got a chance of an XFX 8800GS with 384MB for about £50. Would this card be alright for playing some of the latest games on a budget. COD5, MotoGP, Burnout etc.
I am on a budget but will be running it on a 4GB Intel Quad 6600. Looking for something to replace my 256MB 7600GS.
I used to have an 8800 and it used to struggle a bit...
Ive got a club3D hd4870 (1gig) now and it laughs at everything i throw at it... was £200 when I bought mine, but prices dont look like theyve fallem much...
(p.s. I always ran games on min settings with the 8800)
an 8800GS would bottleneck your system Id go for a HD4850 despite it costing a bit more.
And there was me about to say my 8800gts is quite alright I find! does that t really make that much of a difference?
4670
4830
4850 / 9800GTX+
In order of budget :)
So i would personally suggest a 4670 http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=609720 under £60 just :P
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?XFX-96GT
9600GT + Far Cry 2 + Free Shipping £68.99 is also a good card
thanks guys for your advice.
the 9600 GSO is also a much better card than the 9600GT as it got 96SP compared to the 64 of the 9600GT and at
£51.11 it is a very good value card.
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-96GSO5
Quote from: zpyderAnd there was me about to say my 8800gts is quite alright I find! does that t really make that much of a difference?
It really depends on what you want to term alright, things move on in the computer world and usually better options appear within a few months. Hes bought a quad core CPU and anything as lowly as an 8800 isnt going to give it full output.
The other issue is using it at 1080 for high res films. While the 8800 chips were capable of 1080 the boards they were mounted on were rarely built with this in mind. OK this isnt going to affect everyone but just getting my old 8800gts to run 1080 on my TV resulted in the purchase of a HD3870.