I need some help shopping - video card

[Blind Dragon]

ASUS M2N Motherboard
That is the motherboard I just got (2 PCI-E X16 slots)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Brisbane 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2
That is the CPU

I have 2 gigs of 800mhz RAM

Now I am looking for a video card and have seen you all post some great links, so now I am going to ask.

I am looking to spend $100 or less as I don't play any intense games, but still want to be able to if the need arises.

Regards BD

 

[mailpup]

Possibly the Nvidia 8600GT which is around $100 USD. There is some variation among brands and models. This price doesn't consider tax, shipping or rebates.

 

[samjohnson]

Here is a 8600GT that will be somewhere around $15 above budget.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130085

I don't think that you are going to find a 8600GT for $100 it will most likely be above it somewhere. If you are not gaming much but want to when you feel like it then you could get a 7600GT. I have one and I can run COD4 and Crysis. COD4 runs good but Crysis I have to play on low, though it still looks great. So if you want something under budget and not over I would go for the 7600GT.

 

[mailpup]

I don't think that you are going to find a 8600GT for $100....

Actually there are a few at Newegg. I checked before posting above. Click here for examples.

 

[samjohnson]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127293

Ok I guess I was wrong. That one is under $100 with free shipping but I don't think I would get it just cuse it has a heatsink instead of a fan and heatsink. The other ones that where under budget were all ones that didn't have the best ratings. If you don't mind spending 15 bucks or so over budget then I would get the one that I put in my other post.

Actually that 8600GT has a $20 mail in rebate so it would actually be under $100.

 

[Daveskater]

If you want to get an 8600GT, this one is in your budget and by a good brand

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150247

Plus it has a proper heatsink and fan

 

[Blind Dragon]

Thank you for the links. I don't think I really need an 8600 like Sam said. I don't play crysis -> would like to play COD4 or Halflife

Now what would be better:

2 of these hooked up on SLI = $64
GIGABYTE GV-NX72G512P2 GeForce 7200GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported

or

1 of these = $65
MSI GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Silent Heatsink