Graphic Card needed,...............

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

Need to buy new graphic card. About £100

Any recommendations guys and gals?

Racer-X · **Posted:** 22 Apr 2009 16:24

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=337843&CatId=234

one of these?

bob · **Joined:** 16 Dec 2008 18:49 **Posts:** 2994

look here.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Searc ... r_page=500

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

What graphic cards do you guys have in your pcs?

SK

Kaney · **Posted:** 22 Apr 2009 18:27

ATI Radeon X1900XT

nothing special.. but it runs css without any problems.. same with call of duty 4..
enough if u just playin a few games..

wavy · **Posted:** 22 Apr 2009 18:41

me and harry have nvidia 8800gtx@748mb cards. still one of the best on the market. i think will got one for around £100 new.
it really depends on your system tho. a lot of new cards need loads of power and 2 x six pin power cables. the 8800gtx uses 185w each so you might need to upgrade your psu to a 550w+
also, if your system has an older cpu it will not let the graphics card run at speed. kinda bottlenecks at the cpu.
post your pc spec and see what we can find for you.

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

AMD Athlon 3700+
2.5gb ram
Windows XP
550W PSU

Was sorta looking at this one:
XFX GeForce 9500GT 1GB DDR2 PCIE DVI HDTV VGA 550/800

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http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=59J4&CategorySelectedId=11137&NavigationKey=11137,43990000,42740000&InMerch=1

I have always seemed to prefer GeForce cards,.........

Serialkiller · **Joined:** 13 Dec 2008 16:32 **Posts:** 4371

BTW, reason why I'm looking, when I turn my pc on I get 9 beeps from my PC and the monitor doesn't register anything,............ press the reset button and on about the third press it starts up!

Thus thinking the Graphic card is on the way out,............ also noticed that lately it takes an age to refresh the icons on my desktop,............ not a good sign I guess!

SK

Spitfire · **Posted:** 22 Apr 2009 19:09

The best for £100 is geforce 9800 GT but if you are willing to spend more i reckon the best for around £140 is the Geforce 9800 GTX 260 that is the best graphics card for price atm

I have a GeForce FX 5200 which is crappy and old

bob · **Joined:** 16 Dec 2008 18:49 **Posts:** 2994

i got two 8800 gtx, sli, plays everything on max lol, makes it look awsome when i kill neo ye can see tha pain in his face in hd haha.

SK 9 beeps, nothing loose in there? like a cable or so. or have you anything connected in one of the usb ports when you boot up?.

Graphic Card needed,...............

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