Budget Graphics Card

[BizaroStormy]

Backstory: 

So a good friend of mine just got laid off from a job she started in January and I want to put together a gaming computer for her with the spare parts I have available to me. I got a free Optiplex 990 from my work with an i5 and 8GB of memory in it. The form factor of the motherboard is a little weird (think fat ITX) but it looks like the holes will match up with an ATX case with lots of room to spare. All I really need is a graphics card. 

 

Actual Question: 

What is the best bang for your buck used graphics card in the $50ish range? 

[Spenser1337]

It's microatx

i recently bought an optiplex 790 and it was such a hassle

get a single slot 1050, the zotac mini will not fit

 

do not

 

do not

 

buy anything under a 1050

the igpu>gt 730

 

the motherboard also won't work in another case, they have their own custom power button connector

[ItsTheYoshi]

If you are looking for a GPU for $50 I would recommend going to Ebay or any other used site. If you are going to buy new get a bigger budget for something like a rx 480 or gtx 1050, even an older 950 would be okay if you can find one.

[TVwazhere]

10 minutes ago, Spenser1337 said:

do not

 

do not

 

buy anything under a 1050

the igpu>gt 730

^this^

[BizaroStormy]

The 990 case would require a low profile graphics card, and I am not too worried about making an adapter for (ghetto rigging) the power button. I did see a low profile 1050 but it was $150, don't really want to spend that much. I was just wondering if there was some used card that most people preferred because it was cheap but still good. Kind of like $20 the quad core xeons people like to buy on ebay. 

[Mohenjo]

if you can find a 7870 for a decent price that would be good. though idk how good the psu is. 

[BizaroStormy]

Thanks Mohenjo, I will look into those. I have a few old power supplies lying around as well as the case.