Best vid card for under $100?

[TPIguy]

I need a new video card for less than $100. The cheaper the better. It will most likely be replaced in the next 3 months anyway. Right now I've got a geforce2mx 32 meg, it runs everything I need it to great. However, I have to pop it into another system to replace the one in there ASAP.

Any suggestions? AH is about the most demanding thing I run right now and I still get 45-85 FPS 99% of the time.

Oh ya, my current system is a:
t-bird 1gig running 1127mhz
256mb pc133 ram

[eagl]

http://www.anandtech.com has a price guide they post every once in a while.  From that, it looks like you have either the option of going for an ATI 9000 (128 meg probably better than the 64 meg version and it's only about $10 more) or saving up a little more and spending about $130ish on a GeForce 4 4200.  If you can wait a little longer, the GeForce 4 card prices will probably drop quickly as soon as the GeForceFX is released.

I would avoid the Nvidia "MX" cards like the plague.  They're essentially re-branded GeForce 2 cards with various memory architectures.

You could go for a used card...  A nice cheap used card would be a GeForce 2 GTS or Pro with 64 meg, and it would run AH and most other games just fine.  Shop around some, just don't buy an MX card unless you absolutely can't do anything else.  The GF4-4200 is a very good card for the price, and you might even find one on sale.

[lord dolf vader]

i got my 64m8500 ( slightly faster than the 9000 with less memory) for 92usd after shipping from newegg.com checked prices on pricewatch and have ordered from them many times no prob at all.


love the card.