best $80 graphics card

[Hadden]

I am looking to buy a $80 video card for moderate gaming purpose and my budget being low as well. I am actually using an old Intel G41 chipset motherboard with Windows 7 64bit and 2gb of ram. I came across GeForce GT 520 graphics card that is coming in my budget. Can anyone tell me whether I sould go with this video card or get some other one? Thanks.

[David23]

You can go with a HD 7750 video card which is not bad at all and comes under the price that you have mentioned. This card is also similar to a GTX 260. But what power supply do you have? Incase you would like to buy a second hand graphics card then a GTX 460 can also come under that budget, but you will have to buy a good power supply for this card.

[Archibald]

Yes, I also agree that if you have a good power supply from manufacturers like Seasonic, Antec, Corsair, etc, then even 220W will be also enough for the HD 7750 video card. Also, personally I would say that dont go with second hand graphics card because it wont serve you more than 2 years of usage if it is used for more than 2 years or so.

[ApPy10]

GeForce GT 520 is now coming at $47.99 where else the HD 7750 will come at $90 approximately and it is also 200% better than a single GT 250 card. HD 7750 can crush the geforce card in any games that you play. You should also consider buying a Sapphire card because they are the most reliable ones, I never had any problem with those. It is a great value for money card and also not low end.