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GOONERUK
10-09-07, 10:04
What is a good card for around £70-£90 these days, ive seen a few cards like 8500GT or 8600GT but are they much better than my existing card?
cleggypdc
10-09-07, 10:17
Yes there would be a noticable difference in peformance from a 7600gs to a 8600GT but for the newer DirectX 10 games 8600's wont run them well at higher resolutions.

If you were thinking of moving over to DirectX 10 games and future proofing your system then i'd recommend purchase of either an 8800GTX or 2900XT.

But yes for £80 an 8600GT should do the job :)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8600GT+512MB+DDR2+PCI-E+?productId=27199
GOONERUK
10-09-07, 11:23
many thanks, will take a look at it
GOONERUK
10-09-07, 13:50
sorry, i take it the 8400/8500 are alot better than an 8600gs card? they are alot cheaper than the 8600. Is ther one you would recommend?
Aaron
10-09-07, 14:16
no.. basically:

8800 > 8600 > 8500 > 8400

as a general rule of thumb, the higher the number, the better the card.
Amie
10-09-07, 14:19
The PCI-E graphics cards i would recommend around this price (£70) are: -

nVidia GeForce 8600GT (74.45 exc. VAT)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+8+Series/nVidia+GeForce+8600GT+512MB+DDR2+PCI-E+?productId=27199

or

ATi Radeon HD 2600XT (£54.95 exc. VAT)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/ATI+Radeon+2000+Series/ATi+Radeon+HD+2600XT+256MB+Support+1GB+PCI-E+?productId=27970

Both of these support DirectX 10.
cleggypdc
10-09-07, 14:21
agreed :)


sorry, i take it the 8400/8500 are alot better than an 8600gs card?

i take it you meant 7600GS there, in that case yes.
GOONERUK
11-09-07, 07:25
agreed :)

[quote]sorry, i take it the 8400/8500 are alot better than an 8600gs card?

i take it you meant 7600GS there, in that case yes.[/quote:35ee68562e]

Yes sorry I meant the 7600GS
GOONERUK
11-09-07, 07:27
so what is the difference between ATI and Nvidia? except price, is Nvidia better? or will I not really notice.
Hosser
11-09-07, 13:22
[quote:ba9e4bf445=\"GOONERUK\"]so what is the difference between ATI and Nvidia? except price, is Nvidia better? or will I not really notice.[/quote:ba9e4bf445]

They're just companies, like Intel and AMD. They have had times where their products are better than the other company's, but it's the card you should look at, and not the manufacturer of the chip.

Unless you're still bitter with nVIDIA about the loss of 3dfx, as I am. Heh.
Aaron
11-09-07, 13:38
3dfx... those were the days...

I used to love my voodoo1, before i got a voodoo3. They were great cards.
Hosser
11-09-07, 17:18
[quote:b88cca9373=\"Aaron\"]3dfx... those were the days...

I used to love my voodoo1, before i got a voodoo3. They were great cards.[/quote:b88cca9373]

I had one of the very first Voodoo Graphics cards with the mechanical relays - whenever the GPU kicked in, you'd hear that \"CLICK... CLINK\".

They really were the bomb. ;D
Aaron
11-09-07, 23:23
The ones with the mechanical relays were really rare, I think - wasnt it only one manufacturer who made them with mechanical relays, and the rest made it with electronic ones?
Hosser
12-09-07, 12:08
[quote:42fcaacf1c=\"Aaron\"]The ones with the mechanical relays were really rare, I think - wasnt it only one manufacturer who made them with mechanical relays, and the rest made it with electronic ones?[/quote:42fcaacf1c]

Yep, Orchid were the only manufacturer to use them, and later switched to solid-state relays like all the others. Unfortunately, they're not rare.
Aaron
12-09-07, 12:24
Oh I thought they were...

Still cool tho! ;) hehe