Cheap Video Cards (is it a good idea?)

[Basic]

Didn't read previous posts but I have the Radeon HD 6870. Pretty cheap for 2 DVI and an HDMI port including maxing out Sky rim, wayyyy worth what I payed.

So, define cheap. Like $30 cheap or $140 cheap.

 

[Ron]

I think he was wanting $50-$100 range.

 

[Basic]

Ohhh, I'm not sure how much mine was. You can still get a pretty good one in that price range.

 

[Rishwin]

Just so you know , flash streaming and games has nothing to do with video card. All flash is CPU consuming , and lately they have included GPU acceleration , to save your CPU. I have streamed videos , and played Flash Games on 8 MB video card.

Well, yea... Hence why i said low-end cards are only used for that, because they themselves can't render much. They are used as display adapters only. Hell, flash was barely around when that card came out.