Hey Guys,
I'm about to build my new PC and i decided to upgrade my GPU as well since i have a bit money left.
At the moment im running:
Core2Duo E6850 3.0Ghz (oc-ed to 3.4Ghz)
Asus P5B mobo
4x1 Gigs DDR2 800Mhz ram in Dual channel
Nvidia 8800GT 512 GPU
My new system is going to be:
I7-950 3066Mhz (hoping to oc it to 3.8Ghz)
Asus Sabertooth X58 mobo
3x2 Gigs DDR3 1800Mhz ram in tripple channel
GPU yet to decide
So at the moment i have an 8800GT 512 and its still a very nice card as im not a hardcore gamer.
I do play World of Warcraft a lot but that game doesn't require a high-end card anyway.
I did play some Dragon Age origins, Starcraft II and Blackops recentely and even those games my 8800 still did a nice job on imo.
Anyway im not looking for a GTX480 or a HD5970, those cards are around Eur 500 (Gbp 425)
I just want a descent upgrade for my current 8800GT512 and i have about Eur 200 (Gbp 170) to spend
When i take a look at the Tom's hardware GPU charts i see that for example a GTX460 performs twice as good as my 8800 does and the card only costs like Eur 190 here (Gbp 165)
Would this be a nice upgrade for the money or does anyone have a better reccomendation ?
Cheers in advance guys !
I'm about to build my new PC and i decided to upgrade my GPU as well since i have a bit money left.
At the moment im running:
Core2Duo E6850 3.0Ghz (oc-ed to 3.4Ghz)
Asus P5B mobo
4x1 Gigs DDR2 800Mhz ram in Dual channel
Nvidia 8800GT 512 GPU
My new system is going to be:
I7-950 3066Mhz (hoping to oc it to 3.8Ghz)
Asus Sabertooth X58 mobo
3x2 Gigs DDR3 1800Mhz ram in tripple channel
GPU yet to decide
So at the moment i have an 8800GT 512 and its still a very nice card as im not a hardcore gamer.
I do play World of Warcraft a lot but that game doesn't require a high-end card anyway.
I did play some Dragon Age origins, Starcraft II and Blackops recentely and even those games my 8800 still did a nice job on imo.
Anyway im not looking for a GTX480 or a HD5970, those cards are around Eur 500 (Gbp 425)
I just want a descent upgrade for my current 8800GT512 and i have about Eur 200 (Gbp 170) to spend
When i take a look at the Tom's hardware GPU charts i see that for example a GTX460 performs twice as good as my 8800 does and the card only costs like Eur 190 here (Gbp 165)
Would this be a nice upgrade for the money or does anyone have a better reccomendation ?
Cheers in advance guys !