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1Time
March 22nd, 2008, 04:58 AM
Hello,
I'm looking for some advice on a video card. I just purchased a Gateway GT5662 and want to upgrade the video card. I don't need an incredible gaming rig, but I just want to get better performance for the few games I play (Command & Conquer 3, COD4) I'm hoping for some good suggestions on a card that would fit in the computer's mid sized case. Looking to spend 150-200.

Here are my specs.
AMD Phenom 9500(2.2GHz)
4 x 512KB L2 Cache
3GB DDR2 667
500GB SATA 7200rpm
18X DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash Technology
ATI Radeon HD 2400XT, 256MB Discrete Video Memory
PCI Express x16
Vista Home Premium

Any Suggestions would be great.

cHiNgY1788
March 22nd, 2008, 05:27 AM
Geforce 9600GT or 8800GT

BlahHx2
March 22nd, 2008, 07:56 PM
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3642044&sku=MCM-P35DPM-E4500

smurfy
March 25th, 2008, 09:35 AM
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3642044&sku=MCM-P35DPM-E4500
Was that posted to the wrong thread by any chance?
How does a $330 motherboard/cpu/ram bundle fit the request for a sub-$200 video card?

1Time get the biggest and baddest your budget can get you.
8800GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814145149)
9600GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150282)
Both right on the $200 mark.
To be honest, I'm not sure how well they'll fit inside the 5662 case - depends on the interior layout of Hard drive etc. May be tight which is not a good thing for airflow.

Jamesgp
April 1st, 2008, 06:07 PM
If you want a cheap GFX card that isn't expensive at all... Go for the 8600GT By nVIDIA. Its not all that fast but it's great if you value your money over your frame-rate