines their bad rep.

eMachines' quality has improved after being acquired by Gateway though; it is the old models that had the major problems. These came with ECS motherboards that were notorious for blowing and usually ending up taking out the PSU.

So all in all, I would rather piss off a wolverine than go near an ECS product at all.

Newegg: prepare for ECS RMA's

LOL Greg, I doubt that many people visit TS and buy from Newegg. =P

PCI coming back is like saying slide photography is coming back, or tube televisions.

Hi all, I read about 10 pagesworth of reviews on newegg to get an idea of what these cards can do.


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Hi all, I read about 10 pages worth of reviews on newegg to get an idea of what these cards can do.

They should be used for light gaming, nothing on the upper tier.

How close is a radeon hd 2400 to a geforce 8400 gs?

I have both the Visiontek 2400HD & 8400GS.

Visiontek is faster in browsing the internet, way faster in watching HD videos and videos in General, and faster in certain games, such as timeshift/Lost planet/DMC4 and a few other ones. The 8400gs is great for opengl games and older games an other games or overall games, like COD4. Crysis i would say the 8400gs is a bit faster. Both cards are a tie, but i would skip both and just buy a 9400GT.

Imo, even tho the 2400hd and 8400gs are ok cards, really good for gaming IMO, the 8400gs is slightly better overall, but i wouldn't suggest buying either one, just buy the 9400gt, EVGA version. Now if you really want a 8400gs, buy the EVGA version.