budget gfx card

[kooldude383]

My Computer:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 2
4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard: asus p5k-vm
CPU Type:e2180, 2000 MHz (8 x 250)
2gig of RAM
Video Adapter :Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (384 MB)

Is there a decent gfx card i could get for under £35.
Also looking for a CD/DVD rewriter combi ~£20

Seen these on the site

ATi Radeon X1650 PRO 512MB PCI-Express (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/ATI+Radeon+X1600+Series/ATi+Radeon+X1650+PRO+512MB+PCI-Express+?productId=27248)
Core: 600MHz, Memory 800MHz
£27.99 (exc. VAT)
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Samsung SH-S203 20X DVDRW - SATA - Black (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/Samsung+SH-S203+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919)
16X Dual Layer Burning!
£14.25 (exc. VAT)
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HP 20x DVDRW LightScribe Black 1040i-B
Price:£14.95 exc. VAT


sorry if i left anything out:)

[tystar]

Samsung re-writer is spot on, graphics card as far as a budget card goes is ok. just dont be expecting to be playing crysis at full settings ;)

[kooldude383]

hehe got consoles for great games...i would just like to be able to play games (like PerfectWorld,Gunz) For some reason when i get in to the games the comp freezes and restarts. I was told i should get a gfx card and see if its the onboard stuff but those games used to work on my old comp which had a Intel(R) 945G/GL chip (i think, it was emachines 1.8ghz...)

[kooldude383]

what do you pros think of
XFX GeForce 8400GS 256MB DDR2 DVI VGA HDCP HDTV out PCI-E Graphics Card?

[PeterStoba]

Perfect for your needs

[kooldude383]

and its at a good price for £32?:P

[jonwoad]

Why not get one slightly better, 8600GTS for 41.13 inc vat off the Z? :)

[kooldude383]

would my 380W be able to handle it? it only has 17amps on the 12v line

[Lynx]

ITs not a meaty card, it will handle it.