The right video card for me?

I have a budget about $50, and is there a video card for gamers, that is around $50, a video card that can handle like Half-Life 2 or source games, and other games related to using the source engine.|||$50 isnt enough for a graphics card to play those games.|||Nvidia GeForce XFX 8600 GT.

Its really cheap but exteremly good



I run all the source games fine on it just make sure you have a good processor because most Source games are processor dependant and you dont want your PC bottlenecking because of a bad processor.



Also if you are looking for an ATI GFX card then the ATI Radeon HD 4850 is the way to go. Its a little steep with your budget but VERY cheap for being one of the best cards out there right now.



Hope I helped best of luckl!|||Good choice going for the Source Engine Games... They are some of the best games, and one of the fastest running engines.



Would suggest buying the Orange box, and Left-4Dead



For your video card. $50 is a little low,

but try to get something at least in the nvidia 8000 or newer range and and you'll be more than fine with all the current source games.



btw I have 7950 GX2 Nvidia, and can run all of the source games at high frame rates, with settings high and fairly high resolution.



If you are having trouble finding any at the right price range, try ebay. But if you can't find one for the price, then don't cheap out.. wait a little longer and save up for a better card. In the long run, you'll appreciate it.