Need a budget video card

[ParkerPWNT]

Hey , so the starcraft 2 beta just came back but now my poor old 6600 GT is not giving me playable frame rates at the lowest settings :( (without dropping resolution)

My budget is under $100 Canadian Ship , my PC is a pre-built so the power supply is < 300 Watts , if the card was phys-x compatible so that when I build a pc in september it is not a wasted investment. I would upgrade my PSU if needed but , I would rather not.

I Run 2 monitors at 1680 x 1050

I was looking at

NCIX.com - Buy ASUS GeForce GT 220 625MHZ 1GB 800MHZ DDR2 PCI-E VGA DVI HDMI HDCP Video Card - ENGT220/DI/1GD2(LP) In Canada.

NCIX.com - Buy ASUS GeForce 210 589MHZ 512MB 800MHZ DDR2 PCI-E VGA DVI HDMI HDCP Video Card - EN210/DI/512MD2(LP) In Canada.

or

Buy the Galaxy GeForce GT 220 1GB DDR2 PCIe, DVI/HDMI/VGA at TigerDirect.ca

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Kilauea]

Since they all have the same power requirements I'd definitively go for a GT240. However, with a generic 300W PSU, I am not sure how comfortable I'd feel.

XFX GT 240 512mb
MSI GT 240 1gb
I intentionally kept away from the DDR3 version because it is not quite as good.

Edit: Without PhysX, you've got an XFX 5570 for a pretty good price, in terms of performance it is comparable to the GT 240.

[_dangtx_]

give us the p/n on the 300. ive upgraded a few dells with 9800gt's. can be had for cheaper than 240's

[micahkanchan]

You would have to upgrade your PSU. The last time I ran a 300w psu in 2006 with a 1600xt my computer wouldn't start up again. Get at least 500w and a decent PSU.

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by micahkanchan

You would have to upgrade your PSU. The last time I ran a 300w psu in 2006 with a 1600xt my computer wouldn't start up again. Get at least 500w and a decent PSU.

You are wrong. 300W is plenty for a mid-range PC with a low-power video card like a GT 240.

[CroSsFiRe2009]

GT 240 would be a good fit in your case. I ran a 8800GS which is almost the same thing with a 300W generic like yours for a year before I upgraded so it should definitely be fine

[ParkerPWNT]

Turns out my power supply is only 245 watts , so I think I will upgrade my PSU and go with a GT 240 I will wait till payday and keep an eye open for deals though.

Thanks for all the help guys

[Kilauea]

Try to go for a DDR5 version of the GT 240, there seems to be a fair bit of difference between the ddr3 and ddr5 versions.

[_dangtx_]

whats the part number on the psu? good manufacturers usually dont lie. if it holds 200 watts on the 12v you can put quite a couple cards in there

[ParkerPWNT]

DPS-250AB-22 E REV 00 F

Is that the right code you were looking for?