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Decided on upgrade path but which Graphics card?
Hello all
I've decided to upgrade to a nforce4 Ultra mobo (Gigabyte), A64 (3200+), SATA 2.0 HDD (250 - 300 GB Seagate) with my total budget being £530. However I can't decide which PCI-E graphics card to get. I'm currently using a Sapphire 9700 np and would like to improve on the performance of this card (I'm heavily into games). I can't really stretch to a 6800/X800 card and with the other components I guess I'll have a budget of around £150 for the GPU. Any suggestions? TIA BillL |
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"BillL" wrote in message . uk... Hello all I've decided to upgrade to a nforce4 Ultra mobo (Gigabyte), A64 (3200+), SATA 2.0 HDD (250 - 300 GB Seagate) with my total budget being £530. However I can't decide which PCI-E graphics card to get. I'm currently using a Sapphire 9700 np and would like to improve on the performance of this card (I'm heavily into games). I can't really stretch to a 6800/X800 card and with the other components I guess I'll have a budget of around £150 for the GPU. Any suggestions? TIA BillL Nvidia 6600gt would be my choice. |
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"jacoby" wrote in message ... "BillL" wrote in message . uk... Hello all I've decided to upgrade to a nforce4 Ultra mobo (Gigabyte), A64 (3200+), SATA 2.0 HDD (250 - 300 GB Seagate) with my total budget being £530. However I can't decide which PCI-E graphics card to get. I'm currently using a Sapphire 9700 np and would like to improve on the performance of this card (I'm heavily into games). I can't really stretch to a 6800/X800 card and with the other components I guess I'll have a budget of around £150 for the GPU. Any suggestions? TIA BillL Nvidia 6600gt would be my choice. Thanks, I was kind of leaning towards the 6600GT but was slightly concerned about the 128 bit interface, though I think the ATI X700's have this as well. BillL |
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"BillL" wrote in message . uk... Thanks, I was kind of leaning towards the 6600GT but was slightly concerned about the 128 bit interface, though I think the ATI X700's have this as well. BillL You decided not to wait to March, eh? The 6600gt really shines in Doom3 over the x700. The x800xl might be in your price range when it hits the streets in any quantity to eliminate the price gouging.Whenever that will be. It would be worth checking out status of the x800xl over there. |
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BillL wrote:
Hello all I've decided to upgrade to a nforce4 Ultra mobo (Gigabyte), A64 (3200+), SATA 2.0 HDD (250 - 300 GB Seagate) with my total budget being £530. However I can't decide which PCI-E graphics card to get. I'm currently using a Sapphire 9700 np and would like to improve on the performance of this card (I'm heavily into games). I can't really stretch to a 6800/X800 card and with the other components I guess I'll have a budget of around £150 for the GPU. Any suggestions? Honestly, see if you can find a good 6800 model on sale somewhere. I'm in the US, and the 128MB 6800 is normally around $299, but I occasionally see one for sale at CompUSA or Best Buy for $249, and the 6600GT's are running about $219, so it really isn't a whole lot more money for quite a bit more card, IMO. -- Registered Linux user #378193 |
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"Ruel Smith" wrote in message ... Honestly, see if you can find a good 6800 model on sale somewhere. I'm in the US, and the 128MB 6800 is normally around $299, but I occasionally see one for sale at CompUSA or Best Buy for $249, and the 6600GT's are running about $219, so it really isn't a whole lot more money for quite a bit more card, IMO. I personally have not seen any PCIe 6800 series cards on special at the brick and mortars. Some agps though. But I agree a 6800 PCIe would be good. Just a matter of the old "bang for the buck" criteria. |
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