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 Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 13:01 Post subject: |
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8800GT 512MB = 170-190EU
and the new 9600GT is a little cheaper I think.
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deelix
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 13:28 Post subject: |
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Only idiots buy ATi these days...
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 13:42 Post subject: |
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| deelix wrote: | | Only idiots buy ATi these days... |
 Not really. Their cards have terrific h264 hw acceleration, which is unraveled by anything nV has to offer. True, they suck at almost everything else, but for htpc they are great (and cheap). |
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 13:42 Post subject: |
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Yes get a 8800 GT or GTX if you can find one cheaply, I managed to find one for the same price as the new 9600GT which by the way is inferiour to the 8800GT.
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 14:15 Post subject: |
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XFX's 8800GT 512MB DDR3 640mhz Core XXT (or XT) edtion: 237€/$ (depends of the shop)
best card out there...low PSU consumption,nice stock fan n it's design,can run all games 2 MAX (except weirdy CRYSIS)
More info: http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/listConfigurationDetails.jspa?series=GeForce%26trade%3B+8800&productConfigurationId=1558712
Recommendin' a 550-700W PSU to evade reboots n stuff..
ASUS X570 TUF GAMING PLUS, 32GB DDR4@2666 ,RYZEN 5800X3D (NO OC),GIGABYTE RTX 4070 Super GAMING OC, Western Digital Blue 4TB 5400RPM + SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500+1TB GB SSDs , OEM SATA DVD 22xNoctua NH-D15 Chromax Black, BenQ XL2420T Case: Be Quiet! DARK BASE PRO 901. PSU CORSAIR RM1200 SHIFT
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deelix
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 14:20 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 14:32 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the quick replies, lads.
Any specific make to look out for with the 8800 GT? DV2 said XFX's, is it much better?
Also, I've only got a PSU of 350W, so I suppose that needs upgrading as well? Is it much work to change it? Never done it...
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 16:16 Post subject: |
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I've got the 8800GT from XFX bcz seems more cooler n has more guarantee thingy..also compared to others it comes with COMPANY OF HEROES (Point Of View version comes with nothin' but manual n stuff...ASUS comes with COHEROES OPPOSING FORCE,but up 2 how much money ya wanna use)
About the PSU,get a Modular one...it's easy really,just remember where all the Motherboard components were at,including CD/DVD,Floppy Disk and Hard Drive Devices..also Modular ones are also easy bcz you connect the stuff you only need,so there's more space in the case and the airflow flows better..
The PSU removal/installation's piece of cake..as i said,disconnect all the components from MotherBoard and Devices and at the back of the tower check for 4 screws that goes united with the PSU...Unscrew 'em and remove the PSU..then put the new one and mount the whole deal.
Have a nice day...
If you need more help contact me at DV2THEFOX@HOTMAIL.COM via MSN or Mail..or just keep postin' 'ere..
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 19:07 Post subject: |
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| deelix wrote: | | Only idiots buy ATi these days... |
yea especially when you consider a 9800x2 uses more power, costs alot more and performs not much better than ati's x2 card.
then comes sli vs crossfire, 2x 3870x2 is faster than 2x 9800x2 and costs less.
+ crossfire has less issues
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Mar 2008 19:31 Post subject: |
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Multi card setups, ATI blows SLI out of the water.
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| Posted: Thu, 27th Mar 2008 11:29 Post subject: |
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Went out and got me a Asus 8800 GT and a 550W Corsair PSU. Up and running now, thanks for the help
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| Posted: Thu, 27th Mar 2008 20:41 Post subject: |
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| towelie_swe wrote: | | Went out and got me a Asus 8800 GT and a 550W Corsair PSU. Up and running now, thanks for the help |
Tell us what ya think about it whenever you play hardcore games like Call Of Duty 4,Team Fortress 2 or Gears Of War...Have fun...
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Thu, 27th Mar 2008 20:46 Post subject: |
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Just wait for the new "next gen" NV cards PLEASE!. Its sort a waist to buy anything at the mo. July or August is the target (Me hope)
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| Posted: Thu, 27th Mar 2008 21:12 Post subject: |
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it was a waste getting 8800gt anyway
i got it and there is nothing that interests me in pc gaming
so waste of money
could've got another 500gb hd instead, which i think i will and get me some cheap ati for hd viewing
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I know some video freaks that prefer ATi (some of them even matrox 
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