ExtremeTech takes a close look at 17 PCI Express graphics cards for a better gaming PC. Since not every gaming (or even PC) enthusiast have the same budget, the prices of the cards range from US$82 to US$600.
The reviewed cards are based on the following GPUs from ATI and nVidia: X550, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, X1600XT, X800GTO, X1800 GTO, X800XL, X1800XT, X1900XT, X1900XTX, 7300GS, 7600 GS, 7600GT, 7900GT, 7800GTX, and 7900GTX.
We generally recommend that users expect to spend around $200 if they want a decent graphics card that won't force too many compromises in today's games. Cards based on Nvidia's GeForce 7600 GT are fantastic deals, with overclocked variants coming in just beneath or just over $200, depending on how highly overclocked they are. eVGA's e-GeForce 7600 GT CO is a steal, and XFX's higher-clocked GeForce 7600 GT XXX is a real bargain as well. These two cards represent the best price/performance ratio in this entire roundup, in any price category, and they don't even require a PCIe power plug. [ExtremeTech]
The article suggests the X1300 Pro for users who have a sub-$100 budget. If I may, I would also suggest a card based on the 7300 GT, something that was missed in the article. I noticed that some manufacturers have this 128bit card paired with 256ddr2 memory for under $100.
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