got £300 to spend on a graphics card, pci-x, thinking in the 8800gtx bracket but its a little above my price range, ive looked in to this for few weeks now and checked toms h/w guide but some reall people recommendations wouldnt go amiss, this is for self built system that im just getting off the ground.
2006-12-21 04:41:58 · 6 answers · asked by ra2shadow 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
This started off with me getting a asus p5n32/sli motherboard for nothing, im planning on a gaming rig .
2006-12-21 05:03:25 · update #1
Are you looking to build a really smoking gaming rig? Or just a regular computer that you might play some games on from time to time. If it's the second, buy something like a 7600GT. You can always add a second one in SLI later if you want to boost your performance.
Personally, I prefer to have 2 less powerful video cards in SLI than one really high end one. You'll spend less, have an extra set of outputs if you ever want to have multiple monitors, and have redundancy if something ever dies. Also, the heat dissipation is better since there are two sets of HS/fans.
2006-12-21 04:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by Che jrw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at older prices of the other GTX models and look for a common price scale. They have been releasing their latest model about ever 6 months and lowering the price of thier previous model. My guess is that for ever 6 months you wait, you will be saving 50 pounds. The graphic card gain in performance every 6 months has been less that 15%. If you have the right motherboard, you can string at least two cards in SLI mode which will drastically increase your performance. Also note that your computer will probably be out dated on the top of the line games in about 5 years. Look at the GeForce 7950 GT 512mb. Then when the new games start to bog down get another one (they have to be the same for SLI) when it's cheaper. Then When the new games start to bog down again, it's probably time to get another computer anyways.
2006-12-21 05:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No need to spend too much money on video card. It will be a piece of junk as soon as new shaders and such appear. I've got a 7900GS and it's AWESOME!!! Playing BF 2142 on max video settings. If you have 2 pci-x16 ports and NVidia Chipset, get an sli card
2006-12-21 06:18:36 · answer #3 · answered by Vitaliy P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well my computer is like 2 years old...i have had the ATI FireGL Z1 AGP Pro...it is the best dam thing in the world...it fits everygame and works with World of Warcraft...(My opininon)
2006-12-21 04:47:08 · answer #4 · answered by mike m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm liking the ati x1900xt
2006-12-21 05:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by jayjoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goto eclipsecomputers.co.uk or micominternational.com
2006-12-21 04:45:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋