What graphics card should i get?

Tiffer · 08-10-05, 07:45 AM

Hi all, ive just signe dup to this forum. Can any one tell me what Graphics card i should get im looking to spend around £150 -200 im running a AMD athlon 3200+ with 1024 ram and currently got a 5200 128mb in and is bottle necking badling!!

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Chris

RedDragonXXX · 08-10-05, 09:19 AM

TO THE FORUMS

You should be able to get 6800GT in a few days for a cheap $$$ tag since they will drop the prices soon as the 7800GT's come out.

natewildes · 08-10-05, 09:20 AM

Budget-6600GT
Mid-6800-6800Ultra
High-7800GTX

Rattle · 08-10-05, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by RedDragonXXX

TO THE FORUMS

You should be able to get 6800GT in a few days for a cheap $$$ tag since they will drop the prices soon as the 7800GT's come out.

haha you changed your tune about this pretty quick huh ?

Tiffer · 08-10-05, 11:26 AM

thanks all. will have a look into this card

Chris

cliffboss · 08-10-05, 11:39 AM

hmm, does anyone know when the prices are going to drop, because i also have a 5200 128mb, which video card should i get. I am playing bf2 and want to get at least medium graphics and i dont really want to spend more then 350cnd.

Tiffer · 08-10-05, 06:50 PM

I play medal of honour spearhead/breakthrough, i know they are old games, i just need a newer G/card incase a new game takes my fancy!

regards

Chris

darksparkz · 08-10-05, 09:27 PM

Yep, the 6800GT should be fine for all current games that would run on med/high settings. Something like the 7800GTX would guarantee you to run at max settings without OCing, but who cares about that if we can save $200 and OC the 6800GT to run at max settings now.

Rotarian_SC · 08-10-05, 09:43 PM

I would go with a 6800gt. My bro plays MOHAA and it runs fine on his Ti4200. I would just go with the 6800gt because it can play all of these modern games decently, and when it can't you can just get a new card, or run them in sli possibly.

cliffboss · 08-11-05, 06:03 AM

well i am agp, didn't want to get a new graphics card 6months ago when i upgraded to a new proccesor. So i am stuck with agp.

inkfx · 08-11-05, 06:14 AM

They make 6800GT's agp. Thats what mine is.

cj_remix · 08-11-05, 10:02 AM

I think that 6800 (not GT or Ultra) will be the best card 4 u sistem, because your AXP 3200+ isn't very good for better videocards...
P.S. Your processor overclocked?
P.P.S Sorry for my bad english - a'm from russia

RedDragonXXX · 08-11-05, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rattle

haha you changed your tune about this pretty quick huh ?

Yea, soon as I found out that manufacturers will be droping the price themselves.

cliffboss · 08-11-05, 12:18 PM

toms hardware says 7800gt is realsed today are they right?

Rozal · 08-11-05, 03:01 PM

I accualy wanted to get the 6800gt Now I plan to get the 7800 gt

gorilly · 08-12-05, 06:54 AM

you should think about PCIE if you are going to spend that ammount of money. anything under £100 and stick with AGP. over £100 go for PCIE... all you will need is a new mobo. keep your processor ram etc.. just get new vid card and mobo with pciE, be future proof!

lots of people will disagree but thats my 2p.

Get a 6800GT / 7800GT and clock it to ultra speeds.. you will need a new PSU though chris because the latest nvid cards drink up your power.

gorilly · 09-12-05, 08:50 AM

chris a 6600GT is only 90 quid on ebuyer, although u will need a new psu

08-10-05, 07:45 AM	Thread Starter #1
Tiffer Registered Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London	What graphics card should i get? Hi all, ive just signe dup to this forum. Can any one tell me what Graphics card i should get im looking to spend around £150 -200 im running a AMD athlon 3200+ with 1024 ram and currently got a 5200 128mb in and is bottle necking badling!! regards Chris
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08-10-05, 09:19 AM	#2
RedDragonXXX Senior RAM Pornographer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL	TO THE FORUMS You should be able to get 6800GT in a few days for a cheap $$$ tag since they will drop the prices soon as the 7800GT's come out.
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08-10-05, 09:20 AM	#3
natewildes Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA	Budget-6600GT Mid-6800-6800Ultra High-7800GTX
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08-10-05, 11:26 AM	Thread Starter #5
Tiffer Registered Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London	thanks all. will have a look into this card Chris
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08-10-05, 11:39 AM	#6
cliffboss Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	hmm, does anyone know when the prices are going to drop, because i also have a 5200 128mb, which video card should i get. I am playing bf2 and want to get at least medium graphics and i dont really want to spend more then 350cnd. __________________ Game Rig : Windows 7 Pro SP1 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T, Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3, 8GB Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte DDR3-1600, XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB, 1x 120GB OCZ Vertex, 1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB, LG 16x DVD RW, Corsair Graphite Series 600T, Corsair HX 850watt, Zalman CNPS9900A Server : FreeBSD 8.2 Intel E6600, Asus P5B Deluxe, 2GB OCZ PC-7200 Spec Ops, Asus 260GTX 896MB, 1x Western Digital 640GB, 4x Western Digital Green 2TB in RAIDZ1, Norco RPC-470 4U, Enermax Liberty 500watt
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08-10-05, 06:50 PM	Thread Starter #7
Tiffer Registered Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London	I play medal of honour spearhead/breakthrough, i know they are old games, i just need a newer G/card incase a new game takes my fancy! regards Chris
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08-10-05, 09:27 PM	#8
darksparkz Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	Yep, the 6800GT should be fine for all current games that would run on med/high settings. Something like the 7800GTX would guarantee you to run at max settings without OCing, but who cares about that if we can save $200 and OC the 6800GT to run at max settings now. __________________ Antec P182 w/ 3 Yate Loon D1SL-12 Intel DG965WH Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G.Skill 4x2GB DDR2 PC6400 4-4-4-12 WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB OCZ Vertex2 60GB SSD eVGA 8800GTS 512MB Asus DRW-24B1ST Corsair HX520 Scythe Ninja w/Panaflo 120mmx38mm FBA12G12M [Heatware] <---Or rather lack of heatware
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08-10-05, 09:43 PM	#9
Rotarian_SC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston	I would go with a 6800gt. My bro plays MOHAA and it runs fine on his Ti4200. I would just go with the 6800gt because it can play all of these modern games decently, and when it can't you can just get a new card, or run them in sli possibly.
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08-11-05, 06:03 AM	#10
cliffboss Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	well i am agp, didn't want to get a new graphics card 6months ago when i upgraded to a new proccesor. So i am stuck with agp. __________________ Game Rig : Windows 7 Pro SP1 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T, Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3, 8GB Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte DDR3-1600, XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB, 1x 120GB OCZ Vertex, 1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB, LG 16x DVD RW, Corsair Graphite Series 600T, Corsair HX 850watt, Zalman CNPS9900A Server : FreeBSD 8.2 Intel E6600, Asus P5B Deluxe, 2GB OCZ PC-7200 Spec Ops, Asus 260GTX 896MB, 1x Western Digital 640GB, 4x Western Digital Green 2TB in RAIDZ1, Norco RPC-470 4U, Enermax Liberty 500watt
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08-11-05, 06:14 AM	#11
inkfx Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas	They make 6800GT's agp. Thats what mine is. __________________ \| Dell Studio17 Laptop \| \| T9300 @ 2.5Ghz - ATI 3850 - 3GB RAM - Seagate 320GB 7200rpm - 17" (1920x1200) Glossy widescreen \| Windows 7 64-bit \|
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08-11-05, 10:02 AM	#12
cj_remix Registered Join Date: Aug 2005	I think that 6800 (not GT or Ultra) will be the best card 4 u sistem, because your AXP 3200+ isn't very good for better videocards... P.S. Your processor overclocked? P.P.S Sorry for my bad english - a'm from russia Last edited by cj_remix; 08-11-05 at 11:01 AM.
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08-11-05, 12:18 PM	#14
cliffboss Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	toms hardware says 7800gt is realsed today are they right? __________________ Game Rig : Windows 7 Pro SP1 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T, Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3, 8GB Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte DDR3-1600, XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB, 1x 120GB OCZ Vertex, 1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB, LG 16x DVD RW, Corsair Graphite Series 600T, Corsair HX 850watt, Zalman CNPS9900A Server : FreeBSD 8.2 Intel E6600, Asus P5B Deluxe, 2GB OCZ PC-7200 Spec Ops, Asus 260GTX 896MB, 1x Western Digital 640GB, 4x Western Digital Green 2TB in RAIDZ1, Norco RPC-470 4U, Enermax Liberty 500watt
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08-11-05, 03:01 PM	#15
Rozal Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Connecticut	I accualy wanted to get the 6800gt Now I plan to get the 7800 gt
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08-12-05, 06:54 AM	#16
gorilly Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: uxbridge, London, UK	you should think about PCIE if you are going to spend that ammount of money. anything under £100 and stick with AGP. over £100 go for PCIE... all you will need is a new mobo. keep your processor ram etc.. just get new vid card and mobo with pciE, be future proof! lots of people will disagree but thats my 2p. Get a 6800GT / 7800GT and clock it to ultra speeds.. you will need a new PSU though chris because the latest nvid cards drink up your power.
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09-12-05, 08:50 AM	#17
gorilly Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: uxbridge, London, UK	chris a 6600GT is only 90 quid on ebuyer, although u will need a new psu
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