twistedfocus1647545489 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Looking for a cheap card to upgrade from on-board video. Preferably with a VGA connector. Microcenter has a refurb for a great price ($13) but it's only a 256MB. :dumb: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388316 512MB+ would be nice because I may be getting into some large Photoshop projects and such soon. When I built this machine a while back I had no intentions of using it for work but it is now my "business" machine. The 256MB card is still probably better than onboard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 The 256MB card is still probably better than onboard though. Depends on your setup. If you're running a Core i3/5/7 with the Intel HD2000+ you're doing alright. Edit, try this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131463 And I've seen $30-$40 AMD 6000 series cards at MicroCenter before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Depends on your setup. If you're running a Core i3/5/7 with the Intel HD2000+ you're doing alright. Edit, try this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131463 And I've seen $30-$40 AMD 6000 series cards at MicroCenter before. I am pretty sure that's not the link you meant to post. OP, if you can handle it being shipped from SC, I have a Radeon X1650 Pro (512mb) that I would let go of cheap, but it has a dvi-output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) Depends on your setup. If you're running a Core i3/5/7 with the Intel HD2000+ you're doing alright. Edit, try this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131463 Unfortunately this is about a 2 year old build that I sorta cheaped out on because it wasn't for work. I just upgraded from 2 to 4GB of RAM and I am probably going to go ahead and make the transition to Windows 7 x64 while I'm at it. The processor is a decent AMD Dual Core (2.8Ghz) but the board has a very basic NVIDIA Geforce 7025 onboard video. I'm trying to balance keeping it cheap but still worthwhile. The card you linked pushes my budget a little... :gabe: If no one has a screaming deal, I'm considering either this used one on eBay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-Express-PCI-E-X16-HP-RADEON-RV6350-PRO-512Mb-VIDEO-CARD-5189-3945-/230806253534?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item35bd1fefde or maybe I'll pony up a little more ($25 after rebate) for this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6892313&pagenumber=2&RSort=1&csid=ITD&recordsPerPage=5&body=REVIEWS#CustomerReviewsBlock Edited June 9, 2012 by twistedfocus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I am pretty sure that's not the link you meant to post. OP, if you can handle it being shipped from SC, I have a Radeon X1650 Pro (512mb) that I would let go of cheap, but it has a dvi-output. Thanks but I'm really leaning toward the cheap eBay special ($15 shipped) I linked. That seems really hard to beat for the price and it has a VGA plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thfchris Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I've got a brand new quadro fx 3500 you can have for free. It's just been sitting. Dual DVI though. http://img.tapatalk.com/a6f961a5-d86c-24c2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I've got a brand new quadro fx 3500 you can have for free. It's just been sitting. Dual DVI though. http://img.tapatalk.com/a6f961a5-d86c-24c2.jpg Damn, for the low price of free I'm intrigued, though it appears to be "only" a 256MB card too. Definitely seems worth trying out. I think maybe I'm being a memory snob. It seems to get good reviews for "workstation use" despite its 256MB memory. Do you think it would be a noticeable upgrade from 256 MB onboard video? I have had some decent video cards in the past but really haven't looked at them in 8+ years. In my day a 128MB card was decent sized. I'd be using it mainly for picture editing in Photoshop (large res) and maybe some minor video work. Either way I think we have a a winner here. Free certainly fits the budget (even with a whole $6 spent on an adapter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmrmnhrm Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Got a 512MB 7900GT, dual DVI, also free if you drive down Smokey Row to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 FYI, Cards testes to work with PS: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/tested-video-cards-photoshop-cs5.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 FYI, Cards testes to work with PS: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/tested-video-cards-photoshop-cs5.html Interesting. Looks like either of these cards would do the job well. I'm picking up the 7900GT card tonight. Thanks everyone for the freebies and input. :fuckyeah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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