I need a new graphics card..

[Cookie]

Currently rocking a 320mb 8800 GTS in my system that's a few years old now.

Also have a Q6600 @ stock, and 2 gig of Corsair something or other, thinking it's PC6400

Can I just chuck a newer half decent graphics card in to give my system a bit more oomph with newer games?

Not sure on a budget, but less than 200 quid.

 

[Cookie]

Forgot to say, I only run my PC @ 1360x768

 

[Robb]

At that resolution i'd say your CPU is quite limiting depending on the game and it certainly wont be performing to it's potential.

The ATi 4890 cards seem like a real bargin at the moment to be honest. But it'd be seriously held back with your CPU at stock speed...

 

[Mike_182]

At that resolution i'd say your CPU is quite limiting depending on the game and it certainly wont be performing to it's potential.

The ATi 4890 cards seem like a real bargin at the moment to be honest. But it'd be seriously held back with your CPU at stock speed...

Ballocks. A Q6600 is more than adequate for gaming, even at stock speeds. Overclocking makes very little difference in gaming, the most limiting factor in modern games is still the graphics cards - demonstrated in the Crysis benchmark thread where Roy and Adam have the same graphics card but wildly different specs, and they both get near identical benches in Crysis.

Swap it out for a GTX280 if you're playing at that resolution, and you'll be laughing for a good year or so.

 

[Cookie]

Upon further browsing around, I'm gonna get me a 24" monitor as well, to replace my HD TV as I need a decent res

So something that'll handle 1900x1080?

 

[Mike_182]

GTX295. If you're flush, the Asus one. But even at those resolutions you're going to be out of puff in Crysis when you turn everything up high - and no doubt other games in the not too distant future.

 

[Cookie]

I don't have THAT much money to throw at a card

Don't really like Crysis, so I doubt that will get installed

 

[Mike_182]

GTX285? Just bear in mind that 1920x1080 requires A LOT of frame buffer, and even more processing power.

 

[Cookie]

I might end up just replacing everything

 

[Mike_182]

I meant graphics processing - I've got a Q6600 and it's more than plenty even now.

 

[iain187]

I've got a Q6600 and a nvidia 9600GT 512mb + 2gb ram and i can play most things fine (although I dont turn the latest games up to high because im scared)

 

[Greeny.]

ATI 4970x2 is amazing for £240 if you wanna spend that much, otherwise a GTX275 for a little cheaper.

 

[Cookie]

I meant graphics processing - I've got a Q6600 and it's more than plenty even now.

Fair enough

What's decent for 150 then?

 

[Greeny.]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Index.aspx?NT=1-0-94-297-0

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Index.aspx?NT=1-0-17-298-0

Much of a muchness in most cases with those 2

 

[Cookie]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Index.aspx?NT=1-0-94-297-0

or

http://www.scan.co.uk/Index.aspx?NT=1-0-17-298-0

Much of a muchness in most cases with those 2

Cheers

Found this to compare them, gonna give it a read now

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/04/03/radeon-hd-4890-vs-geforce-gtx-275/1

 

[Greeny.]

Cheers

Found this to compare them, gonna give it a read now

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/04/03/radeon-hd-4890-vs-geforce-gtx-275/1

Both are decent cards, good review though!

 

[Cookie]

Looks like from the review the GTX 275 is a better choice.. especially since it's quieter and knocks out less heat

 

[Greeny.]

I also prefer Geforce cards but it is slightly more expensive, this card http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/896M...z-GDDR3-GPU-633MHz-240-Cores-2x-DL-DVI-I-HDTV got a good review in a mag a read for noise levels but out of stock at Scan atm.

 

[the1]

Doesn't half make me pmsl at the fact that even the most up-to-date graphics cards can't run Crysis on full with a 60+ fps. I am still using my 8800GTX, which I have now watercooled - mostly to bring the temps down & find that most adequate atm. Mind you, I can't afford another atm anyway & seeing as though my monitor is crap and the highest resolution it outputs is 1280 x 1024, I can get away with it.

 

[lamborgini8]

Im running an old single core Pentium 4, 2GB DDR2 PNY RAM and a GeForce 9500GT 512MB and I can run games like Battlefield at full settings.

You can get a 9500GT on Misco for £45, they are pretty good cards. Although to be honest if I had that money I would get the 8800GTX or the 9800GTX.

 

[Greeny.]

Im running an old single core Pentium 4, 2GB DDR2 PNY RAM and a GeForce 9500GT 512MB and I can run games like Battlefield at full settings.

You can get a 9500GT on Misco for £45, they are pretty good cards. Although to be honest if I had that money I would get the 8800GTX or the 9800GTX.

9800GTX is basicly a 8800GTS (512MB), rebranding ftw.

I still have a 2nd gen 8800GTS (512MB) and it still owns anything at 1280x1024, but it is watercooled and overclocked to f**k, poor thing

 

[lamborgini8]

9800GTX is basicly a 8800GTS (512MB), rebranding ftw.

I still have a 2nd gen 8800GTS (512MB) and it still owns anything at 1280x1024, but it is watercooled and overclocked to f**k, poor thing

GTX is miles better than GTS models and I have found the 9 serise to be alot better than the 8 serise. Looking at the clock, core etc. speed at the GTS and GTX models, the GTS cards are lower end compared to GTX.

There are GTX cards that have 1GB.

 

[Greeny.]

You thinking of the early GTS series here? They are bad, im talking about the G92's with 512MB ram. Mine for instance benches faster than 8800 Ultras.

 

[lamborgini8]

You thinking of the early GTS series here? They are bad, im talking about the G92's with 512MB ram. Mine for instance benches faster than 8800 Ultras.

Oh right, in that case you are right.

 

[Cookie]

My GTS is one of the first batch

Decided to replace it with a GTX275, just haven't got round to buying it yet.

Also gonna pick up a Dell S2409W