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    Best cheapo card for basic systems?

    Looking for a good value card that is suitable for basic systems, ie low end. Also price is king!!

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    how cheapo is cheapo? 30 quid? 50 quid?

    And most important question, how much do you game?

    6200s with TC works pretty well for anything within windows native GUI..
    But don't expect any stellar performance in games tho.

    X300s are ur next best bet if you never fancy Nvidias..
    Me want Ultrabook


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    If it's AGP then i would say a 9800 pro or XT if you can afford it... you can pick then up cheap second hand these days.

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    I mean really cheap for box shifters, useful for the occasional gamer.

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    AGP or PCI Express?

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    the thought of X550 for PCi-E just came about.. quite cheapish and has enuf punch to take down a X600Pro when OCed... you might want that if you're going to game..
    Me want Ultrabook


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    Cheap box shifters are still on AGP!

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    I got a good quality 9700 from Retek recently. Nice lil card for £35
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    Now that could fit the bill, problem is that second user stuff has a limited supply.....

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