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Aaron

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14th Mar 09 at 18:03

So i've currently got an 8800GT.

It's been a great card, and i still get great quality on games like COD2 and 4 (these are pretty much the only two games i play tbh)

However, lets say i wanted to upgrade my card so that i could play the latest games (and maybe new ones for a year to come) on full settings. If money was no object (within reason)...what card should i buy?

jamied

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14th Mar 09 at 18:05

I got a gtx 260 maxcore which is awesome
the gtx 295 is one of the latest nvidia cards
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=1324

pricey tho!

Aaron

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14th Mar 09 at 18:07

yeah thats a bit out of my price range.

Thanks though, any other suggestions?

[Edited on 14-03-2009 by Aaron]

jamied

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14th Mar 09 at 18:11

what price range?
the gtx260/80 are awesome cards
Most people seem to recpmmend ATI but I havent ever had one so cant comment.
I usually use the overclockers forums and reviews

Aaron

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14th Mar 09 at 18:13

Probably £250 and £300 at a total maxxxx

maybe i shouldnt have put that money wasn't an issue

DannyB

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14th Mar 09 at 18:16

What about running two 8800GT's as
SLI?

[Edited on 14-03-2009 by DannyB]

Aaron

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14th Mar 09 at 18:17

quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
What about running two 8800GT's as
SLI?

[Edited on 14-03-2009 by DannyB]

n00b question coming up....

Does my board require two PCI-E slots? if so....no go.

DannyB

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14th Mar 09 at 18:19

There will be two PCIE slots on the card and you can get a connector for the wiring from the PSU. What PSU have you got?

Aaron

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14th Mar 09 at 18:23

quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
What PSU have you got?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/114941

DannyB

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14th Mar 09 at 18:25

Have you looked at any 9 series Nvidias?

Aaron

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14th Mar 09 at 18:28

quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Have you looked at any 9 series Nvidias?

Yeah, my problem (or one of them lol) is that I don’t like committing to buying one after simply reading reviews on the site I’m buying it from (eBuyer or what ever)

I like to get advice from people like you lot who seem more "real"

DannyB

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14th Mar 09 at 18:29

Ah I see, I'm due for a new card soon aswell you I'll keep my eye on this thread

I was thinking of running 2 cards but not too sure now.

John

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14th Mar 09 at 18:37

To add a second identical card to run in SLI you would need 2 pci-e slots.

DannyB

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14th Mar 09 at 18:42

Ohhhh you meant you only have one on the motherboard, I miss-read that.

Aaron

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14th Mar 09 at 18:44

quote:
Originally posted by John
To add a second identical card to run in SLI you would need 2 pci-e slots.

yeah i'm pretty sure there is only 1

Asus P5-Q

csweatherston

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14th Mar 09 at 19:54

8800gtx.... their cheap enough now.

or a gtx260.

ive just forked out for a 4870x2....which is quite simply insane performance.

dannymccann

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14th Mar 09 at 20:28

quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
8800gtx.... their cheap enough now.

or a gtx260.

ive just forked out for a 4870x2....which is quite simply insane performance.

I wouldnt go the next notch up on the car you already have (GT -> GTX) as you wont see much difference. Toms Hardware is a good place for unbiased reviews, they also have lots and lots of performance tests for you to read through

Bart

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14th Mar 09 at 20:32

ATI 4870's are a good series card, the x2 if you can afford. I would recommend Sapphire.

ATIs are great value for money.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 £147.
Thats a great price for a great card.

[Edited on 14-03-2009 by Bart]

csweatherston

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14th Mar 09 at 20:35

a few notches up...the gts is inbetween somewhere...
or you could pick up a 9600gt/9800gt for only a few quid more.

Dom

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14th Mar 09 at 23:18

is > THIS < the board you have?

Personally i would get looking on a few review sites (tomshardware etc) and get on a few forums (overclockers.co.uk etc) and see what's what.

Although there is certainly no point in splashing out for the newest and greatest as it's worth naff all 6months later down the line.

It also might be worth looking at overclocker possibilities of the graphics card - it's what i did with my old Leadtek and my new BFG, with a new cooler and a little tweaking i've pushed both of these cards to a few models above them and getting similar perform for nearly half the price

Aaron

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15th Mar 09 at 08:39

quote:
Originally posted by Dom
is > THIS < the board you have?

Is this one to be exact - http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=709&l4=0&model=2428&modelmenu=1

I had a P5k to begin with, but i Pwned it with a Bios update (which was the fault of Asus). But, because the company i bought it off couldnt find another P5k, i had to settle for something else for the same value.

I'm not too sure how good this board it TBH...might change it out of my own money.

dannymccann

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15th Mar 09 at 08:56

You could do as John says, overclock your current graphics card, and if you blow it up so what, you were willing to buy a new one anyway, although obvsiously any ebay resale value is gone from your knackered one

Every GFX card ive had in the past I have overclocked, my 9800XT I kept overclocked for the best part of 3 years, i only got rid of it because it started producing random errors and black specs on the screen, took a caining that card did