Best video card for 80 bucks?

Don't you want to do yourself a favor and double that budget? Then we can talk about something made in this decade.

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what about a GeForce 8400? decent enough, quite suitable for your budget

kijiji if you're canadian

Probably this (HD 7750) this (GTX 650) or this (DDR 3 HD 7750) The last one is for if you are tied to the $80 cost before rebate. For a little more, you can get a 7790 with a free game at NCIX

If you are just looking for card models, you're probably best off trying to find a GTX 650, HD 7750 or 6670 on sale for this price point. You can sometimes find a sale on a 7770 for around $80 if you're lucky. As Digi stated above, make sure you get GDDR5.

link Its hd 6670. or this (hd 7750)after rebate... GL! They are midrange cards...

Do not buy a card (like those that have been suggested to you) which consumes only about 60W at max. That is just as useful as no video card at all. Up your budget and buy a video card that actually was made to run video games, and not only to make you able to run word, solitaire and facebook (exaggerating here and there, but it's the truth).

dont just buy the most expensive u can afford, make sure you also have the power supply to accomidate the card.

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How many watts do you have? I would say a powercolour 7750 should be good for people with 400-450 watts. It's $50(or was) after rebate, and the original price is $100.

Edit: Maybe you should try ebay. They have some used cards, but in good condition. A 7850 might be as low as $80

you could save some bucks to buy a bit more expensive and good card. Like amd HD7790. I think its about 120 $ or something...

GT 630 or a 7750 maybe.

nvidia's GT240 is a decent card for 80 bucks.
got a VGA, HDMI and DVI port.

don't expect smooth framerates tho.

Use PCPartPickerto find the card for your price

Edit: if you can find an extra $15, get this

I recommend speding some money on it. Cheapest are no good...

If your goal is to just use up the card why not put some more money with the card and get a unit you're not going to have to replace to play anything next gen?

7750 probably but I would avoid cheap cards.

I see poeple keep saying to buy an expensive strong video card... but without a strong CPU and PSU to back it up you will still have low framerates.

So, @OP, what are your current specs ?

For $80 there isn't really much that is decent. Your best bet is something like a Geforce GT 8000 series.

Tom's Hardware has a great guide. They recommend the Radeon HD 6570 DDR3 at $50. They recommend not wasting money on anything else below $105. Here.

Listen to good advice. Do not buy a video card for that price. Save a little bit more money and buy one for at least 100 bucks. Otherwise, you will likely regret your decision when your system becomes bottle-necked.

Buy two Radeon GD 5770 Junipers and you'll be happy. The single card should be fairly cheap now and it's still up to snuff.

Didn't even read this thread or your specs but a you can find a 9800GT for 30-80 bux. Hope that helps.