which card

paddy1998 · 04-25-2006, 06:50 PM

i am busy building a new machine its a amd 64 3000+ and i am not sure which graphics card to go for it needs to be pci-e and due to a tight budget needs to cost less than £100 and advice gratefully accepted
ps: i use my system for games mostly thankyou

APM98 · 04-25-2006, 07:30 PM

Im looking for a card around that same range too

maybe something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150133

or maybe this for a little more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150145

mrjack · 04-25-2006, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by APM98

Im looking for a card around that same range too

maybe something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150133

or maybe this for a little more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150145

1. Don't hijack threads.

2a. Is the card for your laptop, if so, then you're sh*t out of luck. You can't replace your video card just like that if at all?

2b. If it isn't then are you sure the motherboard you're going to use it in has a PCI-E slot?

3. If you answered no to 2a and yes to 2b then I suggest the 7600GT, just make sure you have a good enough PSU.

Paddy1998, welcome to the forums and can you get a bigger budget in any way? Cause it would give you a much better selection of video cards to choose from.

paddy1998 · 04-25-2006, 08:20 PM

its a desktop and it takes pci-e iv'e just seen a geforce 7300gs for less than £50 are these bad or something cause that seems really cheap and i have a 500w psu

i.Angel · 04-25-2006, 08:57 PM

1.) What do you plan on doing with this graphics card? Just make sure your desktop doesn't lag or are you going to be gaming?

2.)Watts don't always matter. Would you happen to know the amps on your +12V rail? If not it should say on the side of the PSU.

3.)If you are going to be gaming, the 7300GS isn't going to give you good performance...

Also, welcome to the forums!

paddy1998 · 04-25-2006, 09:20 PM

12v - 20a
mostly games rts

i.Angel · 04-25-2006, 11:44 PM

20A on the 12V rail should be enough to power a 7600GT, and I know it is enough to power a 6600GT.

paddy1998 · 04-27-2006, 04:36 PM

i've narrowed it down to two cards that i can easily afford they are :
Club 3d GF6600 PCI-E 256MB DDRII 128BITS TV+DVI+CR cost £58
which features core 300mhz ramdac 400mhz 128bit
or
XFX GeForce 7300GS 256MB DDR2 TV DVI PCI-E cost £45
which features core 550mhz ramdac 400mhz 64bit
this one also has turbocache so its ram can be doubled to 512mb from the system memory

04-25-2006, 06:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
paddy1998 New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	which card i am busy building a new machine its a amd 64 3000+ and i am not sure which graphics card to go for it needs to be pci-e and due to a tight budget needs to cost less than £100 and advice gratefully accepted ps: i use my system for games mostly thankyou

04-25-2006, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
APM98 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown, PA Age: 24 Posts: 402	Im looking for a card around that same range too maybe something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150133 or maybe this for a little more http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150145 __________________ AMD 5200+ X2 AM2 Asus M2N-Sli Deluxe Corsair XMS2 2x512mb DDR2 800 eVGA 7600GT WD 250GB SE16 NEC DVD Burner Antec True Power 550W II 108 Mbps Wireless PCI pcmark05: 4004, 3dmark03 13136

04-25-2006, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	1.) What do you plan on doing with this graphics card? Just make sure your desktop doesn't lag or are you going to be gaming? 2.)Watts don't always matter. Would you happen to know the amps on your +12V rail? If not it should say on the side of the PSU. 3.)If you are going to be gaming, the 7300GS isn't going to give you good performance... Also, welcome to the forums! __________________ XPS M1530

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i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	20A on the 12V rail should be enough to power a 7600GT, and I know it is enough to power a 6600GT. __________________ XPS M1530

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04-25-2006, 08:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
paddy1998 New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	its a desktop and it takes pci-e iv'e just seen a geforce 7300gs for less than £50 are these bad or something cause that seems really cheap and i have a 500w psu

04-25-2006, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
paddy1998 New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	12v - 20a mostly games rts

04-27-2006, 04:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
paddy1998 New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	i've narrowed it down to two cards that i can easily afford they are : Club 3d GF6600 PCI-E 256MB DDRII 128BITS TV+DVI+CR cost £58 which features core 300mhz ramdac 400mhz 128bit or XFX GeForce 7300GS 256MB DDR2 TV DVI PCI-E cost £45 which features core 550mhz ramdac 400mhz 64bit this one also has turbocache so its ram can be doubled to 512mb from the system memory