It's a lot easier to tell you what to avoid than what to get, unfortunately. The Nubytech PS2 and Xbox SF controllers are very cheap now, but they're not very good.
As for DC, a lot of people throw around Ascii Pad FT as being good for fighters, but unless they changed something in the later versions (I have the grey one with SFA3 art on the box), I don't think it has a very good d-pad at all. However, it beats the hell out of using the standard DC controller, so it might be worth a shot.
I always disliked Sony's controllers for fighters, but I found myself getting used to them. I don't mind so much now.
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