Good Video Card?

[Fred]

Well, im building a computer for my girlfriend, and it's going to be used mostly for photo editing and some pathetic games, but i wanted to know who makes good quality video cards for nVIDIA. I know that her photo editing wont need an exceptional video card so I'm currently looking at a Gigabyte FX5700 w/256 DDR. Here it is - http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-125-133&depa=0

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Fred]

By the way - If an "almost the best" card costs $50 less... I'd rather go with that one.

 

[ninja fetus]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-325&depa=0
I've got that same card!
I'm very pleased with it. $72 bucks. Great card, OC's nicely and it still performs great without OC. I can play battlefield:vietnam on it. You might wanna stick a fan next to it though, or mount one under it like i did. It tends to get rather warm during games. But not playing games i wouldnt see any need for one.

 

[Fred]

Oh, sorry! I forgot to mention... I'm specifically looking for an nVIDIA card 'cause I'm going to be installing Mandrake 10 as the main OS. Thanks though.

 

[ninja fetus]

oh, alrighty thenm it's no problem, http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-116&depa=0
that's gonne be $100
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-103-156&depa=0
thats $73 bucks, the one above will beat its ass, but this one will still play light games fine

 

[ninja fetus]

yeah, the one you posted is overkill, and way too much $$$

 

[ninja fetus]

Oh, i didn't notice but look at all the software the 5600xt comes with!

 

[Big B]

The FX5700 will be way more grunt than she needs for Linux, especially if she's not going to do gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-139-156&depa=1

That's a GF2 MX400, but it's cheap. Jaton is pretty basic, but they work fine. Unless you go with an SiS Xabre-based card, you're really not going to find anything non-nVidia for cheaper (except maybe on eBay).

 

[Fred]

Hey, thanks for the options! I really appreciate the help.

 

[harrack52]

What about that Leadtek 5700 Ultra 128mb DDR3 ?

or the refurbished one ?