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Looking to buy a replacement for a busted NVIDIA 7300

yotesyotes Registered User regular
edited March 2011 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
I'm fixing up an older computer that just blew up its old dusty shitty GPU.

Pentium Dual Core 2160, some MicroATX ASUS motherboard, no-name PSU with 6 or 8 A on 12V rails.

Criteria:

PCI-e
No extra PEG power plug required
Hopefully better than a four year old 7300, just needs to play NFS Carbon at 1024*768
VGA output
CHEAP (<$60)

So far I'm looking at DAAMIT Radeon 5550s, 5570s and/or NVIDIA 210, 220s.

If anyone has any better advice, please let me know.

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  • BenditBendit Cømþü†€r Šýš†emš Anålýš† Ðeñv€r¸ ColørådøRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Hit newegg.com, I wouldn't dream of building or repairing something without shopping there 1st. You'll find affordable video cards there, and the review system is great and useful. Ch€€rš!

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  • yotesyotes Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Thanks, but Newegg isn't of very much use to me since I currently am in Thailand. All I have is a bunch of local shops to compare prices at.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Anything would be better than what you have. How much is a 5570 for you?

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  • RohanRohan Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I have a Gainward GeForce 9500GT 512MB that I can send you, if you like. This one -

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    Edit - Actually, I might be using that card for my media pc at some point. I have yet another card free - a much better card. A Club3D GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB, if you want it. Still plays all the latest games with no problem at all.

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  • Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    You can have my Gigabyte 7300GT 256MB for free if you like...

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  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I managed to get $60, not including $20 shipping, for one of my old EVGA 8800GT 512s a few days ago on eBay. And being a cheap bastard grad student, that's a lot of money, otherwise I'd offer one of those.

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