which card

Not entirely sure this is the right kind of question for this forum
but here goes:
I'm wondering whether to go with Nvidia or ATI when choosing a PCIE
graphics card. The price range I'm looking at is £150-200. My existing
card is an AGP GeForce 7600 GT but Im getting a new PCIE PC and I've
lost touch with what's best. Any advice appreciated.

wrote:
Not entirely sure this is the right kind of question for this forum
but here goes:
I'm wondering whether to go with Nvidia or ATI when choosing a PCIE
graphics card. The price range I'm looking at is £150-200. My existing
card is an AGP GeForce 7600 GT but Im getting a new PCIE PC and I've
lost touch with what's best. Any advice appreciated.

NVIDIA:

9600GT - $70 to 100
8800GT/9800GT - $140 to 150
9800GTX+ - $160 to 190

You will require a decent power supply and adequate room in your case
for a 9800GTX, but an 8800GT or similar is pretty easy to fit. All of
these are good performers for the money.

If you go ATI there's really only one good choice, 4850. But be warned
that unless you get a newer version with a better cooler that they
consume a lot of power and have high temperatures. They use a little
bit more wattage than a 9800GTX (original version). Otherwise they're
very good for the money at about 150 or so. Prices vary depending on
the brand and cooler.

On 31 Oct, 20:21, deimos deimos@localhost wrote:
wrote:
Not entirely sure this is the right kind of question for this forum
but here goes:
I'm wondering whether to go with Nvidia or ATI when choosing a PCIE
graphics card. The price range I'm looking at is £150-200. My existing
card is an AGP GeForce 7600 GT but Im getting a new PCIE PC and I've
lost touch with what's best. Any advice appreciated.

NVIDIA:

9600GT - $70 to 100
8800GT/9800GT - $140 to 150
9800GTX+ - $160 to 190

You will require a decent power supply and adequate room in your case
for a 9800GTX, but an 8800GT or similar is pretty easy to fit. *All of
these are good performers for the money.

If you go ATI there's really only one good choice, 4850. *But be warned
that unless you get a newer version with a better cooler that they
consume a lot of power and have high temperatures. *They use a little
bit more wattage than a 9800GTX (original version). *Otherwise they're
very good for the money at about 150 or so. *Prices vary depending on
the brand and cooler.

Thanks very much for the reply Deimos. I'll check out the NVidia
9800GTX and the ATI 4850 presently.