Hi I have about $450-$525 canadian to buy a graphics card
I prefer nvidia geforce cards
does it have to be SLI ready and should i get 1 that has more than 512 mb ??
please respond soon
2007-09-23 08:18:45 · 4 answers · asked by derek r 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
dont worry about the memory on the card just worry about the gpu speed ... if u plan on sli later then get a sli ready card .. sli requires a motherboard that supports it and vista doesnt support sli yet from what i understand ... anyway ... an nvidia 8800gts is about the best bang for the buck imo ..
2007-09-23 08:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 8800GTS 640mb is right for you:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2514
http://www.shopbot.ca/p-42127.html
If you want great performance, consider the factory overclocked version:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2824836&CatId=2514#detailspecs
If you want a bargain, consider this:
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=21406&vpn=640-P2-N821-AR&manufacture=eVGA
ALL those cards are SLI ready. BUT SLI should only be a consideration if you have an SLI capable motherboard. The big 640mb onboard memory should be great for demanding games like Oblivion and Crysis.
Just in case SLI becomes a future project of yours:
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_howto_install.html
2007-09-23 13:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have have 2 slots to allow SLI? If not, why bother with SLI-ready?
And why do you think you need more than 512MB on the video card? Do you expect to run at 1600x1200 or higher res with maximum anti-aliasing and more? Do you even have enough CPU power to do that?
2007-09-23 08:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really depends if you have an agp or pci-e expansion slot but if you have pci-e i would research ati and nvidia's websites i would recommend a radeon 4560 or up but the 4870 x2 saffire would definitely do what you want it to it's amazing can't wit to get mine.
2016-05-17 05:16:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋