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Kulla
09-05-10, 18:52
Whats the best G-card we have on the site for about the £100 price.
was looking at the
Arianet GeForce GTS 250 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Quickcode: 37305
Terbinator
09-05-10, 18:55
I wouldn't pay that for a GTS 250. It would be worth paying the extra for a 5770 or getting the GTS 250 form elsewhere - they can be had new for circa £85.
DoubleTop
09-05-10, 19:36
I've got a GTS 260 in the machine that hardly ever get's turned on now :) For £100 ish I was very impressed with the performance and 2d clarity.

DT.
Terbinator
09-05-10, 19:38
I've got a GTS 260 in the machine that hardly ever get's turned on now :) For £100 ish I was very impressed with the performance and 2d clarity.

DT.

Is that a GTS250 or a GTX 260 ? ;)
DoubleTop
09-05-10, 20:32
tbh, I had to boot the machine to check :lol:

It's a GTX 260 :)

DT.
Kulla
09-05-10, 20:44
am not sure i would go for a 2ed hand card,, 2 much can go wrong
but thank for the offer

so what you think best g-card for about the £100 price?
Terbinator
09-05-10, 20:49
am not sure i would go for a 2ed hand card,, 2 much can go wrong
but thank for the offer

so what you think best g-card for about the £100 price?

I don't think he was offering it :confused:
Tolmandary
10-05-10, 14:47
If you cant stretch that little bit more for an ATI 5770 (starts at £120 on Aria), you should find an ATI 5750 (starts at £94 on Aria) works well for you, but I would seriously think about spending the extra.

I would also go for the ATI rather than Nvidia for a few reasons. Firstly a 5750 is a little bit faster than a GTS250, while a 5770 is almost as fast as a GTX260. Secondly the ATI cards run much cooler and draw less power than the Nvidia equivalents so cost of ownership via power consumption is also lower. Thirdly the ATI cards support DX11 while the Nvidia are older DX10 cards.
Terbinator
10-05-10, 16:19
Because playing DX11 games on a 5770 is worth the hassle.
Snakedoc
10-05-10, 16:41
Another vote for 5770. Actually get two.
Monkey
10-05-10, 16:44
Because after the first one fails youve got yourself a backup

Ba Dum Tss!
Snakedoc
10-05-10, 16:46
And because two gives you twice the power in crossfire.
Terbinator
10-05-10, 17:05
Or just get yourself a 5850 for the price.
ZodiarK
10-05-10, 17:08
1 5770 can max bfc2 easy in dx11...
RDRUNR
10-05-10, 20:49
Yup, 5770 or 5830.
Kulla
10-05-10, 21:34
thanx all,

@Tolmandary thanx for taking the time to look for me I will have a wee look at the cards you talked about.

@Monkey u think the ATI build quality is less than the Nvidia cards?
NoOnions
10-05-10, 22:53
Hi Kulla,

ATi build quality is not worse than nVidia's.

As someone who has had cards from both for years I do not have an axe to grind (i.e., I'm not a Fanboi!)

I've just replaced my excellent nV 8800GTS with an ATi 5870 (not that it was plain sailing!)

nV have had quite a few issues with build quality - Google 'Bumpgate' - http://www.semiaccurate.com/2009/08/21/nvidia-finally-understands-bumpgate/

I have a laptop that is dead because of this.

IMHO ATi currently offer the best value.

Hopefully nV will get their next generation of cards sorted so we can all benefit from competition in the marketplace.

I'd currently suggest you go for a 5770.

Let us know what you decide to do!

NoOnions
RDRUNR
11-05-10, 09:07
As NoOnions said, I have never noticed a difference between ATI and Nvidia build quality either. Today, we are building products that are very well designed, not like in the old days of hand sodering chips.
Tolmandary
11-05-10, 09:34
There is a slight difference between subsystem vendors (e.g MSI, Gigabyte, HSI etc). In general I have found the budget card manufacturers have a higher failure rate, but even then it's still a low rate. Premium cards like the Gigabyte UDV which include 2 oz copper PCB boards, Samsung/Hynix memory, Japanese solid capacitors, Ferrite Core Chokes, and Low RDS (on) MOSFET are incredibly reliable and run at lower temperatures to competing cards, but do cost more.
Kulla
11-05-10, 20:19
i can see myself going for a 5770 now, thanx all for the help :)
M3TAPHOR
12-05-10, 16:40
Go for this one. http://reviews.cnet.com/graphics-cards/hp-compaq-cl-gd5446/4505-8902_7-30110800.html

Runs Crysis like a charm. ;)
Kulla
13-05-10, 00:37
naa think i still want a 5770 :)
RDRUNR
13-05-10, 12:16
naa think i still want a 5770 :)

The 5770 is a perfect performance/price ratio card right now, thus, it's a no brainer.
Kulla
14-05-10, 00:18
thats good cus i have no brain :)