need the lowdown guys

deankenny · 04-07-2008, 01:17 PM

ok im not up to date on the graphics card prices and ranges as i been happy with mine for ages now, but with my processor upgrade etc im gonna decide to sell my current 1950xtx and go for a dx10 card to play crysis

anyway i knew back when buying my xtx that the 8800's were leading the market but whats the best card to go for these days and best for value too looking around 90-100 gbp £

Nevakonaza · 04-07-2008, 01:26 PM

9600gt

£106

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141669

OR

8800GT

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142228

£125

OR

HD3870

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136305

£129

best your going to get for that price.

to play crysis your going to need more ram aswell,1gb wont cut it mate.

deankenny · 04-07-2008, 01:39 PM

hehe dont worry bout ram im upgrading everything, i been posting in here like a dog on heat to find the parts i want and i got it down to

core 2 duo e6600
2gb ocz ddr2 6400 ram

but now thinking about changing my 1950xtx what do you guys reckon

Nevakonaza · 04-07-2008, 02:00 PM

i said above mate,best be would be 8800GT or 3870 if you can stretch the budget a little

deankenny · 04-07-2008, 02:10 PM

thats cool, but is it worth selling my 1950xtx and buying a 8800gt

Nevakonaza · 04-07-2008, 02:28 PM

imo yes,Or you could wait a bit and save up for a 9800

04-07-2008, 01:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 23 Posts: 652	need the lowdown guys ok im not up to date on the graphics card prices and ranges as i been happy with mine for ages now, but with my processor upgrade etc im gonna decide to sell my current 1950xtx and go for a dx10 card to play crysis anyway i knew back when buying my xtx that the 8800's were leading the market but whats the best card to go for these days and best for value too looking around 90-100 gbp £ __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 2GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 800 DDR2 XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

04-07-2008, 01:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,783	9600gt £106 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141669 OR 8800GT http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142228 £125 OR HD3870 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136305 £129 best your going to get for that price. to play crysis your going to need more ram aswell,1gb wont cut it mate. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 WDC 400GB Sata II + 120Gb Slave = 520Gb total Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate X64\|Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050) Last edited by Nevakonaza; 04-07-2008 at 01:29 PM.

04-07-2008, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 23 Posts: 652	hehe dont worry bout ram im upgrading everything, i been posting in here like a dog on heat to find the parts i want and i got it down to core 2 duo e6600 2gb ocz ddr2 6400 ram but now thinking about changing my 1950xtx what do you guys reckon __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 2GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 800 DDR2 XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

04-07-2008, 02:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,783	i said above mate,best be would be 8800GT or 3870 if you can stretch the budget a little __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 WDC 400GB Sata II + 120Gb Slave = 520Gb total Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate X64\|Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

04-07-2008, 02:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 23 Posts: 652	thats cool, but is it worth selling my 1950xtx and buying a 8800gt __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 2GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 800 DDR2 XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

04-07-2008, 02:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,783	imo yes,Or you could wait a bit and save up for a 9800 __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 WDC 400GB Sata II + 120Gb Slave = 520Gb total Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate X64\|Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

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