Best Gaming Video Cards for the Money

Tom's Hardware has decided to take a step back with their latest video card review. Instead of wowing their audience with in-depth benchmarks they head right for what someone reading a review really wants, an opinion of the best bang for the buck. From the article: "So if you don't have the time to research the benchmarks, or if you don't feel confident enough in your ability to make the right decision, fear not. We offer a simple list of the best gaming cards on offer for the money."

Comments

ATI VGA Wonder ISA

[OrangeTide]

You can get them for free in a junk bin. It's a video card, and bang divided by bucks, as bucks approaches zero the value of bang doesn't matter.

Re:ATI VGA Wonder ISA

[Anonymous Coward]

Given that few modern PCs even have ISA slots, the bang will often approach zero as well. Then you'd have to use l'Hopital's Rule to determine bang per buck.

Re:Consoles

[VirionNW]

Bah, the PSP3 will totally be crushed by the Wii DS Lite.

Re:Summary

[LoverOfJoy]

yes, "one" should be "won". That's what I get for typing at 2am.

Missed target?

[cgenman]

Specifications and reviews that really get into the nitty-gritty are great - that is, if you have the time to digest everything. At the end of the day, all a gamer really needs to know is what is the best video card for the money.

No time but looking for the best video card for the money? Here, let me shortcut you to 7 pages of options.

Re:Consoles

[mcvos]

If you're gaming on your PC, you're a nerd.

If you're reading Slashdot, you're a nerd. What's your point?

Re:I don't know why...

[admdrew]

Because the 250 MB version actually has significantly worse memory performance?

You really shouldn't complain about reduced performance when you somehow managed to break 6 MB of RAM off of your card :P

acceptionally

[Anonymous Coward]

acceptably exceptional or exceptionally acceptable ?

Re:Summary

[AceCaseOR]

nacturation wrote:

How about those spelling errors? Sounds like teach, looks like speech? Interestingly enough, I *never* used to make those kinds of errors. You can check back through my posting history and you'd be lucky to find an odd typo. However, these days I catch myself making homophone-style errors with increasing, though still infrequent, frequency. Maybe it's my age -- approaching mid 30s -- that is a factor. And I also find that as I have more thoughts on my mind, my attention to detail slips a little bit

I've also noticed that, by default, all spelling & grammar flames must have at 1 spelling and/or grammar error.