What's a good video card to buy without spending more than $250?
473617
go to newegg.com, i myself have a evga geforce 6800gt it works well and runs almost every game out on medium or low settings
25394
Nvidia GeForce 7800, PCI-X, preferably with 512Mb of RAM. Very expensive, though.
778591
Go to a 2nd hand computer store... a 32mb card won't run you much there... they're fairly old and cheap... you might even get a 64mb cheap... good luck!
544085
I've got some suggestions... in both PCI-Express and AGP variety.  You'll definately want to use the digital connector (DVI) so all cards suggested will have both an analog and digital connector.\n\nThe ranges given are relative to your price point.\n\nBasic - home office, Internet surfing, no games:\nAGP: ASUS Geforce MX4000 (23.99 + s/h) link #1\nPCIe: MSI Geforce 6200TC (36.00 + s/h) link #2\n\nMid-range - mostly office/Internet use, some games:\nAGP: SAPPHIRE Radeon 9600 (57.99 + s/h) link #3\nPCIe: MSI Geforce 6600 (76.99 + s/h) link #4\n\nUpper-range - will play most games pretty well.\nAGP: SAPPHIRE Radeon X1600PRO (139 + s/h) link #5\nPCIe: SAPPHIRE Radeon X800PRO (149 + s/h) link #6
315513
Hi I build those gaming computers so I have a good working knowledge here.  I have no idea about your motherboard but forget that for now. First I would buy another 512meg of ram and then go for a new video card the ati9550 is very out of date. Whether you have a agp slot or a pci express slot for video is very important figure out wich one you have and if its an agp invest another 75$ for a motherboard with a pci express it has 10X the ability of the agp.  A good video card is going to cost you about 300 for a good one 500 for the top of the line and sli is double the cost.
169066
you need to purchase a 128MB video card...like the GeForce 5200 or 5500\n\ngo to tigerdirect.com they have plenty.\n\nyou will need an open AGP or PCI slot.....
733709
Don't buy an A64 3500.  It's no longer worth it.  Buy a 3800: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103531  And if you're wanting to play F.E.A.R., I'd go with at least an X1600XT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=38&N=2010380048+1069609641+106790809+1067918888&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48  or 7600GS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=38&N=2010380048+1069609641+1305520548+106790717+1067920619&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48\n\nOf course, spending twice that much, or more, on your video card would not be a bad idea, either.  Your video card makes about 3 times as much difference in gaming, than your cpu.  \n\nAnd no, that "bundle" you linked to is not even close to being able to play F.E.A.R.  That's a 1.3 Ghz Duron, soldered to an extremely cheap AGP motherboard.  It's fast enough for word processing, but that's about it.
761059
Get the Pny Geforce7300GS. The Radeon X1300 is not nearly as powerful.
809440
The best PCI video card on the market right now is Radeon X1300 256MB GDDR2 PCI. Much better than FX5200 in every way .. except price :)
610584
go for DELL with 256MB Nvidia display card.
714480
Definitely, go for the gold GeForce 7950 GX2 would work great on your pc, even some of the newer ATI cards like the X1900 Crossfire edition.  And no you don't have to upgrade your RAM, you have 2GBs already which is great, but you know if you have the money to blow, why the hell not max it out!!  Oh yeah, these components will mean more heat, so you might want to think about a few memory heatsinks and maybe upgrade your cooling components.
947173
Video card selection depends a lot on your motherboard capabilities, so make sure you don't overspend your abilities.  Check out www.tomshardware.com for some reviews.  Good luck!
30711
If you can't push it past the 24-bit mode, then your current video card does not support 32-bit colors.  I doubt very much that it is your monitor but it's possible however unlikely that it is your monitor.  I think all bets are on your graphics card.  You will need to get a new graphics card but you don't have to spend tons of money.  Two of my favorite middle end cards are the Radeon 9550 ($48), Geforce 6600 ($105) and Geforce 6600GT ($113) and which one you buy depends on your budget but the 6600GT is by far the best value for the money.
197778
A has the best Video card, but C is not bad either and would probably be just a little faster at most operations. From personal experience, stay away from B (e-machines have let me down in the past. Depending on where you are located you might consider checking out a few other places:\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com\nhttp://www.dell.com\n\nThose are a couple that are pretty low prices. But if you only want the three you are looking at here, A is the best bet followed closely by C.
761272
I'd recommend you attach a AGP card of arounfd 256MB, something like NVidia
1179154
32mb? My 3 yr old PC came with a 128mb. You can get 128mb cards pretty cheap and even some 256mb cards for less than $100. I think you should get a friend that knows a bit more about computers. I'm wondering if you need a new one. Your friend should be able to help you decide plus someone will need to install the video card if you decide to get one.\n\n128MB DDR PCI Graphics Card \n$49.99 at Best Buy\nhttp://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7215364&type=product&productCategoryId=cat01151&id=1114614364423\n\n128MB $39.99 at Circuit City after rebate\nhttp://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/VisionTek-Xtasy-Radeon-X300SE-Video-Card-X300SEHPCIE-/sem/rpsm/oid/131928/catOid/-13043/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
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NewEgg list two PCI FX5500s, at $54 and $78.\nI recommend that you opt for the 128-bit $78 3DFuzion model - although it is currently out of stock...\n\nA motherboard from before AGP times!  The processor might not be upto playing COD - you should give serious thought to a total upgrade.  For $112 you could source a Foxconn SoA motherboard, Sempron 2400+ CPU and 256Mb DDR400 RAM.\nThen $78 could buy you a 9600XT - but if you had the money - there would be much more choice!\n\n(AGP) comparisons of older cards:\nhttp://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2003/12/29/vga_charts_iii/page16.html