Looking for a cheap, mid-range graphics card.

As the title says, can anyone suggest a good mid-range graphics card for PCIe or PCIe x16?

Also, im looking for a price around $50, the lower the better. BTW, I will be using the card for gaming.

darn 50 bucks....was going to try and sell you my gts :Pfloridaskater05

Meh, maybe I can expand my budget a bit. How much?

Also, im looking for a price around $50, the lower the better. BTW, I will be using the card for gaming.

crazy-player

Yeah I was actually looking through ebay before I posted this. I just wanna know what cards I should look for.crazy-player

Sorry to say, but you're not going to find much for gaming in that price range. The closest I could find were these two cards: a 2600XT for $60 and an 8600 GTS for $65 ($55 after rebate). Nothing $50 or below is good for gaming, unless you're playing older games.

EDIT: But yeah, check eBay first.

Ok, final question. Theres a 2600xt 256MB for $45, should I go with that or the 8600gt 512MB for $66?

EDIT: Im really tight on money, and $20 more makes a pretty big difference for me. Is there a big difference between the 2600xt and the 8600gt?

go with the 8800gts :) the little kids in africa need that guitar amp :Dfloridaskater05

Haha, I dont think I cant, its way out of my budget.

Guys, I got a second chance offer from a auction I didnt win on eBay, and Im wondering if $66 w/ shipping is a good price for a 8600gt 512MB?crazy-player

I would actually recommend the 2600xt over the 8600GT, but only if the XT has GDDR3 memory. The differences between the cards aren't that great, but the 512MB 8600 cards come with GDDR2 memory, which is inferior to GDDR3. If the XT has GDDR3, it's a better buy, since that extra memory won't do much on cards like these.ajkalan

Thanks for the info. The one I was looking at was DDR3, not GDDR3, is there a difference?

EDIT: Nevermind, it was surely a typo. In the description it clearly said GDDR3.